Flipping a Project's Shots to Final: Batched Status Writes in the ShotGrid API
A practical walkthrough of batched status updates with shotgun_api3: scoped script credentials, site-local status codes, and one batch call instead of hundreds.
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A practical walkthrough of batched status updates with shotgun_api3: scoped script credentials, site-local status codes, and one batch call instead of hundreds.
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