Scheduling

Xibo has a sophisticated scheduling system which allows for the simple creation of complex schedules for Events across Displays/Display Groups.

Events

Events are administered from the Schedule section of the menu and managed from the calendar interface.

The CMS supports scheduling for the following Event types:

1. Layout Event

   Select Published Layouts to schedule to Displays.

2. Campaign

   Select Campaigns to schedule to Displays.

3. Overlay Layout Event

   Specially created Overlay Layouts are scheduled at the same time as existing Layouts to create an overlay of content to be displayed.

4. Interrupt Layout Event

   A Layout that is scheduled as an Interrupt Layout will interrupt your usual schedule to fit around other scheduled Layouts to play for the specified Share of Voice percentage set.

5. Command Event

   A Scheduled Command can be executed by the Player at a specific point in time and therefore this type of event does not need a toDt.

Available Commands can be selected using the Command drop-down menu on the Schedule Event form.

Display Order and Priority are irrelevant when it comes to executing the Command, but may be set in the CMS for organisational purposes.

6. Action Events

Actions allows listening for webhooks independently to Layouts. Users can schedule Action Events to Navigate to a Layout or run a Command.

Schedule Events

Events are scheduled into Dayparts. Select from the two available options when configuring an Event:

• Custom

Create your own To/From dates and times.

• Always

Select to have the event run constantly.

Create your own defined Dayparts for ease of scheduling. Once created these will show in the Dayparting drop down menu for selection!

Priority

Set the Priority of an Event with 0 considered the lowest Priority.

Events of the same Event Type with the highest number will play in preference to lower numbers.

Layouts and Campaigns will be treated as the same Event Type when taking Priorities into consideration.

A good example of when to use Priority, would be in a way to alter the scheduling of a loop of Layouts at a specific time. For example, a normal rotation of Layouts during the day with a Priority Event at lunchtime which shows specific ‘lunch’ information (i.e. Lunchtime specials on a cafe menu).

If a Player had a schedule containing Events of the same Event Type which were all Priority 0, then all of the Events will be shown in rotation together.

If 1 of these Events had a Priority of 1, then this would be the only Event shown.

If there were some Events with Priority 0, some with Priority 1 and some with Priority 2 only the Priority 2 Events will be shown, in a rotation for that Scheduled period (as the highest Priority).