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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

5.4 Making Ad hoc changes

To make an Ad Hoc change, follow these steps:

1. Log into the iCOMPEL as an Ad hoc User.

2. Click the Ad hoc page you want to edit.

3. Make the changes to the Item (or Items) shown on the Page.

4. Click Save.

If the Ad hoc Item is currently showing on the screen, then the change is noticed immediately. If not, then it is noticed when

the item does appear.

5.5 Manage Ad hoc Items

To manage Ad hoc Items, select Media, then Manage Ad hoc items from the menu bar.

To create a new Ad hoc Item, select the Add Item tab. More on creating Ad hoc items...

To delete an Ad hoc Item, click the Delete button . You cannot delete an Ad hoc item that is in use. To check

which items are in use, click the Edit button and view the Used By Layouts and Used by Ad hoc Pages

properties.

Properties

You can set the following properties for Ad hoc items:

Name

You must specify a name for the Ad hoc Item, and the name must be unique.

Ad hoc Input

You can choose how Ad hoc input is handled. This will control what text a user can enter in the Default Text and Ad hoc

User page. The choices are:

Rich text - The Ad hoc item content is rich text and no validation is performed.

Plain text - The Ad hoc item can contain only plain text. Ad hoc user will not be able to customize the color or styling of

the rendered text.

Integer between 'lower limit' and 'upper limit' - The Ad hoc content is restricted to integers between the lower limit

and upper limit (both inclusive). Only shown if the User Interface Policy is set to Detailed.

Plain text of maximum length 'maximum length' - The Ad hoc content is restricted to the maximum length and is

plain text only. Only shown if the User Interface Policy is set to Detailed.

Plain text matching - Only shown if the User Interface Policy is set to Detailed.

Regular Expression - The Ad hoc content must match the regular expression that is provided.

Feedback Message - The message that an Ad hoc user will see if the text does not match the regular expression

provided.

There are many web sites and books that provide information about using Regular Expressions.

For example: http://www.regular-expressions.info/javascript.html

Default Text

The default value for this Ad hoc Item is used until a user modifies the item using a suitable Ad hoc Data Entry page. The