Publishing Error Reference Table
The table below covers all publishing rules for Season Offers, Season Passes, and content bundles. Use the error message from Slate or your reporting dashboard to find the matching row and follow the resolution steps.
# |
Rule |
Applies To |
Error Message (Example) |
Resolution Steps |
1 |
In-Sequence Publishing |
Season |
The following episodes are missing: ##, ##. The episode number is sourced from the metadata. |
All episodes must be in sequence without gaps. Either correct the sequence number in episode metadata, or deliver avail and metadata for the missing episode. |
2 |
In-Sequence Publishing |
Series |
The following seasons are missing: ##, ##. The season number is sourced from the metadata. |
All seasons must be in sequence without gaps. Correct the sequence in season metadata or deliver avail and metadata for the missing season. |
3 |
Bundle Component Avail Validity |
Collection |
Child SKUs belonging to this bundle do not have backing avails. |
Deliver avails for all missing child items before publishing the parent bundle. |
4 |
Bundle Component Avail Conflict |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following child entities have conflicting avails: [ChildSKU1(start, end), ChildSKU2(start, end)] |
Redeliver the intended avail so the conflict resolves automatically. |
5 |
Bundle Component Offer Conflict |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following child entities have conflicting offers: [ChildSKU1(start, end), ChildSKU2(start, end)] |
All child entities must have offers without conflicting windows. Resolve the conflicting partner offers. |
6 |
Bundle Component Takedown State |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following child entities have been taken down. |
All child entities must be in an active (non-taken-down) state for the bundle to publish. |
7 |
Bundle Components Publish-Ready |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following child entities do not meet publishing requirements: EP1 (1 rule failing), EP2 (3 rules failing) |
Fulfill the publishing requirements for each impacted Content ID (SKU) before the bundle can publish. |
8 |
Bundle Components Live on Storefront Check |
Season, Series, Collection |
Child SKU meets all publishing requirements but is not live on the storefront. |
All child entities must be live to customers before the bundle can publish. Wait for the child to go live, then retry. |
9 |
System Requirement Check |
Season, Series |
Internal error |
This error is resolved by Prime Video. You can ignore it. |
10 |
System Requirement Check |
Season, Series |
Internal error |
This error is resolved by Prime Video. You can ignore it. |
11 |
Bundle End Date |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following SKUs have an earlier end date than the parent bundle end date: SKU1(endDate), SKU2(endDate) |
Child entity end dates must be on or after the bundle end date. Resubmit avails with compliant dates. |
12 |
Bundle Price |
Season, Series, Collection |
The parent bundle price is higher than the combined price of the child entities. |
The bundle price must be less than the combined price of all child titles. |
13 |
Bundle Start Date |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following SKUs have a later start date than the parent bundle start date: SKU1(startDate) |
Child entity start dates must be on or before the bundle start date. Resubmit avails with compliant dates. |
14 |
Continuous Bundle Component Availability |
Season, Series, Collection |
The following child entities have a gap in availability: childSKU1(gapStart, gapEnd) |
All child entities must have continuous availability through the bundle window. Re-avail impacted Content IDs (SKUs) without gaps. |
15 |
Bundle License Type Eligibility |
Season, Series, Collection |
LicenseType for this bundle has not been enabled. |
Bundles can only be created for eligible license types. Confirm the license type is enabled for your bundle. |
16 |
Bundle Component Global Catalog Presence |
Collection |
The following SKUs are not in the Global catalog: childSKU1, childSKU2 |
All underlying movies must be in the Global catalog. Migrate the movie Content ID (SKU) to Global or confirm the correct Content ID (SKU) is used in BundleALIDs. |
17 |
Excess Seasons |
Series |
The series avail states X expected seasons, but Y seasons are linked, exceeding the expected count. |
Expected season count in the series avail must not be less than the number of seasons linked to the bundle. Redeliver avails with the correction. |
18 |
Excess Episodes |
Season |
The season avail states X expected episodes, but Y episodes are linked, exceeding the expected count. |
Expected episode count in the season avail must not be less than the number of episodes linked to the bundle. Redeliver avails with the correction. |
19 |
Consistent Bundle Hierarchy Check |
Season, Series |
Child SKUs are linked to different parent bundles in Avail vs. Metadata systems. |
The parent-child relationship must be identical in both Avail and Metadata systems. Resubmit either the metadata or avail to point to the correct parent Content ID (SKU). |
20 |
Missing Season |
Series |
The series avail states X expected seasons, but only Y seasons are linked in the catalog. |
Deliver the missing season avails. |
21 |
Missing Episode |
Season |
The season avail states X expected episodes, but only Y episodes are linked in the catalog. |
Deliver the missing episode avails. |
22 |
Movie SKU Validity |
Collection |
The following movie SKUs have been removed: childSKU1, childSKU2 |
All movies in the collection must be valid in the catalog. Submit a new collection avail using the correct movie Content ID (SKU). |
23 |
Bundles with Pre-Orders Feature |
Collection |
Collection contains pre-order movies: childSKU1, childSKU2 |
Collections must not contain movies with pre-orders unless this feature has been enabled for your account. |
24 |
Bundle Pre-Order Date Eligibility |
Collection |
Pre-order movies have invalid EST end dates that start before POEST offer end dates. |
Movies with POEST must have an EST end date that falls before the POEST start date when in a Collection. |
25 |
Bundles with Season Pass |
Series |
The following child SKUs have a season pass offer: childSKU1, childSKU2 |
Series bundles must not contain seasons that have Season Pass offers unless this feature is enabled. |
26 |
Bundle Pre-Order Single Title Requirement |
Collection |
Pre-order movies have multiple POEST offers for the same partner: childSKU1, childSKU2 |
All movies with pre-order offers must not have multiple POEST offers for the same PVID and offer tier when in a Collection. Re-avail the impacted Content IDs (SKUs). |
Know Before You Go
Match the exact error message from Slate to the table above to find the matching row quickly.
Rules 9 and 10 (Internal error) are fixed by Prime Video. You do not need to take action.
For date errors (Rules 11, 13, 14), check both the bundle avail and the max-quality avail for each child entity.
Bundle pricing must be below the sum of all child title prices. Adjust your pricing before resubmitting.
Pre-order errors (Rules 23, 24, 26) require the pre-order feature to be enabled. Contact your account manager if needed.