How do I schedule when a file is shown?
A schedule defines on which dates, days, or times a file can be shown. Outside these periods, the file does not appear on the TVs, even though it remains in the playlist.
Important: a scheduled file is only shown if it is in a playlist.
Scheduling depends on your plan. If the scheduling fields do not appear on the file page, your plan does not include this feature.
Schedule a file
- In the menu, go to Files and click the file name.
- Click Enable Editing.
- On the Settings and Information tab, in the Schedule field, click Add Schedule.
- Under Select the Schedule Type, choose the type (see the table below).
- Fill in the dates, times, or day.
- If you want to combine rules, click Add Schedule again. You can add multiple schedules.
- Choose the Schedule Rule.
- Click Save.
To remove a schedule, click the X next to it (with editing enabled) and then click Save.
Tip: the question mark next to Add Schedule opens a summary of how to use scheduling.
Schedule types
| Type | How it works |
|---|---|
| Date and Time Range | Start and/or end date and time. You don't have to fill in both: you can enter only the start or only the end. |
| Time of Day Range | Start time and end time, applying to every day. Both are required. |
| Time of Day Range on a Specific Day | Start time and end time that apply only on the selected day of the week. Both are required. |
| Day of the Week | A specific day of the week. Repeats automatically every week. |
| Day of the Month | A specific day of the month. Repeats automatically every month. |
| Month | A specific month. Repeats automatically every year. |
Schedule Rule
When a file has more than one schedule, the rule defines how they are combined:
| Rule | When the file is shown |
|---|---|
| Show when any of the dates are valid | When at least one of the schedules is in effect. This is the default rule. |
| Show only when all dates are valid | Only when all schedules are in effect at the same time. Example: Day of the Week Monday and Time of Day Range from 08:00 to 12:00 show the file only on Monday mornings. |
| Do not show on any of these selected dates | At all other times. The file stops appearing whenever any of the schedules is in effect. |
| Do not show when these selected dates apply together | At all other times. The file stops appearing only when all schedules are in effect at the same time. |
Example: show only on weekends
- Add a Day of the Week schedule and choose Saturday.
- Add another Day of the Week schedule and choose Sunday.
- Under Schedule Rule, leave Show when any of the dates are valid selected.
- Click Save.
Schedule multiple files at once
- On the Files page, select the files.
- Under With selected..., choose Change Schedule.
- Add the schedules and choose the Schedule Rule.
- Click Save.
Important: the schedules saved in this window replace the ones the selected files already have. To delete all schedules from these files, save without adding any.
How to tell if a file is being shown right now
On the Files page, a clock icon appears next to the name of each scheduled file. The color indicates the status: green for Currently showing, gray for Will be shown in the future, and red for Not currently showing. The icon also shows the file's schedules and the rule used.
Requirements on the TVs
- File scheduling was introduced in version 3.7 of the app. On TVs with an earlier version, files with schedules do not work correctly: update the app.
- If the device clock is off, the file may not appear at the scheduled time. See The device clock seems to be wrong. What should I do?.
