Templates are used to create and contain layouts in the Rails Builder.
Creating a default template
NAGRA recommends that you first create a default template with all destinations (devices) configured, which can be used as a fallback as required. This will avoid the possibility of gaps in a schedule resulting in no layouts being delivered to a user or no layouts matching specific filters specified by the user.
Where
scheduling
is not required, to avoid the complexity of building schedules, NAGRA recommends creating a single default layout.
To create the default template:
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On the Rails Builder page, click the CREATE YOUR FIRST TEMPLATE... button
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On the Create New Template page, select the required locale, and enter a name and title for the template.
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Enter a name and title for the first layout, which will be created automatically.
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Select the devices for the first layout. NAGRA recommends selecting the All Destinations option.
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Select whether the default image orientation for rails in the layouts is landscape or portrait format.
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If required, you can specify Additional Properties for the layout created from the template. Click ADD PROPERTY and enter your custom Key/Value pairs.
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Click the CREATE TEMPLATE button to save the template.
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Field |
Description |
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Template Name |
Enter a name for the template |
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Template Title |
Enter an optional title for the template. You can add different titles for different geographical locations. |
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Layout Name |
Enter a name for the first layout which will be created automatically in the template. |
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Layout Title |
Enter an optional title for the first layout. You can add different titles for different geographical locations. |
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Layout Destination Selection |
Select the destination(s) on which the first layout should appear. |
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Default Rail Layout |
Select whether the default image orientation for rails in the layouts is landscape or portrait format. This setting can be overridden in the settings for each rail. |
Additional Properties
These enable you to apply additional formatting to templates per your organization's requirements.
Key/Value pairs are created by clients and are not controlled by NAGRA.
The new template should now be added to the list of templates, with a blank layout as the default. You can now:
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Create additional templates
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Create layouts
Creating additional templates
To create additional templates:
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In the Templates panel on the Rails Builder page, click ADD NEW.
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On the Create New Template page, select the required locale, and referring to the table above, enter and select the required details.
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If required, you can specify Additional Properties for the layout created from the template. Click ADD PROPERTY and enter your custom Key/Value pairs.
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Click the CREATE TEMPLATE button to save the template.
Creating child templates
You can reparent templates using the handles
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From the relevant template
menu, select Create Child Template.
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On the Create New Template page, select the required locale, and referring to the table above, enter and select the required details.
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Click the CREATE TEMPLATE button to save the template.
Editing template properties
To view a template's properties, on the Rails Builder page, select View Template Properties from the template
To edit template properties:
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On the Rails Builder page, select Edit Template Properties from the template
menu.
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On the Edit Template page, change the locale, Template Name and Template Title as required.
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Click the SAVE CHANGES button to save the changes.
Only the template locale, name and title can be edited; any other changes are made in the relevant layout.
Deleting templates
To update template properties:
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From the template
menu, select Delete Template .
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A confirmation message is displayed; click the DELETE TEMPLATE button.