Sample XML repair report
This is a transparent demonstration based on a synthetic three-track fixture. It is not a customer case, order, testimonial, or claim of paid work.
Reported symptom
A playlist contains three entries, but one entry does not resolve to a track in the collection after XML import.
- Collection tracks
- 3
- Playlist entries
- 3
- Broken references found
- 1
- Duplicate collection keys found
- 1
- Tracks missing a location
- 1
Root cause
- Playlist key
999has no matching collection track. - Collection key
42is assigned to two tracks, making the reference ambiguous. - Track key
84has noLocationattribute.
Example repair decisions
| Finding | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Missing key 999 | Remove the orphan playlist entry | No collection record exists to recover safely. |
| Duplicate key 42 | Assign a new unused ID to one track and update its intended references | Every collection key must resolve unambiguously. |
| Missing location on key 84 | Flag for user confirmation rather than inventing a path | A filename or path cannot be inferred reliably from the fixture. |
A real repair is scoped from the supplied file. Ambiguous changes are reported rather than guessed.
Verification included with a repair
- The repaired output remains well-formed XML.
- Every playlist key resolves to exactly one collection track.
- Duplicate collection identifiers are eliminated.
- Track and playlist counts are compared before and after.
- Unresolved media locations are listed separately.
- The original file is not overwritten.
What you receive
- A repaired XML copy, when the requested fix can be made safely.
- A concise finding-and-change report.
- Counts from the post-repair validation checks.
- A list of items that still require your confirmation.
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