Add Program

Use the Add Program feature to make placeholders for programs that you want to schedule but do not actually have yet.  For example, you might want to schedule the zoning board meeting to play several times over the next month, but the meeting won’t be recorded until tonight.  Programming that has been scheduled but is not yet on the server is called “unattached content” and its thumbnail is a TBD.  To make this placeholder for unattached content, click on Add Program on the left side of the Content page.  The Add Program screen is displayed.

Fill in the fields with information about the program.

• Program Guide Information
  • Program Code – A code that distinguishes what type of program this is, if program codes are used in this installation.
  • Program – Required unless program codes are in use.  The placeholder for the program.  This is the name that will display in the Program Guide.
  • Episode Code – A code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is, if episode codes are used in this installation.
  • Episode –If the file is part of a series and each episode has a name, enter it here.
  • Description – Type a detailed description of the content.
  • Expiration – To remove the content from the application at a specific date and time, enter them in the boxes.  Otherwise the content will remain on the server until you schedule a deletion.
• Source Information
  • Ingest Date and Time – Required.  For content that has been scheduled pending its arrival, enter the date and time the content file is to be brought onto the server. To set an auto ingest date, type a date in the form MM-DD-YYYY or use a Calendar icon to choose a dateup to one year from now.
  • Duration – Required.  Enter the expected duration of the content in HH:MM:SS format.
  • Filename – Required.  Enter the filename of the content.  When the content is ingested later, its filename must match this filename exactly.
  • Contributor – Required if Require Contributor for Unattached Content is checked in Configuration –> Content Settings.  The name of the person, company, or other entity that supplied this content.
  • Location – Required if Require Location for Unattached Content is checked in Configuration –> Content Settings.  Name of the location where the content was created, such as C100. This is not a shortcut to the location.  The field can be used to specify a particular networked encoder for program placeholders to be populated by an encoding event on a remote C-series encoder.

• Series Generation Information

This section creates a placeholder for each time you schedule this program. For example, if you scheduled a program named parade to playout on Monday and Wednesday for the next four weeks, the application will make 8 placeholders called parade_1.mpg, parade_2.mpg, through parade _8.mpg on the Content page.

• Series End Date and Time –Enter the date and time when the last content file is to be brought onto the server. Enter the date in the form MM-DD-YYYY or use a Calendar icon to choose a dateup to one year from now. Enter the time in the form HH:MM:SS or leave it blank to have the series end at midnight.
• Program Days – Check one or more boxes for the day(s) you want to schedule the program.  The UI fills in the time for the program to air.  You can change the time if necessary, as long as it is later than the ingest time.
• Series Information
  If you have previously generated a series and want to add one episode to it, fill in this section.  You cannot enter information here if you are creating a series using the Series Generation Information section.Sequence Number – Enter this content file’s order in the series.  For example, if it is the fourth episode, enter 4.
  • Re-sequence if Necessary – If you want the software to insert this episode and renumber the episodes after it, check this box.  Otherwise, if you entered a sequence number that already exists, you will get an error.
  • Categories– Select one or more event categories from the list, such as PSA (public service announcements).
  • Custom Attributes – If your installation uses custom attributes they are displayed here.  To set custom attributes go to Configuration  Content Managementcustom content metadata fields as described on page 85.

When you have finished, click the Submit button.  The Add Program screen is redisplayed, either with a message saying the program or series was added successfully or an error message.  If you need to add more placeholders, enter the information and click the Submit button again.  To return to the Content page, click the Content tab.  A thumbnail for each placeholder is displayed with the others.

The Add Program function does not capture or import the content.  Use the Record tab or your installation’s encoding equipment to capture content.  Use the Import feature on the Content tab to import content onto the TelVue^® server.