Introduction to Signage Channels in Appspace

Signage Channels in Appspace are channels for creating Fullscreen or Multizone digital signage experiences. Use Signage Channels to organize, preview, configure, and publish content to devices and web destinations from the Channels module.

For: Communicators and IT Administrators --- Signage Channel Overview

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How It Works

A Signage Channel is a channel type in Appspace that supports digital signage playback. When you create a Signage Channel, you choose whether the channel uses a Fullscreen or Multizone content workflow.

A Fullscreen Signage Channel displays one content area at a time. Use a Fullscreen Signage Channel when you want content such as cards, images, or videos to occupy the full screen.

A Multizone Signage Channel displays multiple content areas in the same layout. Use a Multizone Signage Channel when different content should appear in separate zones, such as a main content area and a sidebar.

Fullscreen and Multizone Channels

When you create a Signage Channel, select one of the available content workflows:

• Fullscreen: Creates a Fullscreen Signage Channel with one full-screen content area.
• Multizone: Creates a Multizone Signage Channel from a layout template with multiple content zones.

Fullscreen Signage Channels are best for simple signage experiences where one piece of content plays across the entire display. Multizone Signage Channels are best for displays that need multiple sections, such as announcements, news, weather, schedules, images, or widgets shown at the same time.

What You Can Do with Signage Channels

After you create a Signage Channel, you can use the channel tabs to manage its content and configuration.

• Edit: Add and manage content in the channel. In Multizone Signage Channels, you can manage layouts, add content to each zone, and configure widgets.
• Schedule: Manage layout schedules for Multizone Signage Channels when layout scheduling is enabled.
• Actions: Configure channel actions for Multizone Signage Channels only.
• Preview: Review how the channel appears before publishing.
• Publish: Publish the channel to supported destinations, including devices and web.
• Settings: Configure general channel details, permissions, approvals, and properties.

Signage Channel Settings and Permissions

Signage Channel settings control the channel details, workflow, resolution, syncing, scheduling, permissions, approvals, and custom properties.

• Publishers: Have Manage Sign permissions and can manage the channel, configure settings, publish content, approve changes, and delete the channel.
• Editors: Have Manage Content permissions and can add, delete, and manage content in the channel.
• Schedulers: Have Manage Schedule permissions and can manage scheduling when scheduling permissions are available.

Widget permissions are configured from each individual widget, not from the channel Permissions tab.

Key Terms

• Signage Channel: A channel used to create and publish digital signage content in Appspace.
• Fullscreen Signage Channel: A Signage Channel workflow that displays content in one full-screen area.
• Multizone Signage Channel: A Signage Channel workflow that displays content in multiple areas within the same layout.
• Layout: The arrangement of zones in a Multizone Signage Channel.
• Zone: A content area within a Multizone layout, such as Main or Sidebar.
• Widget: A configurable component that adds dynamic content or functionality to a Multizone Signage Channel, such as weather, RSS feeds, clocks, tickers, calendars, tables, text, or media zones.
• Actions: Configurable behavior that responds to supported events in a Multizone Signage Channel.

Related Articles

• Create a Fullscreen Signage Channel
• Create a Multizone Signage Channel
• Configure Signage Channel Actions
• Configure Signage Channel Settings
• Publish a Signage Channel to Devices