Channel groups

This feature enables you to organise channels into groups which can then be added directly to Live subscriptions or rails within the Rails Builder. Groups can be nested under others in a parent/child relationship, and unlike nodes, you can link a child group to more than one parent. See also Configuring dynamic content groups.

Displaying channel groups

Clicking a group in the left panel displays the content in the right-panel. The Showing menu in the right-panel enables you to choose to display just channels, groups or both. The  icon denotes a group; clicking a group displays the channels in that group.

Re-ordering items in a group

Ordering mode allows you to manually change the order of the items displayed in the right-panel, enabling you to organise channels and child groups here before adding them to subscriptions or rails.

When Ordering Mode is applied, the grid is split into two sections: Manually Ordered at the top, followed by Ordered by Creation Date beneath. In the Manually Ordered section, you can arrange channels and child groups as required, while the remaining items are ordered by creation date as normal. You cannot change the order of the items in the creation date section, and items in the grid will remain in the configured order when Ordering Mode is switched off.

Clicking a header row category when Ordering Mode is active switches it off.

Manually ordering items

With Ordering Mode set to On:

To add items to the manually ordered section of the grid, locate the required item in the right-panel, and either:

• Select Display Ordering from the  menu and select whether you want to add the item in the first or last position in the manual ordered section.

• Drag the item to the required position in the Manually Ordered section using the  handles.

You can change the order of the items within the manually ordered section by dragging and dropping using the  handles.

To remove items from the manually ordered section of the grid, locate the required item in the right-panel, and either:

• Select Display Ordering from the  menu and click Remove from ordered grid.

• Drag the item directly to the Ordered by Creation Date section using the  handles.

Creating channel groups

Groups are created at the root level.

To create a channel group:

1. On the Live Channels  list page, in the left panel, click ADD GROUP .
2. The Create New Channel Group page is displayed, enter a Name, Title and the Group Validity dates.
3. Click the ADD GROUP button.

Creating child groups

To create a child group:

1. Locate the required group in the left-panel, and select Add Child Group... from the  menu.
2. On the Create New Channel Group page, enter a Name, Title and Group Validity dates, and click the ADD GROUP button.

Linking and moving channel groups

A child group can have more than one parent, i.e. the same group can be listed in more than one place. 

To move a child group to another parent or link a child group to multiple parents:

1. Locate the required group in the left-panel and drag it to the new parent using the  handles
2. The Link/Move message is displayed:
   • To move the group, click the MOVE button.
   • To link the group to another, click LINK.  

   A confirmation message will be displayed in the banner

To unlink a group:

1. Locate the required group in the left-panel, and select Unlink Group... from the  menu.

2. A confirmation message is displayed; click the UNLINK GROUP button.

   

   A child group that has been unlinked from its parent(s) will be displayed as a root group.

Editing groups

To edit the properties of a group:

1. Locate the required group in the left-panel, and select Edit Group...  from the  menu.
2. On the Edit Channel Group page, change the Name, Title and Group Validity dates as required, and click the SAVE CHANGES button.

Deleting groups

To delete a group

1. Locate the required group in the left-panel, and select Delete Group... from the  menu.

2. A confirmation message is displayed; click the DELETE GROUP button.