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Simple Channel with a single only-play items

In this tutorial we will create a Simple channel where the loop or content's only-play disturbs the play.

Channel general settings & When to play

OrderSaturationPlay indefinitelyPrecise start and end timesStart dateEvery dayAll dayExcludedExtra only-play block
1
(default)
1
(default)
True
(default)
False
(default)
Date of the creation
(default)
True
(default)
True
(default)
False
(default)
False
(default)

With these settings the channel allows to play 24/7, but it can be changed if the item inside has its own only-play settings.

onlyplay-plusz-channel.png

Cases

1. Channel contains only a loop with 1 slide where the slide has only-play enabled.

Loop slide-1 only-play:

Start dateEnd dateAffected hours
xxxx.yy.z1xxxx.yy.z13AM - 5PM

Explanation:

  • Here the loop has only 1 slide, that can play only 3AM to 5PM, and it ends the same day as its started.
  • In this case the channel will be active in the following interval:

onlyplay-vs-cam.png

This scenario can sometimes occur, especially when multiple items are scheduled for extended intervals and expire around the same time.

2. Channel contains a content with 2 pages (1 default page + 1 page with only-play)

Content Default page cannot hold only-play values.

Content page-1 only-play:

Start datePlay indefinitelyPrecise start and end timesAffected hoursEvery dayExcludedExtra only-play block
xxxx.yy.z1True
(default)
False
(default)
8AM - 2PMTrue
(default)
False
(default)
False
(default)

Explanation:

  • Here the Content's default page can play 24/7 because there is no only play in it
  • The page-1 can play every day from 8AM to 2PM periodically.
  • In this case the channel will be active in the following interval:

2page-content-with-onlyplay.png


3. Channel contains a content with 2 pages, but the content's default page is disabled in the channel settings (1 page with only-play)

Content Default page is disabled from the channel settings.

Skip default page
True

Content page-1 only-play:

Start datePlay indefinitelyPrecise start and end timesAffected hoursEvery dayExcludedExtra only-play block
xxxx.yy.z1True
(default)
False
(default)
8AM - 2PMTrue
(default)
False
(default)
False
(default)

Explanation:

  • The content's default page cannot play because it's disabled from channel settings.
  • The page-1 can play every day from 8AM to 2PM periodically.
  • In this case the channel will be active in the following interval:

only-play-dis-def.png


4. Channel contains 2 different contents with multiple pages and only-play settings (3 pages with only-play ), but the default pages of the content's are disabled in the channel settings

Content-A A-Default-page is disabled from the channel settings.

Skip default page
True

Content-A A-page-1 only-play:

Start datePlay indefinitelyPrecise start and end timesAffected hoursEvery dayExcludedExtra only-play block
xxxx.yy.z1True
(default)
False
(default)
8AM - 2PMTrue
(default)
False
(default)
False
(default)

Content-A A-page-2 only-play:

Start dateEnd datePrecise start and end timesAffected hoursEvery dayExcludedExtra only-play block
xxxx.yy.z1xxxx.yy.z1Start time: 11AM
End time: 8PM
1PM - 9PMTrue
(default)
False
(default)
False
(default)

Content-B B-Default-page is disabled from the channel settings.

Skip default page
True

Content-B B-page-1 only-play:

Start datePlay indefinitelyPrecise start and end timesAffected hoursEvery dayExcludedExtra only-play block
xxxx.yy.z1True
(default)
False
(default)
6AM - 10PMTrue
(default)
TrueFalse
(default)

Explanation:

  • The default pages of A and B contents are disabled in channel setting, they will not play inside the channel.

  • A-page-1 can play every day from 8AM to 2PM periodically.

  • A-page-2 can play until the selected end date and time. Even though the Content page can be active until 9PM it will stop playing because it expires at 8PM.

  • B-page-1 can play has an excluded time range ( 6AM - 10PM ) in its only-play settings, that means the page cannot display in this interval. It will play every day from 10PM to 6AM.

  • When at least two different items are active simultaneously, they will play according to the channel's general settings.

  • In this case the channel will be active in the following interval:

multiple-onlyplay-pages.png