Adding content on a rail
Select the template, and in the required rail:
- To add content to a new rail, click the ADD CONTENT... button.
- To add content to an existing rail, click MANAGE CONTENT .
- You can add additional properties by clicking Add additional properties and entering your custom Key/Value pairs.
Content
To add content to the rail:
- Select the Content tab.
- Click the Add icon for the required item(s). You can drill down or search for items in the usual way.
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Groups
To add groups, to the rail:
- Select the Groups tab.
- Click the Add icon for the required item(s).
- Select the maximum number of items from the selected group to be returned on the rail.
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Recommendations
To add recommendations to the rail:
- Select the Recommendations tab.
- Click the Add icon for the required item(s).
- Select the type of recommendations to be made and the maximum number of recommendations to be returned on the rail.
- Optionally, to select a content item to seed a recommendation context; select the Content Type and click ADD CONTENT.
- Click the Add icon for the required content type and click the ADD button.
- For Deeplink content type, enter the link in the field.
- To add any filters click ADD FIELD, select the Field and enter the required filter.
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Nodes
To add nodes to the rail:
- Select the Nodes tab.
- Click the Add icon for the required item(s).
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Live events
To add Live events to the rail.
- Select the Live Events tab and click the Add icon for the required item(s).
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Channels
To add channels to the rail:
- Select the Channels tab.
- Click the Add icon for the required item(s).
- Click Edit Properties, select the number of events to be displayed or the channel and click the OK button
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Personalised content
To add personalised content to a rail:
- Select the Personalised tab.
- Click the Add icon for the required item(s) and referring to the table below, enter the necessary details.
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Field | Description |
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Continue Watching | Display items that users have started watching on the rail. |
Number of Items | Select the maximum number of Continue Watching items to be returned on the rail. |
My List | Display users' favourite items on the rail. |
Number of Items | Select the maximum number of My List items to be returned on the rail. |
Network Recordings | Display users' own network recordings on the rail. |
Number of Items | Select the maximum number of Network Recordings items to be returned on the rail. |
Recently Watched | Display items that users have recently watched on the rail. |
Custom
To add a custom section driven by additional properties:
- Select the Custom tab
- .Click the Add icon.
- In the new item in the right-panel, click Edit Properties.
- Enter a Name and select the number of items to be included in the rail.
- Click ADD PROPERTY, specify the additional properties for the content and click the OK button.
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Pre-curated content
To add pre-curated content to a rail:
- Select the Pre-Curated tab.
- Referring to the table below, enter the necessary details and click the Add icon.
- Click the SAVE CHANGES button, and on the confirmation screen, click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Field | Description |
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External Providers | Select the external provider for the pre-curated content; see External providers. |
Content List | Select the list for the content; see External providers. |
Number of Items | Select the maximum number of pre-curated items to be returned on the rail. |
Select an Action Type | Select the default client action for each content item. |
Image Type | Select the image type for each content item. |