VOD Channels Page Manual 3.0

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Access to this menu in Betools through: CXSettingsIcon.png Customer Experience > VOD Channels



This section lists all the VOD channels that compose the different tree structures of channels available in the different services. They are organized as different tree structures where each channel is linked to its parent through the Parent Channel field. You can use this menu to create, modify or delete VOD channels and to manage the contents and attributes that are linked to each.


Blocks

VOD Channels

Menus basic properties


Field Description Restrictions
Name Name for this Channel. Not displayed in applications, it is used for internal use only.
  • Mandatory
Title Title for the channel that is show in the different applications -
Title in Small Screens Shown in Strips of devices with small screens. Can be overwritten at parent page -
Title in Menu Title in menu for the channel. -
Tooltip Tooltip shown when this CHA is shown in the Menu of a Big Screen -
Description Contains some text describing the channel. Currently this field is not used in applications -
Parent Channel Parent channel in the VOD channel tree -
Order Order of this channel inside the parent channel -
Available From Allows to configure the start date when this channel will be displayed in applications.
  • Mandatory
Available Until Allows to configure the end date when this channel will be displayed in applications
  • Mandatory
  • If Available From > Available Until, an error is shown (available_from_greater)
Enabled Allows to enable or disable this channel. When modified, requieres a catalog exportation to be completed.
  • Mandatory
Requires Pin Indicates if the channel contains Adult content or not. Will be used by applications to request the user for the parental/adult pin to access to its contents.
  • Mandatory
Catalog Type Allows to configure the type of channel and the type contents that are included in it
  • Mandatory
Menu Type Allows to configure the type of menu for Channels of Catalog Type 10 (Menu) -
Deeplink Type Allows to configure the type of menu for Channels of Catalog Type 11 (Deeplink) -
Settings ID Allows to select a Setting for the Channel -
Opens in new window Allows to select if the Channel opens in a new window or not -
Show All ID of CHA that will be open when user clicks "Show All" Button in the User Interface -
Minimum Contents To Be Displayed When there are less contents, the row is not shown in the device -
Minimum Contents To Display Show All Button Minimum Contents To Display Show All Button -
Source Controls the access and visibility of this channel for other operators. Only operators with rights over this source or its children will be able to see it.
  • Mandatory
Owner Operator that created this channel Read Only


UX Settings

This block allows you to manage the UX Settings for the Channel.

UX Settings


Field Description Restrictions
Vod Default Order Default ordering for VOD contents belonging to this channel
  • Mandatory
Live Default Order Default ordering for LIVE contents belonging to this channel
  • Mandatory
Anchor Extension Position Indicates if the extensions of the VOD Channel will be placed above or bellow the VOD Channel -
Collection Style Defines the layout applied by applications when showing this channel contents
  • Mandatory
Show Branding Indicates if the third party brand will be shown in the applications
  • Mandatory
Random Highlights Presentation Indicates if the editorial contents ordering is randomized in each catalog exportation -
Recoms UX Reference Search Indicates the recommendation engine UX reference that will be used when showing inner contents when navigating to the VodChannels -
Recoms UX Reference Layout Indicates the recommendation engine UX reference that will be used when navigating on the parent channel to show the highlights to the channel -
Show Subscribed Filter Show Subscribed Filter -
Special Channel Indicates if the channel contains editorial contents or not. Used by applications -

Editorial Contents

This block allows you to manage the Editorial Contents associated to a channel and order them so you highlight some contents in it.

Web home page with editorial contents


Editorial contents


The block displays the different Editorial Contents that have been associated to the channel and their information such as:

  • Editorial Content, which displays the Editorial Content name.
  • StartDate and EndDate (date since/until the catalog item will be available).
  • Status, which allows to review if the Editorial Content is Published or not Published, based on several properties of the Content associated to the Editorial Content:
    • For Movies, it displays the Movie Status, the Movie Availability Windows and Movie Device availability data
    • For Subscriptions, it displays the Subscription Start Date and End Date
    • For Live TV Channels, it displays the Live Channel Instance, Device Type, Enable Playback and Quality data.


Details of an editorial content with a movie associated


Add an existing Editorial Content to the VOD Channel

  • Click the AddRelatedAndSelectExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select and existing Editorial Content. If you want to create new Editorial Content, it is not possible to do it from this page, you will need to go to the Editorial Contents page.
  • It is possible to edit the Start Date and End Date.
  • You can use the ColumnReorder 3.png button to reorder the different Editorial Contents associated.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channelpage and the Editorial Content will be associated.


View Details

  • Use the ShowPlusButton.png button to view details about the Editorial Content.


Remove Editorial Content from VOD Channel

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the association of an editorial content from the VOD Channel.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channelpage. This will not delete the Editorial Content from the platform. In order to delete it, you will have to go to the Editorial Contents page.


Device Availability Mapping

This blocks allows you to manage the availability of this VOD Channel in the different device types in the instance it belongs to.

Device availability block


This block has 3 different levels that can be expanded or collapsed:

  1. Instance level: The first level groups all the device availabilities for an instance. It can be used to enable/disable the availabilities and configure the quality for all the device types at the same time. In a VOD Channel, it is not possible to create availabilities for different instances. It is just possible to create availabilities into the instance the VOD Channel belongs to. The instance is calculated based on the VOD Channel parent channel, until recursively reaches a root channel that will be linked to an Instance.
  2. Device Group level: The second level groups all the device types that belong to an specific group. Device Groups are managed globally in the Device Type Groups page. You can enable/disable the availabilities and configure the quality for all the device types of an specific group.
  3. Device Type level: The third level contains the specific device types, in case you want to configure the availability and/or quality of an specific device type.


Configuring availability
The Enabled column allows you to enable/disable that specific level, affecting the containing sub-levels. It has 3 different values:

Checkbox Full.png The devices contained are enabled.
Checkbox Empty.png The devices contained are disabled.
Checkbox Half.png Mixed. Some devices contained in sub-levels might be enabled and others disabled.




Children

This block allows adding children channels to a channel.

Children block


  • This block shows the children for empty UX target
  • Empty UX Target, means "by default". That is, relationship parent-child in an instance not using UX Targets or relationship parent-child for a user not belonging to any UX Target.
  • Usage:
    • Firstly add children at this block
    • Secondly (future release) overwrite children set-up for a given UX target using Block UX targets Children


Add an existing Children to the VOD Channel

  • Click the AddRelatedAndSelectExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select an existing Channel.
  • It is possible to Enable/Disble the Children.
  • You can use the ColumnReorder 3.png button to reorder the different Channels associated.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page and the Child will be associated.


Remove Child from VOD Channel

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the association of a Child from the VOD Channel.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.



UX Targets Overrides

This block allows changing the channel title and short title for given UX Targets.

UX Targets Overrides block


  • This block shows the children for empty UX target
  • Usage:
    • Firstly add UX Targets at this block
    • Secondly overwrite title and / or short tilte for each UX target


Add an existing UX Targets Overrides to the VOD Channel

  • Click the AddRelatedAndSelectExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select an existing Channel.
  • It is possible to edit the Title and Short Title of the UX Targets Overrides
  • You can use the ColumnReorder 3.png button to reorder the different Channels associated.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page and the UX Targets Overrides will be associated.


Remove UX Targets Overrides from VOD Channel

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the association of a UX Targets Overrides from the VOD Channel.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.



UX Targets Children

This block allows changing the channel’s children (their order and visibility) for each UX target.

UX Targets Children block


  • Usage:
    • Firstly add UX Targets at this block.
    • Secondly reorder and/or disable children channels for each UX target at this block too.


Add an existing UX Targets Children to the VOD Channel

  • Click the AddRelatedAndSelectExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select existing UX Target(s).
  • This button offers a list of UX Targets from GVP_UX_TARGETS not linked yet to this channel in table GVP_CHANNELS_CHILDREN (i.e. an entry does not exist in GVP_CHANNELS_CHILDREN with given PARENT_ID and given UX_TARGET_ID)
  • Allows selecting several UX targets at once.
  • It is possible to Enable/Disable the UX Targets Children.
  • You can use the ColumnReorder 3.png button to reorder the different UX Targets associated.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page and the UX Targets Children will be associated.

Selectig the UX Target When there are more than one UX Target, it is possible to select the UX Target to view its related Channels:

UX Targets Selection


Remove UX Targets Children from VOD Channel

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the association of a UX Targets Children from the VOD Channel.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.



Alternative Content Sources

This block allows adding contents for external catalogs to channel. It creates/updates/removes entries in GVP_ALTERNATIVE_VOD_CHANNELS table and API-HUB use info configured in this block to request contents to 3rd Party proxy.

Alternative Content Sources Block


Add new Alternative Content Source

  • Use the AddRelatedAndAddNew.png button and the aside will open to fill the required data.
  • The Content Source and Use Case fields are mandatory.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.



Now on TV Live Channels

This block allows managing the associated live channels.

Now On TV Live Channels block


Add existing Live Channel

  • Click the AddRelatedAndSelectExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select an existing Live Channel.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.



APPs

This block allow manages the applications that are linked to the VOD Channel.


APPs block


Add existing App

  • Click the AddRelatedAndSelectExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select an existing App.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.


Delete App

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the relationship between App and VOD Channel.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.



Movie Criteria

This blocks allows you to select those VOD Contents (Movies, Series, Seasons and Episodes) that will be available inside this channel. To do this, the operator is able to define a set of rules, called Content Criteria Filters that will be evaluated during the Catalog Exporter process. All the Movies that match the specified filters will be linked to this VOD Channel.

Movies content criteria block


Create new Content Criteria
It is really easy to create a new content criteria. You only have to build an expression by combining filters that will be evaluated to select the movies that match. The expression will be composed of one or more Groups each of them composed of one or more filters and the AND/OR relationship between them. We can clone a group with the CloneGroupButton.jpg button. Example:

Group1 = FilterA OR FilterB
Group2 = FilterC
Content Criteria = (Group1 AND Group2) = ((FilterA OR FilterB) AND FilterC)
  1. First add a new Group by clicking on the NewGroupButton3.png button.
  2. Then add a new Filter by clicking on the AddMib3.png button.
  3.  Select the type of filter from the list and fill the value for the filter. There are multiple filter types available and you can combine them as you want. Some examples of filters are:
    • Commercialization Type
    • Content Category
    • Distributor ID
    • Episodes by SeasonID
    • Episodes by SearieID
    • Genre ID
    • Instance ID
    • Last X days
    • Movie Type
    • Person Role
    • etc.
  4. Continue adding as many filters as desired to build the first group expression.
  5. When you have added all the filters for the first group, select the operator (AND / OR) that will be used to link the filters for that group.
  6. Now you can add a new group, go back to 1. When you have finished adding groups, select the operator (AND / OR) between the different groups.

Once finished you can continue to the Highlights section, Orders section or Preview. Save changes at anytime by clicking on theSave3.png in the VOD Channel page.

Highlight content
In the new content criteria, you can select some content to be highlighted. This highlighted content will be returned first when ordering the Default order is selected in the VOD Channel. To do it, follow this steps:

  1. First click on the NewGroupButton3.png button to select movies to be highlighted.
  2. A page will open allowing you to search over the different movies you have access to. Important: You will be able to select ANY movie from the list of movies you have access to. The movie will be returned independently on the Content Criterias that you have defined in the block. Of course, if duplicated, the content will be returned only once, highlighted.
  3.  Select one or more contents to be added. It is important to understand that the highlighted contents will be ordered depending on the order they are added. So add first the contents you want to be highlighted first. In the current version of this block, it is not available the [manual ordering of highlights], it will be added in future versions.
  4. Save changes at anytime by clicking on theSave3.png in the VOD Channel page.
Highlights selection in Content Criteria block



Define default ordering and maximum number of results
In the new content criteria, you can also define the maximum number of results to be returned and the behavior of the default ordering and select what ordering criteria should be applied for those contents.

  1. First click on the Edit tab
  2. Select the primary ordering criteria from the list available:
    • Default: Ordered by ID
    • Editorial Rating : Ordered by movie Editorial Rating value
    • Episode / Season Order: Ordered by movie.order value
    • Most Rated: Ordered by rating value
    • Popularity: Ordered by views value
    • Release Date: Ordered by movie release date value.
  3. You can also select a secondary ordering criteria, in case some movies match the primary order criteria
  4.  It is also possible to define a maximum number of results to be returned by the criteria. By default, it is set to 0 (unlimited).
  5. Save changes at anytime by clicking on theSave3.png in the VOD Channel page.
Default Order Selection in Content Criteria block



Content Criteria Preview
At any time you can go to the Preview tab and evaluate the results of the Content Criteria.

Preview section in Content Criteria block


LiveSchedule Criteria

This block is very similar to the Movie Criteria block but instead of selecting movies, it can be used to select what Live Schedules will be included in this VOD Channel. The way of creating this content criteria is very similar.
The only difference is the Content Criteria Filters available:

  • Genre ID
  • Instance ID
  • Live Channel ID
  • Program Type
  • Schedule Starts now until X days

And the Content Criteria Orders available:

  • Default: Ordered by ID
  • Editorial Rating : Ordered by Live Schedule Editorial Rating value
  • License Availability End: Ordered by Live Schedule end value.


External Url by Device Type

In this block it is possible to configure an external URL, so devices can take the user to an external VOD Channel page instead of taking them to the VOD Channel page. The operator will be able to define a default url that will be applied to the selected device type.

External Url by Device Type


Add new External Url by Device Type

  • Use the AddNew.png button and a new row will be added so you can upload the new External Url.
  • We fill the Url and the device information.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel page.


Images

This block allows you to manage the images associated to the movie and the information associated, such as the Type and Quality.

Images block


Add new images

Upload image dialog
  • Use the AddNew.png button and a new row will be added so you can upload the new image.
  • Then click the UploadIcon.png button and a dialog will be open so you will be able to select the image to be uploaded.
  • Now fill the rest of the image information.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the edit page and the image will be created and associated.


Add existing images

  • Click the AddExisting.png button and a dialog will open to select and existing image.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page and the image will be associated.



Image preview

Remove images

  • Use the DeleteRed3.png button to remove the association of a image from the movie .
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the movie page. This will not delete the image file from the platform. In order to delete the image, you will have to go to the Images Page.


Preview images
By clicking in the Preview.png button in each image, you can access to the image preview.



Collection Layout

This block allows you to configure the height, width, shape and construction of visual elements and metadata. The configuration is at the VoD Channel "collection of collections" level.

Collection Layout block


Collection Assets

This block allows you to configure the types of images to use. The configuration is done at the VoD Channel "collection of collections" level.

Collection Assets block



Anchor Extensions

This block allows managing the corresponding Anchor Extensions to this channel.

Anchor Extension Block


Add new Anchor Extensions

  • Use the AddNew.png button and and aside will open to add the new Anchor Extension.
  • The Name and Title fields are mandatory.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel.
  • Use the EditPencil.png button to edit the Anchor Extension.



Scorings

This block allows managing the corresponding Scorings to this channel.

Scorings Block


Add new Scoring

  • Use the AddNew.png button and a new row will be added so you can upload the new Anchor Extension.
  • The Instance field is mandatory.
  • Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png in the VOD Channel.
  • It is possible to edit the Anchor Extension's Name, Instance, Editorial Order and BI Ranking.



Actions

Create Edit Edit in List Bulk Edit Copy Copy with Relateds Edit History Delete
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New3.png Create

VOD Channel creation is enabled by default for most of the Content operator profiles.

  1. Use the New3.png button to create an empty VOD Channel.
  2. Fill all the VOD Channel data and the related blocks.
  3. Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png button in the VOD Channel page.


BulkEdit3.png Edit

VOD Channel edit is enabled by default for most of the operator profiles. It can be used to perform modification in the VOD Channel data and related information. Once finished modifying the VOD Channel, save changes by using the Save3.png button in the VOD Channel page.


Edit3.png Edit in List

Edit in list is enabled for VOD Channels, allowing the operator to Edit basic fields from the list view. You can modify any of the non read only fields and you can also delete any channel by clicking on the DeleteRed3.png button. Once finished, save changes by using the Save3.png button in the VOD Channel page.

BulkEdit3.png Bulk Edit

Bulk Edit is enabled in the VOD Channel page, allowing you to modify several VOD Channels at the same time. However, not all the relateds blocks will be available for performing a bulk edit operation. The blocks available are:

  • Basic channel information
  • UX Settings
  • Editorial Contents
  • Device Availability Mapping
  • Children
  • UX Targets Overrides
  • UX Targets Children
  • Now on TV Live Channels
  • Movie Criteria
  • LiveSeries Criteria
  • LiveSchedule Criteria
  • Images
  • Anchor Extensions


Copy3.png Copy

Copy is enabled for VOD Channels. Using the Copy3.png button, you will be able to clone the basic information from the VOD Channel into a new VOD Channel. The relateds will not be copied using this mode. Once the VOD Channel is copied, review that all the fields have been copied properly and press Save3.png Save button.


CopyWithRelateds3.png Copy with Relateds

Copy is enabled for VOD Channels. Using the CopyWithRelateds3.png button, you will be able to clone a VOD Channel and the relateds blocks into a new channel.
The copy with relateds will behave differently for each block:

  • UX Settings: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Editorial Contents: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Device Availability Mapping: Copy objects (Deep copy).
  • Children: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • UX Targets Overrides: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • UX Targets Children: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Alternative Content Sources: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Now on TV Live Channels: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • APPs: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Movie Criteria: Copy objects (Deep copy).
  • LiveSchedule Criteria: Copy objects (Deep copy).
  • External Url by Device Type: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Images: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Anchor Extensions: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Collection Layout: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Collection Assets: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).
  • Scorings: Use same IDs (Shallow Copy).

Once the VOD Channel is copied, review that all the fields have been copied properly and press Save3.png Save button.


IconHistoryDashboard.jpg Edit History

Edit History is enabled. This slide shows the history of the modifications made on this page. By default, the results of the main entity are displayed. But there is also a dropdown where the user can display the changes applied to a particular related entity.


Delete3.png Delete

You can delete a VOD Channel either from the Edit in List or from the VOD Channel page, using the Delete3.png button. A confirmation popup will be shown before excluding it.

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