OpenTV ENTera & OpenTV Platform Documentation

Creating, editing and deleting rails

Adding rails

To add a rail to a layout:

  1. Select the template in the Templates (left) pane.

  2. Click the layout that you want to add a rail to.

  3. Add a rail:

    • To add the first rail to a new layout, click edit.png Create Rail.

    • To add a new rail to an existing layout, in the Tools panel (on the right, click edit.png Add New Rail (or just edit.png if the Tools pane is collapsed).

  4. Click locale.png and select the locale for the rail.

  5. Give the rail a name and a title.

  6. Optionally:

    1. Under Default Rail Image Orientation, select the image orientation.

    2. Use Additional Properties to add any additional properties that are required for the layout.
      These enable you to apply additional formatting to templates per your organisation's requirements.
      Note: these key/value pairs are created by the operator and are not controlled by NAGRAVISION.

    3. In Blueprint, select a blueprint to apply predefined values to the rail.

  7. Click Save Rail >.

  8. In the confirmation dialog that is displayed, click Continue to save the rail.

The layout is displayed, including the empty rail that you just added. You can now add content to the rail

Viewing rail properties

To view the details of a rail, click menu_black.png on the rail, then click view.png View Rail Properties.

Editing rail properties

To edit the details of a rail:

  1. Click menu_black.png on the rail and then click edit.png Edit Rail Properties.

  2. Change the details as required.

  3. Click Save Rail >.

  4. In the confirmation dialog that is displayed, click Continue to save the rail.

Rearranging rails

You can change the order of the rails in a layout by dragging and dropping using the  handle.png  handle.

Duplicating a rail

To duplicate a rail:

  1. Click menu_black.png on the rail and then click duplicate.png Duplicate Rail.

  2. The duplicated rail is opened for editing. Make any required changes, then click Create Rail >.

  3. In the confirmation dialog that is displayed, click Continue to save the rail.

Deleting rails

To delete a rail:

  1. Click menu_black.png on the rail and then click bin_other.png Delete Rail.

  2. In the confirmation dialog that is displayed, click Continue to delete the rail.