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Venus Scheduling: How do I day part a playlist in Venus Control Suite?

Topic

  • How do I day part a playlist in Venus Control Suite?
  • Can I schedule content to play at different, specified dates and times?
  • My display isn't rotating its content correctly at the desired times.

Environment

  • Product: Venus Basic, Venus Select, Venus Professional, Venus Enterprise
  • Components: Venus Pro Ad Grid, Venus Pro Playlist
  • Control System: Venus Cloud-Based, Venus Local

Venus Package Requirements: Venus Control Suite Package Choices
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Steps

  1. Log into Venus Control Suite Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
  2. Select Scheduling from the My Apps menu.

🔽Click on the arrows to expand each section 

To Edit Properties

For details on creating a new playlist or finding an existing, see Venus Scheduling: How do I schedule content in Venus Control Suite?  

Click on the Playlist information tile and the Playlist Properties will slide-out from the right side. 

From Playlist Properties, adjust the name, dates, ranges and modes for the playlist.

  1. Add a descriptive name to the playlist. 
  2. Select Active or Inactive for the playlist state. 
  3. Select Exclusive or off if this is not needed. Venus Scheduling: How do I use an exclusive playlist?
  4. Set the timing.
    1. Pick an Initial Start Date. You may also pick an end date if desired.
    2. Select which days of the week you would like the playlist to run.
    3. Under the Daily Time range put it as 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM to ensure you can day part the content.
  5. Select the Playlist Mode.  This is something to consider if you have multiple active playlists.  
  6. Add tags to the playlist by entering a title and clicking +.

Click on the X in the top right corner to close the slide-out.

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To Edit Media Files
  1. Click Edit under Playlist Files.
  2. Add files from Media Library into Playlist Files and click Save.
  3. Click on the first piece of content and a new window will open.
    1. Click on Date Range to select a date for the individual piece of content.
    2. Click on Days of Week to set to play for specific days of week for the individual piece of content.
    3. Click on Time Range to change the time range for the individual piece of content.
  4. Click Save.

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Repeat steps on the other pieces of content to day-part them.

Assign displays to playlist
  1. Click + next to Displays to select the displays the new playlist will appear on.
  2. A right side-out should appear that lists your account's displays. 
  3. Select the displays.  A check mark identifies which display(s) you have selected and generates a list under the Displays tile.
  4. Click on the X in the top right corner to close the slide-out.

Saving a playlist

  1. Select either Save or Save As from the drop-down menu. 
    2. If you selected Save As, enter a new title for the Playlist.

Related Resources

Venus Scheduling: How do I schedule content in Venus Control Suite?



 
 

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