Creating Ad Hoc User Accounts; Ad Hoc; Managing Ad Hoc - Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual

iCOMPEL Digital Signage User Guide (V9.2.3)

5.7 Creating Ad Hoc User Accounts

If you want a user on a subscriber iCOMPEL to update ad hoc channel content, you must create an ad hoc user account
for them on the subscriber. If you want a user on a publisher iCOMPEL to be responsible for ad hoc from center content,
you must create an ad hoc user account for them on the publisher.
To creating an ad hoc user account, take the following steps:
1. On the menu bar, click Setup and select System > Users.
2. Click the Add User tab.
3. Enter a username and a password. By default, the iCOMPEL provides the user with the Ad Hoc permission.
4. Click the button.
5. On the Users page, click the new account's
6. Select the other permissions the user needs. As well as the Ad hoc permission, options here include Activate Channel
and Publish Channel. If the user requires access to an ad hoc media folder, select the folder name from the Media
Folder drop-down list.
7. Click the
5.8 Ad Hoc Pages
When ad hoc users access the iCOMPEL using their browser, they only see the pages you have created for them. The
iCOMPEL does not allow ad hoc users access to any other pages in the iCOMPEL user interface. The iCOMPEL displays
ad hoc pages with the text fields you have allowed ad hoc users to change or the commands you have allowed them to
issue. You can give ad hoc users access to the ad hoc media folder, which contains all the items that they can choose
from when updating or changing content.
By default, the iCOMPEL enables ad hoc pages for all layouts when you create them. This means that when you add
customizable or ad hoc items to a layout, the iCOMPEL generates an ad hoc page for that layout containing all the
customizable and ad hoc items within it.
You can also create ad hoc pages that are not directly associated with a specific layout following these steps:
1. On the menu bar, click Help and UI Options.
2. For the User Interface Policy option, select Detailed or Expert.
3. Click the
4. On the menu bar, click Media and select Design Pages > Manage Ad Hoc Pages.
5. Click the Add Page tab.
6. Enter a unique name for the ad hoc page.
7. Click the button.
5.8.1 Managing Ad Hoc Pages
To view or modify an ad hoc page, follow these steps:
1. On the menu bar, click Media and select Design Pages > Manage Ad hoc Pages.
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