Newsfeed Properties - Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual

3.4.6 Newsfeed Properties

The iCC holds a newsfeed's properties in a number of locations. Access each group of properties by:
Clicking the button for the newsfeed on the Media > Newsfeeds page (see
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properties).
Clicking the button for the newsfeed in the playlist. The iCC displays some properties on the Media tab and some on
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the Style tab.
The newsfeed properties on the playlist Media tab are:
Item Type Indicates who can make changes to the set up on this page (click the Save Changes and change Item
Type button to alter this).
Ad Hoc Entry Label Enter a reference label for the iCC to use in the playlist Media column.
Allowed Choices Select which newsfeeds the ad hoc user can choose:
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Default Newsfeed Select the default newsfeed from the drop-down list.
Fields Select whether to display components of the newsfeed other than the content:
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Customization Status Indicates the newsfeed selection status.
The newsfeed properties on the playlist Style tab are:
Item Selection Choose the properties that specify how you want the iCC to choose from and sequence the newsfeed
articles:
Item If you need to synchronize between zones, select the appropriate option for your synchronization
Synchronization strategy:
You may want to show the headline in one zone and the details in another zone: see
Playlist Displays Between Zones
All Available Newsfeeds – User can choose from any of the newsfeeds you have added.
Only Selected Newsfeeds – User can choose only from the newsfeeds you check.
Title – Newsfeed title.
Description – Newsfeed summary description.
Play all Items – Play all of the articles.
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Play only the first n items – Play just this number of articles.
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Play all Items in groups of n items – Jump this number of articles before playing the next article.
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Select items sequentially – Play articles in title order. Numbers come before letters and uppercase
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characters before lowercase (for example, '1' comes before 'A' which comes before 'a').
Select items at random – Play articles at random (shuffle play).
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Slave - track changes to Master – The media shown in this zone is controlled from a master zone.
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Master – This zone controls the media shown in a slave zone.
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iCOMPEL Content Commander User Guide
for how to keep the displays aligned.
Newsfeeds for a description of those
Synchronizing
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