2.1 Tab Start

Saves the current program plan.

A click on this button opens a new scheduling window. This will be empty since the desired channel and time period that needs to be opened has to be selected at first. To open a program schedule, select the service from the channel-list and the start date (see 1.3 General Functions).

Enter the number of days that should be opened and load the program plan with the button . You can open various scheduling windows of different channels or time periods at the same time (another scheduling window of the same time and channel can only be accessed read-only).

Please mind to resolve the locking (write-protection) to edit a plan or to write-protect it so other users can edit the plan.

Variants are program schedules that refer to a certain channel and serve as alternative to the actual schedule. This can be useful in various ways:

• Variants can serve as alternative in case you have to ponder between several options.
• Variants can serve as substitute schedules, in case scheduled events have to be cancelled or take more time than expected.

Variants are stored in the database and can be transferred to the actual schedule if required. Every user who is entitled to edit a program plan is also entitled to edit the corresponding variants. It is possible to create variations for planned services. The variations are special copies of the planned service that are flagged as Cannot be planned. However, the other settings and parameters (including the user rights) are copied to the variants.

In the Programmer, you can copy the real plan for a certain time frame from a main service to the variant with this button.

The alternative schedule in the variant can be edited in the Programmer in the usual way. If you would like to copy this schedule from the variant to the main service, you can also use the assistant Activate/copy variation. It is also possible to save the original schedule in another variant. If this option is selected, the schedule of the main service is copied to the backup variation before the variation plan is copied to the main service.

To close the program plan after saving it please use the cross button in the title bar or press this button.

Opens the dialog Edit event.

For each scheduled event you may view or edit the program data of the program or series episode in the dialog Edit program. Select the scheduled event and click Show program in the context menu of the right mouse or click this button. Here you will find detailed information in the various tabs, e. g. on the program version, texts, materials, on the parental rating data, on the length of the program or video and audio settings.

In case the scheduled event is a series, you may also show and edit the series data. Click Show series in the context menu of the right mouse or click this button while selecting the event. The dialog Edit series opens. Here, you may edit the episode lengths, titel types and you may add further episodes.

In case the scheduled event is a sequence, you may also show and edit the sequence data. Click Show sequence in the context menu of the right mouse or click this button while selecting the event. The dialog Edit sequence opens.

The dialog Edit asset also is a ContentExplorer dialog. Usually the material data is collected in the ContentExplorer in the various tags of this dialog. However, you may also view and edit these data within the Programmer and Planner. For further information, please see the ContentExplorer User Guide.

This function allows you to insert ad breaks individually for scheduled events provided that you haven‘t inserted the ad breaks already via a loaded slot template. You can position them before, within or behind scheduled events in the program schedule. With this function you can insert the ad breaks either

• before the event
• within the event or
• after the event.

1. Please select the event (or several events by multi-selection by pressing the key [SHIFT]) and choose the option Insert ad break in the context menu of the right mouse or click this button.
2. Please select the position of the ad break (before, within or after the event).
3. The dialog Indicate duration of ad break opens.
4. Enter the duration of the ad break and click OK. The ad break will be inserted according to your specifications.

To enter the settings for printing the program plan, open the dialog Settings for Print List with this button. The preview will open after affirming the setting with OK.