Placeholders

Placeholders can be used to allow restricted, location level users the ability to manage a fixed playlist within a channel or scenario. Placeholders are controlled by an admin on a higher level than the placeholder

Create a Placeholder

1. Navigate to 'Channels' in the left menu: 🔎︎
2. Select a channel.
3. Click the 3 dots in the 'Playlists' banner or in a scenario.
4. Click 'Add placeholder': 🔎︎
5. Click 'Create'.
6. Add a name for the placeholder. The auto-generated placeholder playlist will have this name.
7. Select the location level the placeholder playlist can be accessed from.
8. Select the orientation.
9. Click 'Create'.

Add a Placeholder

1. Select a channel.
2. Click the 3 dots in the 'Playlists' banner or in a scenario.
3. Click 'Add placeholder': 🔎︎
4. Select one or more placeholders from the list.
5. Click 'Add'.
6. Click 'Save and publish'.

View a Placeholder

Viewing a placeholder as an admin is different to viewing it as a location level user:

Admin

Admin users can only view a placeholder within the channel view:

Act As

Admin users can act as a location level user to view the auto-generated playlist.

1. Navigate to the location that the placeholder is assigned.
2. Click the 3 dots and select 'Act As':

4. A temporary role will be created, the portal will now only show content that's available to the selected location:🔎︎

5. Navigate to 'Playlists' in the left menu: 🔎︎

6. Select the auto-generated playlist.

7. To exit, click X and the portal will return to normal.

Location Level User

Location level users will see an auto-generated playlist. The playlist name also includes the location level of the placeholder:

1. Navigate to 'Playlists' in the left menu: 🔎︎
2. Select the auto-generated placeholder playlist:

3. Edit playlist.

4. Click 'Save and publish'.