The Playlists tab allows users to organize a compilation of video assets from within title pages. Users can view and edit existing playlists, create new ones, and even submit playlists for orders.
Users will find playlists associated to titles from within the Assets tab of Title Pages.
Upon selecting the Playlists tab, a drop-down menu will open listing all playlists associated to this title.
To create a new Playlist, make sure no playlists are selected and click the 'Select Action' field. The drop-down menu will list, 'Create a New Playlist'.
Within this window, users must fill out all required fields indicated by the red asterisks. Metadata such as Title, Provider, Provider Title ID, and Variant ID will be pre-filled from the title page the playlist is being created in.
Users can associate any assets for this playlist from within the Add Assets window. Users can search through the “keyword” and/or through the expansive list of “Title Types”, “Asset Content Types” and even by “Language” or by a combination of all of these filters.
From the search results, users may further organize an asset through the Pre- / Post-Roll drop-down menu
Users also have the ability to identify if a video is Skippable. This means a platform customer can skip or fast-forward the video by selecting the checkbox within that column.
When users select the blue plus by the Asset, it will populate within their Playlist Items above. Once all the assets for a playlist are set, users should select the 'Save' button along the bottom of the window.
That newly created Playlist will populate within the Playlist tab. Users can navigate to the orders associated to that playlist by selecting 'View Orders'. Users will find playlist items by selecting the 'View Assets' button. The playlist will expand.
Along the left-hand side of the expanded playlist, users can drag and drop playlist items to reorganize the position. Upon moving these items, users should select 'Save Position' along the bottom. To add more items to a playlist, select “Add to Playlist”, to re-open the 'Add Assets' window.
When a particular Playlist is selected, users will find the options, 'Duplicate Playlist' and 'Create Order' within the 'Select Action' drop-down menu.
Selecting 'Create Order' will generate an order for this playlist.
For more information on creating orders, click here.