Data submission receipts are less useful now

About two to three months ago, the e-mailed receipts for data submissions were reformatted, in a way that makes them harder to follow. While the data in the receipt used to be listed in a logical order, now it's listed in a random order.

For example, here is the data from a submission I made a little over a year ago:

IMDb update receipt #231207-060847-474000

• The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival (2023) (TV)
  • New Title - Add

    • Plain Title: The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
      Type: tv
      Sub-Type: special
      Status: released
      Year: 2023
      Source: ...none of the above

  • Release Dates - Add

    • Country: USA
      Date: 19 November 2023
      Attribute: (Chicago, Illinois)

  • Miscellaneous Link - Add

    • Type: MSC
      Url: https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/special-events/magnificent-mile-lights-festival/
      Desc: Choose Chicago - blog (10/19/23)

  • Country of Origin - Add

    • USA

  • Languages - Add

    • English

  • Color / Black & White - Add

    • Color

  • Genres - Add

    • Music

  • Directors - Add

    • Name: Bernhard, Chris

  • Official Sites - Add

    • Type: OFF
      Url: https://www.themagnificentmile.com/lights-festival/
      Desc: Official site

  • Distributors - Add

    • Company: WLS [us]
      Attribute: (2023) (USA) (TV) (Chicago, Illinois)

  • Production Companies - Add

    • Company: WLS [us]

  • Cast - Add

    • Name: Richardson, Kameron
      Character: Self - Cast of 'Hamilton'
      Order: 1

    • Name: Ayon, Jisel Soleil
      Character: Self - Cast of 'Hamilton'
      Order: 2

    • Name: Williams, Nikisha
      Character: Self - Cast of 'Hamilton'
      Order: 3

    • Name: Chiaverini, Ryan
      Character: Self - Host
      Order: 4

    • Name: Burton, Cheryl (II)
      Character: Self - Host
      Order: 5

    • Name: Sanders, Hosea
      Character: Self - Correspondent
      Order: 6

    • Name: Hsu, Judy (I)
      Character: Self - Correspondent
      Order: 7

    • Name: Kadan, Katie
      Character: Self - Performer
      Order: 8

    • Name: Stough, Colin
      Character: Self - American Idol Finalist
      Order: 9

    • Name: Funky Bunch, The
      Character: Self - Performers
      Attribute: (as Funky Bunch)
      Order: 10

    • Name: Sister Sledge
      Character: Self - Performers
      Order: 11

    • Name: Sugarhill Gang
      Character: Self - Performers
      Order: 12

    • Name: Puente Jr., Tito
      Character: Self - Performer
      Order: 13

    • Name: Rappe, Grace
      Character: Self - 2023 Chair, Wintrust Mag Mile Lights Festival
      Order: 14

    • Name: Lee, Michael
      Character: Self - Performer
      Attribute: (as DJ Michael Lee)
      Order: 15

    • Name: Jennings, Ken (II)
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 16

    • Name: Ripa, Kelly
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 17

    • Name: Consuelos, Mark (I)
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 18

    • Name: White, Vanna
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 19

    • Name: Sajak, Pat
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 20

    • Name: Hall, Tamron
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 21

    • Name: Rodriguez, Guillermo (III)
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Attribute: (as Guillermo)
      Order: 22

    • Name: Kimmel, Jimmy
      Character: Self - Prerecorded Greeting
      Order: 23

    • Name: Crane, Tim (VII)
      Character: Self - President & CEO, Wintrust Financial
      Order: 24

    • Name: Orozco, Raymond
      Character: Self - Chicago Fire Department Foundation
      Order: 25

    • Name: Hasbrook, Chris (II)
      Character: Self - Chicago Fire Department Foundation
      Order: 26

    • Name: Schroeder, Walter
      Character: Self - District Chief, Chicago Fire Department
      Order: 27

    • Name: Rogers, Jasmine Amy
      Character: Self - Performer
      Order: 28

    • Name: Iger, Robert A.
      Character: Self - CEO, The Walt Disney Company
      Attribute: (as Bob Iger)
      Order: 29

  • Writers - Add

    • Name: Best, John M.
      Attribute: (written by)

  • Producers - Add

    • Name: Best, John M.
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Lee, Dave
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Reller, Chris
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Beskar, Amy
      Occupation: producer

    • Name: Musgrove, Taylor
      Occupation: producer

    • Name: Owens, John
      Occupation: producer

    • Name: Syska, Justyna (II)
      Occupation: producer

    • Name: Whitfield, Thomas (IV)
      Occupation: producer

    • Name: Farrar, Ellen
      Occupation: supervising producer

    • Name: Marcocci, Todd (II)
      Occupation: coordinating producer

  • Editors - Add

    • Name: Herrmann, Sue (II)

    • Name: Arseneau, Jordan

    • Name: Longnecker, Kyle

    • Name: Juris, Tony

    • Name: Dufner, William Blake

  • Running Times - Add

    • Time: 60
      Attribute: (including commercials)

  • Plot Outlines - Add

    • Text: A parade along Michigan Avenue, featuring musical performances, kicks off the holiday season in Chicago.
      Locale: en-US

  • Keywords - Add

    • tv-special
      Category: other

    • christmas-parade
      Category: plot-detail

  • Movie Connections - Add

    • Other: "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)
      Type: references
      Reason: Colin Stough is identified as a finalist from the show

    • Other: "The Voice" (2011)
      Type: references
      Reason: Katie Kadan is identified as a top 3 finalist from the show

    • Other: "Jeopardy!" (1984)
      Type: references
      Reason: Ken Jennings is identified as being from the show

    • Other: "Live with Kelly and Mark" (1988)
      Type: references
      Reason: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are identified as being from the show

    • Other: "Wheel of Fortune" (1983)
      Type: references
      Reason: Vanna White and Pat Sajak are identified as being from the show

    • Other: "Tamron Hall" (2019)
      Type: references
      Reason: Tamron Hall is identified as being from the Tamron Hall Show

    • Other: "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)
      Type: references
      Reason: Guillermo and Jimmy Kimmel are identified as being from the show

  • Alternate Titles - Add

    • Aka: Wintrust the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
      Country: (USA)
      Attribute: (long title)

Notice how in this older submission, every entry in the same category of data appears together. All the cast are together, all the producers are together, etc.

Now here is a more recent submission:

IMDb update receipt #241220-060919-632000

New title

Items submitted: 64

Adds: 64

1. Actor:

   • Name: Brueggemann, Eli

   • Character: Self

2. Keyword:

   • Keyword: tv-special

   • Category: other

3. Distributor:

   • Company: Peacock [us]

   • Attribute: (2025) (USA) (video) (VOD)

   • Order: 2

4. Actor:

   • Name: Gluck, Josiah

   • Character: Self

5. Actress:

   • Name: Matthews, Mary Ellen

   • Character: Self

6. Release Date:

   • Country: USA

   • Date: 27 January 2025

7. Distributor:

   • Company: National Broadcasting Company (NBC) [us]

   • Attribute: (2025) (USA) (TV) (original broadcast)

   • Order: 1

8. Actor:

   • Name: Costello, Elvis

   • Character: Self

9. Actor:

   • Name: O'Brien, Conan

   • Character: Self

10. Genre:

    • Genre: Documentary

11. Production Company:

    • Company: Broadway Video [us]

12. Actress:

    • Name: Eilish, Billie

    • Character: Self

13. Title Url:

    • Url: http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2024/12/19/nbc-announces-new-documentary-film-ladies-and-gentlemen-50-years-of-snl-music-from-grammy-and-academy-award-winning-filmmaker-ahmir-questlove-thompson-941415/20241219nbc01/

    • Description: The Futon Critic - press release (12/19/24)

14. Actor:

    • Name: White, Jack (XV)

    • Character: Self

15. Actor:

    • Name: Franken, Al

    • Character: Self

16. Actor:

    • Name: Piscopo, Joe (I)

    • Character: Self

17. Actor:

    • Name: Morello, Tom (I)

    • Character: Self

18. Title Url:

    • Url: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/snl-music-documentary-questlove-nbc-1236255130/

    • Description: Variety - article (12/19/24)

19. Director:

    • Name: Rodriguez, Oz (II)

20. Actor:

    • Name: Higgins, Steve (I)

    • Character: Self

21. Running Time:

    • Time: 180

    • Attribute: (including commercials)

22. Actor:

    • Name: Armisen, Fred

    • Character: Self

23. Production Country:

    • Country Of Origin: USA

24. Actress:

    • Name: Cyrus, Miley

    • Character: Self

25. Producer:

    • Name: Zohlman, Zarah

    • Occupation: executive producer

26. Title Url:

    • Url: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/saturday-night-live-music-performance-doc-nbc-1236090662/

    • Description: Hollywood Reporter - article (12/19/24)

27. Actor:

    • Name: Bunny, Bad

    • Character: Self

28. Title:

    • Title: Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) (TV)

29. Producer:

    • Name: Sirulnick, Dave

    • Occupation: executive producer

30. Actor:

    • Name: Stein, Chris (I)

    • Character: Self

31. Actress:

    • Name: Rodrigo, Olivia

    • Character: Self

32. Actor:

    • Name: Timberlake, Justin

    • Character: Self

33. Actor:

    • Name: Ving, Lee

    • Character: Self

34. Director:

    • Name: Questlove

35. Genre:

    • Genre: Music

36. Actor:

    • Name: Michaels, Lorne

    • Character: Self

37. Production Company:

    • Company: Two One Five Entertainment [us]

38. Actor:

    • Name: Grohl, Dave

    • Character: Self

39. Actress:

    • Name: Malone, Melanie

    • Character: Self

40. Actor:

    • Name: O'Connell, Finneas

    • Character: Self

41. Actress:

    • Name: Klein, Marci (I)

    • Character: Self

42. Actor:

    • Name: Jagger, Mick

    • Character: Self

43. Actress:

    • Name: Sha-Rock

    • Character: Self

44. Actress:

    • Name: Patrick, Liz (I)

    • Character: Self

45. Language:

    • Language: English

    • Order: 1

46. Actress:

    • Name: Lipa, Dua

    • Character: Self

47. Actor:

    • Name: Murphy, Eddie (I)

    • Character: Self

48. Actor:

    • Name: Simon, Paul (I)

    • Character: Self

49. Actor:

    • Name: Hader, Bill

    • Character: Self

50. Actor:

    • Name: McDaniels, Darryl

    • Character: Self

51. Actress:

    • Name: Curtin, Jane (I)

    • Character: Self

52. Actress:

    • Name: Musgraves, Kacey

    • Character: Self

53. Actor:

    • Name: Pendarvis, Leon

    • Character: Self

54. Actor:

    • Name: Fallon, Jimmy (I)

    • Character: Self

55. Actress:

    • Name: Harry, Debbie

    • Character: Self

56. Producer:

    • Name: David, Erin

    • Occupation: executive producer

57. Actor:

    • Name: Pickett, Lenny (II)

    • Character: Self

58. Actress:

    • Name: Nwodim, Ego

    • Character: Self

59. Producer:

    • Name: Michaels, Lorne

    • Occupation: executive producer

60. Actor:

    • Name: Stapleton, Chris (II)

    • Character: Self

61. Color Info:

    • Color Info: Color

62. Producer:

    • Name: Questlove

    • Occupation: executive producer

63. Actor:

    • Name: Malone, Tom (II)

    • Character: Self

64. Production Company:

    • Company: RadicalMedia [us]

Notice that there is no particular organization to the data. This is a new title submission, yet the actual title of the program does not appear until item 28 out of 64. 

This isn't even the worst example. A contributor posted a data receipt yesterday where all the submissions had to do with awards for the same title. (See https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/awards-information-didnt-accept-recipients/677aa7826510c47951db0c74?commentId=677acabb64538c451163cfef&replyId=677c139f3674241c8df0291a.) And this is what it looked like:

IMDb update receipt #250102-145955-562000

48 Hour Film Project, Toronto

Items submitted: 31

Adds: 31

1. Award Nominee Name:

   • Name: Spencer Jones

2. Award Nomination:

   • Award: Best Makeup

   • Category: Best Makeup

   • Year: 2024

   • Rank: Nominated (nom)

3. Award Nominee Title:

   • Title: Bored.

4. Award Nominee Name:

   • Name: Ziggy Schulting

5. Award Nominee Title:

   • Title: Bored.

6. Award Nominee Name:

   • Name: Ibrahim Awara

7. Award Nominee Name:

   • Name: Madison Caan

8. Award Nominee Name:

   • Name: Madison Caan

9. Award Nominee Name:

   • Name: Jonathan Brito

10. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Mila Zubair

11. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Spencer Jones

12. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Victoria Samcoe

13. Award Nomination:

    • Award: Best Actress

    • Category: Best Actress

    • Year: 2024

    • Rank: Nominated (nom)

14. Award Nominee Title:

    • Title: Bored.

15. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Adam Marley

16. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Stephanie Figueira

17. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Adam Marley

18. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Mila Zubair

19. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Victoria Samcoe

20. Award Nominee Title:

    • Title: Bored.

21. Award Nomination:

    • Award: Best Costumes

    • Category: Best Costume Design

    • Year: 2024

    • Rank: Winner (1)

22. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Stephanie Figueira

23. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Ziggy Schulting

24. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Jessica Worden

25. Award Nomination:

    • Award: Audience Choice

    • Category: Audience Choice

    • Year: 2024

    • Rank: Winner (1)

    • Notes: Group G Winner

26. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Adam Marley

27. Award Nominee Title:

    • Title: Bored.

28. Award:

    • Award: Best Makeup

29. Award Nomination:

    • Award: Best Writing

    • Category: Best Writing

    • Year: 2024

    • Rank: Nominated (nom)

30. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Ziggy Schulting

31. Award Nominee Name:

    • Name: Jessica Worden

If you can figure out which name goes with which award category in the above listing, you may be a lot smarter than I am. This formatting of the submission is incomprehensible to me.

So I am requesting that the programmers at IMDb figure out how to put the submission receipts back into logical order.