Command Types Page Manual 3.0

Access to this menu in Betools through: Instances > Settings > Command Types

It is a MiB screen where it's possible to configure a different menu (TopMenu or Categories) per device type.

Blocks

Command Types

Basic Information

Field	Description	Restrictions
Name	Name of command type.	Mandatory
Owner	Operator that created this item	-
Source	Controls the access and visibility of this item for other operators. Only operators with rights over this source or its children will be able to see it.	-
Description	This field will be used to store any information that operator need to know in order to create / use the command.	-
Command Code	Command name as it is defined at Message Manager API.	-
Force Report	Indicates whether the stb sends the response immediately or in batches.	-
Massive is forbidden	Type of device that will be linked to an menu.	-

Parameters

Operator will be able to define the custom parameters of every command type.

Each Custom Parameter will be defined by:

• name (string): name of parameter. shown at UI.
• code (string): identifier of parameter in Message Manager API.
• type (string): Accepted types are:
  • string
  • integer
  • date-time: MIB will display a date and time picker. It is important to convert the value to UTC when typing and convert the user's browser time with the MIB timezone.
  • enum (array of strings): If it is a string and only allows a list of values (enum) to be chosen, the list of them can be defined
• is_optional (boolean):
• hint (string): tooltip at MIB3 for operator
• default (string): default value

Parameters Block

Instance Availability

Allows you to select which instances can use this command.

Instance Availability Block

Actions

Create	Edit	Edit in List	Bulk Edit	Copy	Copy with Relateds	Delete

Create

Menus creation is enabled. It can be used to manually create new Menus.

1. Use the button to create an empty entry.
2. Fill all the required information.
3. Once finished, save changes by using the button.

Edit

The Menus page is enabled. It can be used to modify some existing menu information. Once finished modifying the information, save changes by using the button in the Menus page.

Edit in List

Edit in list is not enabled for this page.

Bulk Edit

Bulk Edit is not enabled in this page.

Copy

Copy is not enabled in this page.

Copy with relateds

Copy with relateds is not enabled in this page.

Delete

Delete is not enabled in this page.