How to schedule a playlist in MAWi

How to Schedule a playlist in MAWi

Introduction


One of the key features of MAWi is its scheduling capability, which allows you to schedule playlists to play on your displays at specific times and on specific days. With this feature, you can easily create schedules for your content, ensuring that your displays show the right content at the right time to your audience. The scheduling feature in MAWi is flexible and easy to use, giving you complete control over your digital signage content.


Getting started 


To schedule a playlist, follow these steps:

1. Select the screen where you want to schedule the playlist.
2. Assign the desired playlist to the selected screen, by one of the following options:

a. Drag and drop the playlist from the Library area onto the screen's thumbnail. This will assign the playlist to the selected screen.
b. Select the screen and choose the desired playlist from the Content drop-down list.

3. Click on the "Schedule" button to set the scheduling options for the playlist.







When you click on the "Schedule" button for a playlist, you will see a menu with four options:

Off - The "Off" option in the scheduling menu allows you to turn off or delete the schedule for the selected playlist. If you have previously scheduled the playlist, selecting the "Off" option will remove the scheduling options and the playlist will no longer play on a schedule.




Daily - With this option, you can set the scheduling options for the playlist for every day. You can choose to play the playlist "All Day" or specify a start time and end time for the playlist. Once you have set the scheduling options, click on "Save Schedule" to save them.





Weekly - This option allows you to set the scheduling options for the playlist for specific days of the week. You can choose to play the playlist "All Day" for every selected day or specify a start time and end time for the playlist for each day of the week. To select the days of the week, simply check the boxes next to the corresponding days in the list. Please note that the content will start at 00:00 and end at 11:59 PM for the selected days of the week.





Range - This option in the scheduling menu enables you to create a schedule based on a specific date range. You can choose a start and end date for the schedule and specify the playlist's start and end time. If you select the "All Day" option, the content will start playing at 00:00 AM on the selected date. Alternatively, you can set a specific date and time for the playlist by specifying the start and end time along with the start and end dates.




Note


You can create and manage multiple schedules for a single display using the Schedule option located on the right-hand side. For example, you could create a playlist that runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays all day, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 15:00 to 16:00. You can edit both schedules from the Schedule Menu.





            


Edit a current schedule



To edit a created schedule, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Schedule Menu.
2. Select the option "Day," "Week," or "Month" based on the type of schedule you created.
3. Locate the schedule that you want to edit and click on it.
4. Here, you can modify the start time and end time of the schedule or change the days of the week on which the playlist is scheduled to play.
5. Once you have made your desired changes, click on "Save Schedule" to save the updated schedule.






Delete a current schedule



To delete a schedule, you can follow the same steps as editing a schedule:

1. Go to the Schedule Menu.
2. Select the option "Day," "Week," or "Month" based on the type of schedule you created.
3. Locate the schedule that you want to delete and click on it.
4. Select the "Off" option to turn off the schedule without removing it from the calendar.
If you want to completely remove the schedule from the calendar, use the "Remove from calendar" option.
Please note that this action cannot be undone, so be sure that you want to permanently delete the schedule.
5. Click on "Save Schedule" to confirm your changes.



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