Channels

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Channels are the tabs shown in the UI for the display of independent structures that are also administered independantly e.g. different departments, regions, clients or tenants (in the Picturepark vernacular). The number of channels you can make is regulated by the license.

 

info Please note

Making changes through these consoles might render your system inoperable, pose security risks for your data and users, and result in loss of compliance with data protection regulations as well as Picturepark terms and conditions. Access is dependent on your permissions, license and certification status. If you are unsure of whether you should make changes here please contact support.

 

rights User rights

The channels can be managed in the Web Management Console under "General Configuration". To do this one of the groups the logged in user belongs to needs to have "Manage Channels" and "Manage start pages & header" rights.

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There are two areas in the "Channel" configuration menu under "User Interface":

  • Area on the Left: Addition of new channels (if the license allows), Removal of existing channels and changing of the sort order via drag & drop
  • Area on the Right: Configuration of the channels selected in the area on the left. For example selection of the asset container, the desired header etc.

 

folder_open_blManage Channels

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  1. Addition of a channel of the type:
    1. Asset Browser for the display of the tree and assets inside the new channel. On creation, an element from the tree needs to be selected as the base for the new channel.
    2. URL for the integration of a URL as an iFrame inside the new channel (please check if the URL can be integrated inside an iFrame and bear in mind the certificate eg. use https:// for a Picturepark running over https:// - in order to avoid insecure content error messages inside your channel)
  2. Removal of an existing channel

 

Sorting

The sort order of the channels can be changed via drag&drop. Just select the channel and drag it to the correct position.

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info Tree elements

A channel is bound to a tree element (category / class). Therefore a tree element needs to be available for the creation of a channel. The tree is not moved or copied, but rather referenced in the new channel. Any changes to the tree in the new channel are also taken over in the tree of the "All" channel and vice versa.

 

info Channel Id

The number in the brackets behind the channel name corresponds with the channel Id.

folder_open_blConfigure Channels

The configuration becomes active when the channel is selected and the name of the chanel is shown in the title of the page. Any changes you make to the configuration need to be saved once you are done or they will be lost. The number in the brackets behind the channel name corresponds with the channel ID

 

Basic

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  1. Selection of the tree element that is used as a base for this channel
  2. Selection of the an icon, that is shown in front of the title of the channel. The available icons can be configured in the icon manager.
  3. Selection of a header, where the dropdown shows the ui elements of the type header. If no header is selected the default header which is configured for this Picturepark will be used.
  4. A logout URL can be defined per channel, as long as the general logout url from Picturepark should not be used (generally this is: customer.picturepark.com)

 

info URL channel

In a URL channel an additional field, for the entry of the external URL that should be displayed in the iframe, is shown. Please note that a URL with http:// in a Picturepark running via https:// will result in browser error messages regarding insecure content.

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Configuration (asset browser only)

The standard configuration for the channel is configured here. The user can adjust these to his needs in the UI (view toolbar).

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  1. Selection of the standard view in Picturepark. For example listview or small thumbnails.
  2. With the checkbox "Show all items" you can define if assets from the sub items of the selected tree element should be shown, or only those of the selected tree element. If this option is disabled sub items will be displayed as folder icons in the asset browser.
  3. Configuration of the number of layers opened per default in the tree.
  4. Settings to show the dashboard (enabled (=displayed by default), expanded by default, disabled)
  5. Definition of the sort order, whereby the second sort order only comes into play if the first sort order has identical values. Application: if the newest assets should always show first, then it is recommended to have the first sort order as  "AssetID DESC", if assets with "A" in the title should be shown first, then it is recommended to select "AssetName ASC" for the first sort order.

 

Advanced

A JavaScript, that is carried out every time the channel is selected, can be added under "Advanced". You can add an overlay for the thumbnails here, for example, using JavaScript. The JavaScript defined in the channel always takes precedence over the global scripts (you will find JavaScript examples under global scripts)

 

Favorites (asset browser only)

You can reference tree elements from other channels in this area. If a tag tree from the "All" channel or similar, for example, should be shown in the new channel. In this way a universally applicable structure can be defined (e.g. tags for year, color, country) and this structure can be shown as favourites in different channels. In this way changes to the structure (eg. by adding a new year) are directly taken over in all channels. Please note, only the assets that are tagged in the channel you are in will be visible in that channel.