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Content Library
In this article, you will find the essential information you need for understanding the content library in Rapid.
HOME | Overview
In Rapid, on “HOME | Overview”, consider the stations.
Content Library
In this article, the action sequence for managing content in the Content Library will be presented.
From the navigation menu, in the group for CONTENT, select the link for Content Library.
On viewing the Content Library for the first time, you could see two tabs:
- Content Folders
- Folder Setup & Admin (admin permissions are needed to see this tab)
In this article, the emphasis and attention will be given to the tab named “Content Folders”.
This article connects to the article for the Content Library Setup: in the given example, among the folders in the top row of the UI/UX, there are three folders of interest in this Content Library.
- zul_01 | Trends
- zul_02 | Events
- zul_03 | Diversions
For your Content Library after your Content Library Setup, you will see your folders of interest in the top row of the UI/UX.
Choose a folder of interest for your new content: then, select the blue button (+ Add Content).
Adding an Item
After selecting the blue button --- (+ Add Content) --- observe/consider the dialog named Add Item.
NOTE
In the dialog, the number of fields and the names of the fields may vary from folder to folder.
For some fields, a character count on the right-hand side of the field could showcase that a field has a maximum length.
Consider the example item.
Example Item | Keying in the details
Details for an example item have been entered into the dialog named Add Item.
Select Next.
Edit Availability | Date & Time
Observe and consider the dialog named Edit Availability and the controls for “Date & Time”.
NOTE
In the dialog, you can choose when the item is live.
Select from among the options for “Date & Time”: your choices and details will govern when the item is scheduled to be live.
Make your selections and key in your details.
Continue with the dialog named Edit Availability.
Edit Availability | Time Slots
Observe and consider the dialog named Edit Availability and the controls for Time Slots.
NOTE
In the dialog, if you only want the item to be live during certain days or times of day during the availability window, you can add one or more timeslots to the item.
Time Slots restrict the availability of the item to only the specified days of the week and/or times of the day.
Make your selections and key in your details.
Select Next.
Edit Content Filters
Observe and consider the dialog named Edit Content Filters.
NOTE
This dialog only appears on some folders: so, you may not always see this dialog.
Consider the example filters.
Example Filters
You can add multiple content filters: an item with multiple filters will be available if any of the filters is valid.
So, if you add a filter, the item will only be live if it's within its Time Availability window AND one of the filters is valid.
Observe and consider the dialog named Edit Content Filters.
Select Next.
Add Stations
Observe and consider the dialog named Add Stations.
Choose the station(s) that will showcase the item of interest and then select Save.
Example | New item in Content Library
Observe the item appear in the folder of interest in the Content Library.
For the folder of interest, as more and more items are added and appear in the list on the left, the details for a selected item will appear on the right.
- You can edit the chosen item
- You can delete the chosen item
Continue adding items to your folders in your Content Library.
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