In this section, you can create schedules that will allow you to display at specific dates and times the Layouts, Media, and Playlists you created. Schedules help with managing the frequency with which content gets displayed.
Creating a Schedule #
To create a new schedule, click on the ”Add Schedule” button found at the bottom of the Schedules list.
The next step is to name your new schedule and then configure the layouts, media, or playlists you want to display.
The calendar that appears gives you the option to view the month, week, or even day of your choice, by clicking on the relevant buttons. You can see the current date; however, you can move to the previous or next month/week/day by clicking on the arrows next to the “today” button.
On the right side of the screen, there is the “Entries” column under which you can find all of the scheduled media entries that you have created within that specific schedule.
As a next step, click on the ”+Add Entry” button and use the drop-down menu next to content, to choose between a Layout, Media, or Playlist category in the “New Entry” window that appears. Once you pick a content category (i.e., a Layout), a new drop-down menu appears from which you can select the specific Layout, Media, or Playlist you want to use in your schedule.
- To set the start date and time you want your layout, media, or playlist displayed, fill in the information in the ”First Start” box. To schedule the time, click on the clock icon.
- To set the end date and time for the content you will display, again fill in the information in the “First Stop” box. To schedule the time, click on the clock icon.
- The next box, ”Repeat”, indicates the frequency your layout, media, or playlist will be displayed. Click to choose one of the options provided:
- Once, if you want your layout, media, or playlist to playback during specific hours on a specific day/date only.
- Daily, if you want to set which days of the week you want your layout, media, or playlist to playback.
- Weekly, if you want your layout, media, or playlist to be displayed once per week.
- Monthly, if you want your layout, media, or playlist to be displayed once per month.
- Yearly, if you want your layout, media, or playlist to be displayed once per year.
- Finally, ”Repeat Until” indicates the time-frame you want to set your schedules for. You can either set a specific date and time or click ”End of time” so that your schedule will always be displayed as indicated.
Examples #
1. The “Turned Off” option will turn off your screen daily (except Saturdays and Sundays) from 16:45:00 until 08:00:00 the next and repeat until the ”End of time”.
2. In the following example we have scheduled a layout to appear from 8 am up until 4:45 pm. On top of that, we have added another schedule entry which will display the Birthday widget from 10 am until 11 am.
With the above configuration:
- the layout will play from 8 am – 10 am
- the widget will play from 10 am – 11 am (because the widget entry has greater priority over the layout entry)
- the layout will resume playback again at 11 am up until 4:45 pm
Content Priority #
Schedules have priority over Default Content. If a layout, media, or playlist is assigned as Default Content on the monitor and a Schedule is also assigned, the Default Content will be displayed on the screen only during gaps in the Schedule.
3. There is an option that appears in the list of all available/created events in your account, and it is the “Turned Off” option. Setting this in a Schedule results in your monitor automatically turning off.
Managing Schedules #
In the “Schedules” section, you can see a list of the schedules currently created into your SignStudio account. Schedule information is organized in the following columns:
- the Name of the schedule
- the Timestamp (date and time) that the schedule was modified for the last time
- the Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the schedule belongs
- the Actions column
If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions that you can apply to your schedules.
- Edit
- Duplicate
- Move
- Delete
Change the details of a schedule by clicking the ”Edit” button.
Check out the “Creating a Schedule” section above for details on the fields.
Additional Control Settings #
At the top-left corner, you can use the Search box to quickly sort out your schedule listing. You can search using any of the columns which means by name, date, workspace, etc.
You can select one or more schedules by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. You can then click the Actions button at the bottom to Move or Delete all the selected schedules at once.
