Ad Hoc Properties - Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual

iCOMPEL Digital Signage User Guide (V9.2.3)

3.4.10 Ad Hoc Properties

The iCOMPEL displays ad hoc properties on the Media tab.
You can apply the following properties to directly entered text, newsfeeds, radio, TV, and tables that you have set to be
customizable or ad hoc:
Item Type
Click the
page to select the item's type:
Content of this item is controlled by the Layout Designer
Content of this item can be customized using this Layout's Ad hoc Entry Page
There are no existing Shared Ad hoc Items of this type
Create and use a new Ad hoc Item.
Ad hoc Entry The label used to refer to this item on the layout's Ad hoc Page
Label
Ad hoc Item Unique identifier for the ad hoc Item on the iCOMPEL. (Only for ad hoc items that you cannot customize.)
Name
Properties The iCOMPEL displays some properties that are dependent on the type of ad hoc item:
dependent on
Directly entered text:
media type.
o Ad Hoc Input – Options to format the text and specify allowable ad hoc user input.
o Default Text – Enter default text to display.
o Customization Scope – Either Local (customized text displays only on the ad hoc user's local iCOMPEL)
or Remote (customized text displays on players that are subscribers to the ad hoc user's publisher
iCOMPEL).
Newsfeed:
o Allowed Choices – Whether you allow the ad hoc user to select all or a subset of the available
newsfeeds on the iCOMPEL.
o Default Newsfeed – Select the default newsfeed to display.
o Fields – Whether to display newsfeed with or without title or description.
TV and radio:
o Allowed Choices – Whether you allow the ad hoc user to select all or a subset of the available stations
on the iCOMPEL.
o Default Station – Select the default station to play.
o Subtitles – Whether or not to display subtitles (if available).
Tables:
o Table – Name link to the Ad Hoc tab of the Media > Tables page for configuring the table.
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