Creating, editing and deleting layouts

Layouts enable you to display various content at different times for a template. For example, you could have a sports template with a particular layout for Saturdays which emphasises Premier League football.

Any changes you make to a layout result in a new version of the layout being created; you can view a list of versions and revert to an earlier one if required. For example, where updates in the current layout are no longer appropriate, it would be quicker to revert to the previous layout than to change the current layout. A new identical version is created and shown on the history screen when reverting to an earlier layout.

Default layout

The default layout is used as a fallback. It is intended to mitigate any issues with unexpected schedule gaps, such as where no view matches the users request criteria or no current view has been scheduled due to technical or other issues. A default layout has no end date, and when no other layout is available, it will be returned to a device requesting a response from Rails builder services.

Setting the default layout

You will need to set one layout for each template as the default; see Scheduling layouts for details.

Creating layouts

When you create a template, the first layout is created automatically. It will contain the settings made in the template, which can be changed if required (see Editing layouts below).

To create additional layouts:

1. On the Rails Builder page Layouts panel, click ADD NEW .
2. On the Create Layout page, select the required locale, and referring to the table below, enter and select the required details. 
3. If required, you can specify Additional Properties for the layout. Click ADD PROPERTY and enter your custom Key/Value pairs.
4. Click the CREATE LAYOUT button to save the template.

Additional Properties

These enable you to apply additional formatting to layouts per your organisation's requirements.

Key/Value pairs are created by clients and are not controlled by NAGRA. 

Duplicating layouts

To duplicate a layout:

1. On the Rails Builder page, select Duplicate Layout... from the relevant layout  menu.
2. On the Duplicate Layout page, select the required locale, and referring to the tables above, enter and select the required details. 
3. Click the CREATE LAYOUT button to save the layout.

You can also duplicate a layout on the Schedule Layout by clicking  Duplicate Layout.

Editing layouts

To edit a layout:

1. On the Rails Builder page, select  Edit Layout... from the relevant layout  menu.
2. Referring to the tables above, change the details as required.
3. Click the EDIT LAYOUT button to save the changes.

You can also edit a layout on the Schedule Layout page by clicking  Edit Layout.

Rolling back a layout

The Layout History page enables you to see a record of all the changes to layouts and rails within a layout. 

To rollback a layout to a previous version:

1. On the Rails Builder page, select Layout History from the layout  menu.
2. Select the required layout version in the Layout History column and click the ROLLBACK... button.
3. A confirmation message is displayed; click the ROLLBACK button.

Deleting layouts

To delete a layout

1. On the Rails Builder page, select Delete Layout... from thelayout  menu.
2. Click the DELETE LAYOUT button on the confirmation screen.