In this section, you can create schedules to display the layouts, media, and playlists you created at specific dates and times. Schedules help manage the frequency with which content is displayed.

As an example, we will set a media to be displayed daily from 09:00 till 17:00:

The above media will be displayed on weekdays (Mon-Fri) from 09:00 till 17:00

The rest hours of the days and weekends we will set the schedule to turn the screen off:

The final result would look like this:

More entries can be added to the schedule at different time frames of the day.

As a last step when the schedule is saved, the schedule must be assigned and pushed to the player.

You can create a schedule by configuring an event entry to display your content within a specific time frame, and you can also set filler (default) content to display outside that time frame, or turn off the screen for the rest of the hours outside the time frame of your schedule. Schedules have priority over filler (default) content, and when a schedule and a filler content are assigned to the player, the player will display the schedule content within the time frame you set for the schedule, and the rest of the time it will switch to the filler content.

As an example, we will set a media to be displayed daily from 09:00 to 17:00:

A schedule decides what your screens show and when. You add content to a calendar, choose when each item plays, and Yodeck switches content automatically. No manual changes needed.

Use a schedule when content should change by time of day, day of the week or date. For example: a breakfast menu until 11:00 and a lunch menu after, or screens turned off overnight.

Create a schedule

1. In the Yodeck Portal, go to Schedules and click + Add Schedule.
2. Give the schedule a name you’ll recognize later, such as “Lobby weekdays”.
3. Choose the filler content. This plays whenever nothing else is scheduled, so your screen is never blank.

Add content to the calendar

1. Click a time slot on the calendar to add an entry.
2. Choose what to play: a playlist, a layout, a single media item, or Turn Off to switch the screen off.
3. Set the start and end time.
4. To repeat it, select the days it should run.
5. Click Save. Repeat for each item you want to schedule.

Assign the schedule to your screens

1. Go to Screens and open the screen.
2. Under content, choose Schedule and select the one you created.
3. Click Save, then Push to Screens.

The same schedule can run on as many screens as you like. Changes you make to it apply to all of them after you push.

Learn more

• Yodeck Academy: Create a schedule, a full walkthrough with video
• Schedule content and filler content, with an example
• Examples of schedules
• Prioritization of content types

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