Grass Valley RTic v.2.43 - Manual (Page 7)

RTic User Manual- document version: 2.43 - 7
3 Workstation prerequisites
RTic runs on a Windows workstation, Vista/ Windows 7, 32/64-bits, 4Gb @2.4 Ghz.
4 The RTic Workflow
4.1 Workflow
RTic defines data flows: data is grabbed from a source, processed and sent to a target. Events allow you
to further control data grabbing; events are used to trigger data grabbing. The system object specifies the
playout system.
The steps below describe the RTic workflow:
1) Specify the data source.
Data can be grabbed from a variety of sources such as text, XML, Excel, and more. Data can be either
"single record", for example a text fragment, or "multirecord ", for example an Excel source.
2) Process the data.
Options include: trim text, word wrap text, merge graphics, define decisions and conditions for processing
data, select records from a multirecord source, and more.
3) Specify the target.
Define a target: send the data to a scene parameter, a ticker, and etcetera.
4) Link an event to the target.
Events are used to control data grabbing. An event triggers data grabbing, for example according to an
update interval or each time a specified data file is modified.
5) Define the output system.
The system object specifies the playout system.