Programming managers often want to replicate sections of the schedule so they play at the same time each day of the week, such as six hours of cartoons on Saturday mornings.
Combining exporting with importing also provides a simple way to copy large scheduling blocks. For example, to copy one week’s schedule into another week:
1. On the Programming tab in Classic View, filter the schedule for the week you want to copy.
2. Use the check boxes to select the events you want to copy.
3. From the Export Selected As pull down select an export format, such as Native.
4. Click the Export button. This saves the event in a file called export_native.csv on your desktop or in your download folder.
Note: Some file systems permit you to rename the CSV file.
5. If you need to edit the CSV file, use a simple text editor such as WordPad to open it. Make your changes and save the file as a CSV file. Return to the Programming page in Classic View.
Note: Some operating systems mark CSV files to open in a spreadsheet program such as Excel by default. These programs often reformat dates so the file will no longer be CSV-compatible. Use your system’s Open With . . command, or open the text editor first and use its Open . . command to open the CSV file. Whatever editing software you use, be sure to save the file as a (Windows) CSV file, not a spreadsheet.
6. On the Import File line, browse for the CSV file you saved.
7. From the Format pull down select the import format you used when you exported the file.
8. In the Start Date field, enter the date of the first day in the new week.
9. In the Time field, enter the time you want the first event to begin. The default is midnight.
10. Click the Import button. When the application has finished importing, it displays a report on the status of the import.
11. To see the scheduled events, return to the Programming tab or go to the Program Guide tab and display the week you want.
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When replicating this schedule into a new week, will it keep the exact same file name and description information of all the files?
So if this was to be repeated every day for the foreseeable future, would this need to be added manually for each re-occurrence?
Is there any thought about allowing to schedule re-occurrences at the time of importing a CSV?
Diane, Events that are exported via CSV and re-imported will have the same metadata.
Seth, To schedule a re-occurring event you can do that by replicating the rows in the csv and modifying the date column. You could also create a re-occurrence via the web application in the scheduling tab.