Managing Channels

A Channel displays a sequence of content and display images and videos, but they could also display a website or a single-page application.

This page shows creating and managing channels for Screens.

Pre-requisites:

• Configuring and Deploying Screens
• Creating a Screens Project

Once you create your project for Screens, follow the steps below to create a new Channel for a Screens project:

1. Select the Adobe Experience Manager link (top left) and then Screens. Alternatively, you can go directly to: http://localhost:4502/screens.html/content/screens.
2. Navigate to Screens project and click Channels. 
3. Click Create next to the plus icon in the action bar. A wizard will open (See Channel Types for more information).
4. Select the template from the wizard and click Next.
5. Enter the properties for Title and Tags, More Titles and Description, On/Off Time, and Vanity URL.
6. Click Create and the channel is created and added to your channels folder.

The following template options are available while using the wizard such as:

The following example shows the creation of a Sequence Channel (Channel_One) for a Screens project (Sample_Project).

Important:

Once you create and add content to your channel, the next step is to create a location followed by creating a display. Furthermore you need to assign that channel to a display. See the resources below at the end of the section to learn more.

You can edit, view properties and dashboard, copy, preview, and delete a channel.

To add or edit content in a channel, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the Channel you want to edit (as shown in the figure above).
2. Click Edit from the top left corner of the action bar to edit the channel properties. The editor opens that allows you to add assets/components to your channel that you want to publish.

To view or edit properties of a channel, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the Channel you want to edit.
2. Click Properties from the action bar to view/edit the channel properties. The following tabs allow you to change the options.

To view dashboard of a channel, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the Channel you want to edit.
2. Click View Dashboard from the action bar to view the dashobard. The CHANNEL INFORMATION and ASSIGNED DISPLAYS panel opens, as shown in the figure below:

The channel information panel describes the Channel properties, along with the preview to the channel. Also, it provides you the information on whether the channel is offline or online.

Click on the (...) in the Channel Information action bar to view properties, edit the content, or to update cache (offline content) for the channel.

When you create a channel, it can either be defined as an online or an offline channel.

An Online Channel, will show the updated content in the real time environment whereas an Offline Channel, shows the cached content.

Follow the steps below to make the channel online:

The following table summarizes the events associated with the automatic and manual updates from the device dashboard.

The assigned displays panel shows the display associated to the channel. It provides a snapshot of the assigned display along with the resolution.

The associated displays will list in the Assigned Displays panel, as shown below:

Additionally, click on the display in the ASSIGNED DISPLAYS panel, to view the display information, as shown below:

The next step after creating a channel and adding/editing content in your channel is to learn how to create a location and display. Furthermore, then assign a channel to that display.

See the following resources, for next steps:

Managing Locations

Managing Displays

Assigning Channels