Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 113)

You can create the placeholders and insert them manually into your rundown or use the auto-create
feature to create and insert the placeholder automatically.
To launch the GV STRATUS panel within Octopus, click STRATUS on the toolbar.
When you log on, the GV STRATUS application assigns GV STRATUS licenses and roles based
on your user account credentials, as set by the system administrator in the GV STRATUS Control
Panel application. Your credentials must also give you access to all your K2 systems.
Creating placeholders automatically in Octopus
With Octopus, you can create placeholders automatically using the Auto-create feature.
1. Create a new story in Octopus.
2. Open the story.
3. Click the Edit button on the toolbar.
4. Right-click on the NOT READY status, select MOS | Auto Create on [ the name of your MOS] .
5. Click the Save button on the toolbar.
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Using NCS rundowns and Aurora Playout