Managing Schedules
Use the Schedules page to see, filter and edit what's planned, in timeline, calendar and list views.
The Schedules page shows everything that’s planned for your screens. Open it from Schedules in the sidebar. The sidebar item shows a red badge when overrides are running. You need schedules:read to view and schedules:write to change things.
At the top, switch between Schedules and Overrides (see Overrides). Time blocks takes you to Time Blocks, and Create schedule opens the schedule form.
Summary tiles
Section titled “Summary tiles”Total schedules, Active, Playing now and Overrides give you the state at a glance. Click a tile to filter.
Three views
Section titled “Three views”Switch with the toggle, or press 1 Timeline, 2 Calendar, 3 List.
Timeline
Section titled “Timeline”
One row per screen group (expand a group to see its screens) with a column per day of the week. Blocks are sized by time of day. Use the arrows or ← → to move week to week, and Today (T) to jump back. The red line marks now.
Block styles tell you what’s happening (see the legend at the bottom):
- Colour shows content type: Playlist, Campaign, Layout or Media / URL. Idle is time with nothing scheduled.
- Inactive: switched off.
- Shadowed: another schedule with higher priority plays instead.
- From group: the screen gets it through its group (or location).
- Emergency: an emergency schedule.
Click a block to open it. Hover for a summary with days, times, priority and repeat. Click an empty slot to create a schedule for that screen and time.
Calendar
Section titled “Calendar”
A month at a glance. Each day lists its schedules (with +N more). Click a day to see it in full, or use Create schedule on it.
A sortable table with Target, Content, When, Priority, Status and Created. Choose columns, sort, and select several schedules for bulk actions.
Filter and search
Section titled “Filter and search”- Filter by screen or content… searches screen, group, playlist, campaign and layout names.
- All groups, All screens and All locations narrow to one target.
- Show inactive schedules reveals switched-off ones, which are hidden by default.
- Export downloads the list as CSV, honouring your filters.
Filters live in the address bar, so you can share or bookmark a filtered view.
Status of a schedule
Section titled “Status of a schedule”| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Active | Plays on its schedule. |
| Scheduled | Starts on a future date. |
| Expired | Its end date has passed. |
| Inactive | Switched off. |
| Never plays | A mistake means it can never run, for example no days are selected, or start and end time are the same. |
If any schedule can never play, or an active one has passed its end date, an attention banner at the top lists them so you can fix or remove them.
Actions on a schedule
Section titled “Actions on a schedule”Right-click or use the row’s menu: Open, Edit, Copy ID, Move to folder and Delete. Use the Active switch to turn one on or off without deleting it. Deleting asks you to confirm and can’t be undone.
Keyboard shortcuts
Section titled “Keyboard shortcuts”| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| 1 2 3 | Timeline, Calendar, List |
| ← → | Previous / next week or month |
| T | Today |
| N | New schedule |