In May 2024, details introduces Product Dates, which are essentially release dates for products, not overall projects. This approach allows for more granular control over individual product timelines while maintaining a clear overarching release schedule.
This will enable our distribution clients to effectively manage project planning on one hand and product delivery on the other.
Project Release Dates and Product Dates
Project release dates and product dates are now two separate entities within Details, each serving a unique purpose in project management.
Project Release Dates refer to the dates assigned to overall projects, traditionally known as “releases” in the music business. These include the official street date of an album and possibly multiple singles or single-track products. These dates mark milestones for the entire project.
Product Dates are the dates set for each specific physical or digital product within the project. Each single track or physical product can have its own timeline and deadlines, which are independent of the overall release date. This allows for detailed planning and management of individual lifecycles within the project.
Product Dates can be set in the “Product Setup” box of any product in CATALOG / PRODUCTS.
Why Did We Do This?
The separation between release dates and product dates allows for greater flexibility and more precise management of distinct product timelines, specifically for products, re-issues, etc. You can still refer to the overall project date to coordinate promotional activities, but at the same time, ensure that each product meets its specific deadlines without being constrained by the overall release timeline.
NOTE:
From now on, adjusting only the release date of a project will not affect the dates of individual products and vice versa!
You will, however, be asked if you would like to update the related product dates when you update a project release date. If you choose ‘yes,’ all related products will be updated with the new date.
Imports
Future imports will import the column Release Date into both the project release dates and the product dates. Should there be multiple dates in that column, the FIRST will be set as the project release date, and all others will be specific product dates within the said project.
Migration
Before deployment, we have updated all product release dates according to the set release dates and release shifts set in Details at the end of May 2024.