[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The Rating table in the Guide database defines rating names for individual ratings used in various rating systems. Any time an application changes an entry in the Rating table, that application must update the .rat file with new descriptions. Each record in the Rating table is roughly equivalent to a label entry in a Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) rating file. The Rating table contains the following fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| R Description | Name of this rating (for example, PG-13) in the rating system. |
| R Pictogram Moniker | File name of the bitmap associated with this rating. |
| R Rating | Numerical value used to rank this rating in the rating system. |
| R Rating ID | Unique identifier for this record. |
| R Rating System ID | Identifier for the rating system that uses this rating entry. |