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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

5.1 Creating Ad hoc items and pages

You can create various types of items and use them as placeholders in Playlists. When the related Layouts are active, the

content of these items can be updated by an Ad hoc user. Basic Ad hoc item types are Tables, Text items, Newsfeeds

and TV and Radio Stations. Additional Ad hoc features are also available.

Creating Ad hoc text items

To create an Ad hoc text item, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Media, then Manage Ad hoc items.

2. Click the Add Item tab. For the option Add Ad hoc Item of type, select Text from the drop-down, type in a name for

the text item, and then click Add.

3. In the Ad hoc Input properties, select an appropriate input mode, for example, to limit the amount of text that can be

entered.

4. In the Ad hoc Item, add a default text message, and select whether the item has a local Customization Scope (which

only affects the display from a single iCOMPEL) , or a remote (Ad hoc from center) Customization Scope (which

affects all the iCOMPEL in a Channel).

Creating Ad hoc tables

To create an Ad hoc table, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Media, then Tables.

2. Click the Add Table tab, and create a new table. More on Tables...

3. From the menu bar, select Media, then Manage Ad hoc items.

4. Click the Add Item tab. For the option Allow Ad hoc User to override values for Table, select the table name from

the drop-down list then click Add. The iCOMPEL displays a reminder warning that the Ad hoc table needs to be added

to a Playlist and also added to an Ad hoc page.

Creating Ad hoc Newsfeeds

To create an Ad hoc Newsfeed, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Media, then Newsfeeds.

2. Add every Newsfeed that the Ad hoc users may wish to choose from. More on Newsfeeds...

3. From the menu bar, select Media, then Manage Ad hoc items.

4. Click the Add Item tab. For the option Add Ad hoc Item of type, select Newsfeed from the drop-down, type in a name

and then click Add.

5. In the Ad hoc Item property Allowed Choices, select

All Available Newsfeeds to allow Ad hoc user to select from any configured Newsfeeds on the iCOMPEL.

Only Selected Newsfeeds with the selected Newsfeeds for the Ad hoc users to choose from.

6. In the Ad hoc Item property Default Newsfeed, select one of the Newsfeeds as default.

Create Ad hoc items for a TV or radio Station

To create an Ad hoc item for a TV or radio Station, follow theses steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Media, then Manage Ad hoc items.

2. Click the Add Item tab. For the option Add Ad hoc Item of type, select TV or Radio from the drop-down, and then

click Add.

3. In the Ad hoc Item property Allowed Choices, select