Cloud Signage/Screens/Bulk Operations

Bulk Operations

Tick the boxes beside the screens in the Screens section, and a Next button appears. It lets you perform the options covered so far on many screens together.

The All Screens list with two screens ticked, the 2 Screens Selected badge above the table, and the Next button at the top right of the listTick the boxesNext button appears

Click Next. The options on the left are the bulk operations, and the screens they act on are listed on the right. Selected screens at the top of the right menu, lists these screens again. The red delete button on a row takes that screen out of the selection.

The Screens Operations page: the list of bulk operations down the left, from Screen Settings to Network Uptime, and the Selected Screens table on the right with the two chosen screensBulk operationsScreens they act on

Screen Settings

Changes the same settings on every selected screen at once. Its options are like the Configurations tab of a single screen.

The Screen Settings panel: the Apply Settings and Settings History tabs, the Save Configurations button, the yellow note, and the General Settings controls with each one at Not SetThe form, and a record of each changeSends the changed controls to the screensKeeps each screen's own value

Top tabs

  • Apply Settings: the form below. Every control starts at Not Set.
  • Settings History: a record of each settings change, with the screens, the setting and the date.

Not Set

A control left at Not Set keeps each screen’s own value. Only the controls you change are sent to the screens.

Each control opens at Not Set. Turn it on or off, click Save Configurations, and the setting changes on the selected screens. You can check it in each screen’s Configurations tab. The control shows your choice for the rest of that visit, so you can quickly review the changes you came to make before you leave. Come back later, and it shows Not Set again. To see what you changed on different visits, open the Settings History tab.

Available controls

  • General Settings: Fit Content, Screen Orientation, Analytics, Native Video Player, Adaptive Playback.
  • Location Settings: a map, a location search, and fields for the address.
  • Player Settings: Built-in App Rotation, Device Volume, Auto Start at Boot, Dot Indicators, Keep On Top, Device Protection.
  • Kiosk Settings: Tablet Mode, Device Owner.
  • Schedule Brightness and Screen Turn Off Schedule.
  • Contact Details: On Site Staff Information and On-Site Screen Information.

Click Save Configurations at the top right to apply them.

Screen Actions

Four actions that run on every selected screen at once. Each one is a card with a short description and its own button.

The Screen Actions panel with four cards, Clear Cache, Clear Schedule, Restart Player and Restart Device, each with its button on the right
  • Clear Cache: clears all the cached data from the selected screens.
  • Clear Schedule: removes every scheduled playlist from the selected screens.
  • Restart Player: restarts the signage app on the selected screens.
  • Restart Device: restarts the selected screens. It works with rooted devices only.

Publish Media

Sends media files and widgets to every selected screen.

The Publish Media panel: the Assign Media and Remove Media tabs, the Default Duration and Type fields with the Publish button, the empty Active Media area, and the Library on the right with its tabs, search and filtersAssign or remove mediaAppend, or publish as a new playlistDrag files hereYour Library

Top tabs

  • Assign Media: pick media from your Library and publish it.
  • Remove Media: removes published media from the selected screens.

Form fields

  • Default Duration (sec) if not set: how long each item plays, when the item has no duration of its own.
  • Type: Append data in existing playlist adds the media to the playlist each screen is playing. Publish as new playlist publishes the media as a new playlist and removes what screen was playing until now.

Library

The right panel shows your Library.

  • Tabs: Media Files and Widgets.
  • Filters: All, Images, Videos, Folders.
  • Search: finds a file by its name.

Active Media

Drag files from the right panel into Active Media in the middle. Each file shows a thumbnail, a duration control (– and +), a schedule button and a red × to remove it. Total Duration at the top right in this panel adds them up. Click Publish at the top right to send them to every selected screen.

Publish Playlist

Sends one playlist to every selected screen.

The Publish Playlist panel: the Publish, Remove Schedule and Remove Playlist tabs, the yellow note with the steps, and a grid of playlist tilesClick a tile to choose it

Publish

The Publish tab sends a playlist to every selected screen, either right away or at a date and time you choose.

Follow the steps in the yellow note on the screenshot.

The grid below shows your playlists. Click a tile, and the Publish and Schedule buttons appear at the top right.

The Publish Playlist panel after a tile is clicked: the chosen tile is highlighted, and the Publish and Schedule buttons now show at the top rightAppear after you click a tileThe tile you clicked

Remove Playlist

Removes the playlist from every selected screen.

The Remove Playlist panel: the yellow note and the red Remove Playlist buttonRemoves it from every selected screen

Click the red Remove Playlist button.

Add Screens to Group

Adds every selected screen to a group. Groups have their own pages: Groups overview and Group Settings.

The Add Screens to Group panel: the yellow note, the search field, the New Group and Add Selected Screens buttons, and the table of groups with a checkbox on each rowOpens the Create Group dialogTick one or more groups

The table

Each group is a row with a checkbox, the group name, the total screens, the playlist it is playing and the date it was created. Tick one or more groups, then click Add Selected Screens at the top right.

+ New Group, beside the search field, opens the Create Group dialog. The steps are in Create a New Group.

Add/Remove Tags

Adds tags to, or removes them from, every selected screen.

The Add/Remove Tags panel: the Add Tags, Remove Tags and History tabs, the yellow note, the Tags field and the Add Tags buttonAdd, remove, or see past changesType the tag names here

Top tabs

  • Add Tags: adds tags to the selected screens.
  • Remove Tags: removes tags from the selected screens.
  • History: a record of past tag changes, with the date and time.

Form

  • Tags: type the tag names here.
  • Add Tags / Remove Tags: the button on the right applies the change.

Type a tag name in the Tags field, then press Enter. Only then does the system recognize it as a tag, and you can add or remove it.

Add Custom Params

Sets custom params on every selected screen at once, with a value for each screen under the same key.

The Add Custom Params panel: the yellow note with the steps, and the Custom Parameters table with a row for each selected screen, a parameter column, the Add New button and the Save buttonSends the values to the screensAdds a column for a new parameterA value for each screen

Follow the steps in the yellow note on the screenshot.

Layout

A table titled Custom Parameters, with one row for each selected screen and one column for each parameter.

+ Add New

Click + Add New at the top right of the table. The New Parameter dialog opens. Type a name in Parameter Name and click Create Parameter.

The dialog closes, and a new column with that name joins the table, with a delete button beside its name. Every cell in the column can be edited.

Fill in the values. Enter a value for each screen in the new column. The same key can carry a different value on each screen. Click Save at the top right to send the params to all the selected screens.

A single screen’s values also show on its Custom Params tab.

Take Screenshots

Takes a screenshot from every selected screen. It works with rooted devices only.

The Take Screenshots panel: the yellow note, the All filter, the Live data view toggle, the Request Screenshots button, and one tile for each selected screenShows screens by statusTakes the screenshotsOne tile for each selected screen

Follow the steps in the yellow note on the screenshot.

Toolbar

  • All ▾: shows the screens by status, Online or Offline.
  • Live data view (toggle): shows each screen’s content from the CMS.
  • Request Screenshots (blue button): takes the screenshots.

Tiles

One tile for each selected screen, with the screen name. Before a request, a tile reads “Click on ‘Request Screenshots’ to get the screenshot”, or “Screen Disconnected” when the screen is offline. After the request, each online screen’s tile shows its screenshot.

Export Analytics

Exports analytics for every selected screen.

The Export Analytics panel: the yellow note, the line showing how many selected screens have analytics turned off, the From Date and To Date fields, the Export and Export Grouped Analytics buttons, and the Stored Analytics tableThe date rangeAdds a row to Stored AnalyticsDownloads an Excel sheetDownload a report again later

Follow the steps in the yellow note on the screenshot.

Form

The small blue line above the dates shows how many of the selected screens have analytics turned off. Analytics is turned on for each screen in its Configurations tab, under General Settings.

  • From Date / To Date: the date range, up to 30 days apart.
  • Export: starts the export. It appears in the Stored Analytics table below.
  • Export Grouped Analytics: downloads the analytics to your computer as an Excel sheet.

Stored Analytics

Each export is a row with #, Screens, From Date, To Date, Status, Created At, and an eye button and a Download button under Action. Status reads Completed once the report is ready. A report stays in the table, so you can download it again later.

Network Uptime

Shows when each selected screen was online and offline over the last 15 days.

The Network Uptime panel: the Calendar View and Sheet View tabs, the yellow note, the Export PDF and Export CSV buttons, and the calendar for one selected screen with hours down the side and dates across the topThe same data as a calendar or a tableDownloads the dataHours down the side, dates across the top

Top tabs

  • Calendar View: the uptime laid out by hour and date.
  • Sheet View: the same data as a table.

Toolbar buttons

  • Export PDF: downloads the data as a PDF.
  • Export CSV: downloads the data as a CSV.

For one screen, see its Network Uptime tab.

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