Audio clip

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Audio clips are MP3 files loaded into the platform. Audio clips are the building block of the audio schedule and are performed sequentially from by the player.

 

 

It is possible to create, retrieve, update and delete a clip.

 

1.To create a new record, click on the New button and fill the detail page shown.
2.To update an existing record, select the desired record from the list and click on the Edit button. An editable detail page is shown.
3.To delete a record, select the desired record from the list and click on the Delete button.
 

The following functions are provided to help you select and search the records:

Find: Performs a search, looking for the text in the box within the record fields. The search is started after pressing the go button.

Category: Is a drop down list containing the list of all clip categories and the option All. You can use it to filter the list showing all records (All) or all records belonging to a specific category.
 

Alphabetic buttons

All: All records are shown

[0-9]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with a number are shown.

[a,b...]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with the selected letter are shown.

Paging: Using the << (previous page) and >> (next page) it is possible to scroll through the pages if they exceed the maximum number of records displayed in single page..

 

Display filter

The options available in the Show combo box change following the privileges grant by the user roles.

The Shared option is always visible, the other available options are:

1.Owner: All records owned by the current user are shown.
2.Service: All records owned by users belonging to current user's service are shown
3.Area: All records owned by users belonging to current user's area are shown
4.All: All records are shown
5.Shared: All records shared by other users are shown. The additional privileges for record change, deletion and in-context task availability are grant by the record owner.

 

The Audio preview in-context task can be used to listen the clip before publishing.

 

Clip details

The detail page for the selected object contains the record fields, the in-context tasks and the scroll buttons.

The record list available is shaped by the selections and filters applied to the summary. The active filters are shown below the title, at the right of the icon.

 

The Name field is required and it's used to identify a clip within a schedule.

The Customer list box is used to associate a clip with a customer. It is used to generate customer specific reports.

The Category list box is used to associate a clip with its category.

The Notes or description field is optional.

 

 

Selezione file

To select the audio file for the clip, click on Browse. Click on Load to confirm your selection. An audio clip has always the mp3 extension.

 

At the lower bottom of the page, the following buttons are available:

1.Cancel: goes back to the summary leaving the record unchanged.
2.New: clears all fields and prepares for a new record creation.
3.Save: This button is enabled only if there is unsaved data. Clicking on it the data is saved and a label showing the last change date and time is shown.
4.Publish: if enabled by the user role, makes the last changes available to the remote player machine.
5.Delete: upon confirmation, this button deletes the current record. The record will not be deleted if associated to other objects.
6.Scroll to first (<<) and to last record (>>)
7.Scroll to previous record (<) or next record (>)
8.At the right of the buttons is shown the number of the current record along with the total number of records (record no./record total).
9.The icon indicates that there are unpublished changes.To make the last changes available to the player machine a publishing is needed.