Showing a Playlist on Displays

Create a Playlist of content and Schedule to show on Displays.

You may have a set of content collated to meet a specific requirement which need to be shown in a rotating sequence on Displays. Playlists allow users to streamline resources and organise multiple content types to play in the order they need to be displayed.

Playlists can have content added by automatic assignment based on selected criteria or by manual selection. For this example Image content already uploaded to the CMS Media Library will be added to a Playlist manually.

How-to Video Showing a Playlist

Add Playlist

Click on Playlists under the Library section of the main CMS menu.
Click the Add Playlist button.
Provide a Name for easy identification in the CMS.
Click Save and the Playlist Editor will open.

Adding Content

Using the Toolbox, click on Library image search to add Images from the CMS Library.
Use the filters to locate the Images to add.
Drag and drop images to add to the Timeline.
Re-order the sequence by drag and drop.

You can view the total duration of the Playlist at the top of the Timeline.

To change the duration of items in the Playlist, click to highlight and select the Advanced tab in the Properties Panel.
Tick the Set a duration box and provide a new duration in seconds.
Click the Save button to update the total duration of the Timeline.
Select Exit to return to the Playlists grid.

Select Playlist

From the Playlists grid use the filters to locate the Playlist.
Use the row menu and select Schedule.
Select which Displays to show the Playlist on.
If you want to use the default Always schedule, and happy with the default settings and have no further advanced scheduling options to set, you can click Finish to complete the schedule.
If you want to select alternative created Dayparts or Custom dates, select Next.
If you don’t need to apply any further scheduling options and are happy with the defaults set for Resolution, Background Colour etc. click to Finish.

The CMS will now update a Schedule change and the Playlist will be shown on Displays for the timings set in the schedule.

FAQs

I don’t see the wizard when scheduling a Playlist?

A wizard was introduced in v4.4 to simplify the scheduling process. Use the link to view the earlier flow: Showing a Playlist

Can I add Widgets to a Playlist?

Yes, Widgets can be added using the Playlist Editor using the top button from the Toolbox.

I don’t see any Global or Data Elements to add to my Playlist?

Elements are not available in the Playlist Editor. Data Widgets have a selection of Static Templates to choose from to display your data.

Do I have to upload the files I want to use to the CMS Media Library before creating a Playlist?

No, you can upload media directly to a Playlist by dragging the Upload card for a selected media type to the Timeline and use the file uploader.