Is there a reason we assign a case type to a child profile?

Technically, the child does not have a case.  The case is that of the parent profile (in a lot of cases).

Now if there were multiple slim cases within a box, then I could understand, but not 4 movies in a dvd 4 pack case (there is only 1 case not 4).

Just asking...

Charlie

Quoting Danae Cassandra:

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I always assign a case because I hate to see an empty field. 

And sometimes there actually are cases inside, not just with the slims.  Sometimes there are envelopes inside a keepcase.  I've seen that a lot with Mill Creek.

And these I have no issue.  But there are many, which are contained within a multipack keep case.  These do not have individual cases for each disc.

Charlie

Quoting m.cellophane:

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Quoting CharlieM:

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Technically, the child does not have a case.

Technically it does have a case. Each disc is held in a case.

Lets say

I have a 3 movie collecton.  It is held in 1 (3 disc) keep case with slip cover.  I profile this as a boxset.  It profiles with a parent and 3 children. 

I only have 1 case, not 4.

Charlie

Like many things... it is all how you look it at. I see these keep cases housing multiple discs as the case type for everything to do with that release.

When  I a child profile I ask myself what is this disc housed in? Then I answer that it is inside a keep case... so that is what is checked. It don't matter there is more then one disc in that same case. Each disc is inside a keep case... whether it is the same keep case or not.

Quoting xyrano:

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...Unfortunately, DVDP does allow data not relevant for disc id profiles... and as I understand it, those fields are also supported by the rules. I will however, lock those fields down, fast 
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Simple answer imho:
I think DVDP does allow this, because Disc Id profiles are not always child profiles, so these fields are needed in some, or should I say many, cases.

For the op question, I see it similar as the other posted here: Cast type is for the packaging of the DVD and so it should be also included in the child profiles.
From the rules:

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Specify the type of packaging in which the DVD is released.

Even if a child profile is made, the DVD was released with any kind of case.
Box Set part of the rules:

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If a film is individually packaged, use the cover images from that packaging.

Perhaps I'm the only one, but this is imho the only way a child profile gets a different case type than the parent. (Even if not especially written in the rules, I think the choosen case type should match to the cover)

Quoting CharlieM:

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Lets say

I have a 3 movie collecton.  It is held in 1 (3 disc) keep case with slip cover.  I profile this as a boxset.  It profiles with a parent and 3 children. 

I only have 1 case, not 4.

Charlie

While this is true, the discs are still inside that one case, so there is a case type.  In addition, I don't see why this is a problem as Profiler does not count the number of cases...or am I missing something?

TV Series often come in a slip case. But the individual discs are in a slim case. Movie box sets also have slip cases and the movies come in standard amarays.