OpenTV ENTera & OpenTV Platform Documentation

Schedule the visibility of rails on a page

When you create a rail, the visibility date range is set to a default of <current date> to infinity.

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Schedule the visibility of a rail

To update the scheduled visibility date range for a rail:

  1. Click the Schedule button at the top left of the layout to display the schedule calendar. The rails are listed on the left.

  2. Click the Add Schedule button on the rail that you want to schedule.

    Add schedule button.png


  3. Select a start date from the date picker.

    edit schedule dialog.png


  4. Select an end date from the date picker.

    end date 2 days.png


  5. Click Save.

  6. Click Continue to confirm the schedule changes.

    schedule confirm changes dialog.png


  7. The scheduled period is highlighted in the schedule calendar.

    schedule in calendar.png


  1. The rail now displays a calendar icon indicating that it has an active schedule.

    calendar icon on rail.png

Edit an existing scheduled date range for a rail

To edit an existing schedule date range for a rail:

  1. Click the Schedule button on the layout to open the schedule calendar.

  2. Click on the scheduled period (in blue) in the calendar timeline.

  3. Edit the dates as required.