With the Planner App, frame-accurate broadcast schedules for each day can be created with ease. It allows to add trailers, secondary events and advertisements to the program plan previously created in the Programmer App. These features can either be created manually or automatically by using wizards.

1 Overview

When the planner is opened for the first time, the programs and the commercial breaks are visible. The
times are fixed with the pins.The header in the plan can be configured with a right-click or via the plus button.

Display Options Menu:
This menu allows users to customize which information is visible in the planning view by toggling different
display layers on or off. All expansion options are currently enabled except for showing secondaries.

Display Options Menu: Controls the visibility and expansion of different elements in the planner
Expand all elements: Expands all items in the schedule view (checked/active)
Expand slots: Expands time slots to show more details (checked/active)
Expand blocks: Expands blocks to display their contents (checked/active)
Expand versions: Expands version information for events (checked/active)
Expand ad breaks: Expands commercial breaks to show details (checked/active)
Show secondaries: Shows secondary events or metadata (unchecked/inactive

The tabs below the plan provide insight into the statuses of the different areas, e. g. trailers.

2 Import content

Content, e. g. trailers or commercials, can be imported if the corresponding imports have been established.

After selecting an import in the Connect tab, e. g. a commercial import, the import file can be browsed or added by drag and drop.

During the execution of imports and exports, work can continue. Clicking on the job icon displays the statuses of all jobs.

The next step is to navigate to the Plan tab and then to the corresponding section. Here, the Import icon has to be clicked.

Elements are displayed with a red dot when they have not yet been transferred to the schedule.
Via Expand all, the individual elements within the block become visible. The Import into plan button schedules the elements in the plan.

The status displays green when all elements have been placed in the schedule.

3 Schedule content manually

After selecting the content type on the left-side menu (trailers, design & secondary elements, advertisements and program versions), it can be scheduled via drag and drop. Content can also be scheduled from folders, favorites or from the clipboard.

Multiple elements can be selected with SHIFT; they are scheduled in the order they were selected.

The context menu contains a variety of options. Those will be listed and explained down below.

Event settings: Opens the settings for the selected event.
Edit version: Allows editing of the event's version.
Edit asset: Edits the associated asset/media.
Edit series: Edits the series information.
Unpin: Removes the time lock/pin from the event.
Split segment: Splits the event into multiple segments.
Change version: Switches to a different version of the event.
Add ad break: Adds a commercial break at this position.
Correct event length: Corrects the duration of the event.
Edit time: Changes the start/end time of the event.
Resolve conflict by shortening: Resolves time conflicts by shortening (grayed out/inactive).
Fill gaps by lengthening: Fills gaps by lengthening (grayed out/inactive).
Planning status: Manages the planning status of the event.
Layout: Changes the display/layout.
Add to clipboard: Copies the event to the clipboard.
Delete: Deletes the event from the schedule.