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Ad hoc content

5. Ad hoc content

The Ad hoc mechanism allows an administrator to delegate responsibility for updating specified items in specified Zones.

This is especially useful in situations where a number of iCOMPEL players are sharing content in a Channel but require

specific content on specific players.

Examples of the use of the Ad hoc mechanism would be allowing a conference center receptionist to update a list of room

allocations each day for the display in the center's lobby only, or to allow a hotel restaurant manager to change the day's

menus on the display outside the dining room.

In each of these two examples, the Layout would include a Table item that was defined as an Ad hoc table. The Ad hoc

user (the receptionist or restaurant manager) would log on to the iCOMPEL and see a specially created Ad hoc page that

allowed them to update the contents of the table for their display.

The following terms are used to discuss the Ad hoc mechanism:

Ad hoc User - a person with limited access who can only update specific content items

Ad hoc Page - the page visible to an Ad hoc user when they log in to make their changes

Ad hoc Media Folder - a media folder containing items that the Ad hoc user can choose from

Items that Ad hoc users are allowed to update are either ordinary content items that have been marked as Customizable

in a specific Playlist or Ad hoc items that are created separately and then added to Layouts like other content items.

In addition, when you are using a Digital Signage Network utilizing a Channel , you can set certain items to be Ad hoc

from center . This means the Ad hoc user updates the item on the Publisher and the Ad hoc changes are published

to each Subscribing iCOMPEL when the subscriber poll the Publisher for updates.

Ad hoc items must be added to a Playlist, just like other content, by an administrator. They behave as placeholders for

local content that is added by the local Ad hoc user. Alternatively, an administrator can mark suitable content in a Playlist

as Customizable.

Content types that can be used as Customizable or Ad hoc items include:

Text items

TV or Radio stations

Newsfeeds

Tables

Ad hoc Schedules, Layouts and Actions

As well as items described above, you can also allow Ad hoc changes to Schedules, Schedule Overrides, and Layouts.

You can also allow Ad hoc access to synchronization actions, such as Advance to.

No user can make Ad hoc changes unless the Customizable or Ad hoc Item exists on an Ad hoc page and the user has

permission to access that page.

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