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• Drop Next: a change to the state triggers a Drop Next action, which removes the
next event in the playlist.
4 Click Update Channel Type.
Configuring the locations for the external data source files for the channel
type
An Easytext template may contain User data sources that rely on values configured in a file
rather than in the event or in the template itself. This file, called external data source file, is a
simple XML file containing a list of the data source names defined in the Easytext template
and their values, which is validated against the data source schema file. For more
information, see
Preparing an external data source file for an Easytext event , on page 122.
Once the external data source file is created, it must be hosted on a web, SMB, or FTP server
to allow the SSP-3801card to access the names and values when the Easytext event goes on
air. For the service to access the locations where the external data source files are stored,
you must specify which servers contain the files.
To define the locations:
1 If you are continuing to configure a selected channel type, skip to step 2. To open the
Channel Settings page:
• In the top menu, click Settings.
• Click the Channel Types tab.
• In the Select Channel Type list, click the name of the channel type you want to
change.
2 Click the Data Source Locations tab.
3 In the Data Source Locations section, click Add to add the full URLs to where data
source files are stored.
4 In the New Data Source Location dialog box, type the URI for the external data source
file and click Create. The format of the URI should be http://[URI], https://[URI],
smb://[URI], or ftp://[URI].
5 Define the sequence that the card should follow to download the data source. The card
works in a top down order and downloads the first data source that matches the data
source name provided. In the Data Source Locations section, select the URI and use
the arrow buttons to change its position up or down the list. If two data sources share
the same name but are in different locations (have different URIs), then the order
defines which location is chosen. To edit a URI, click the URI, click Edit, and type a new
URI. To delete a URI, click the URI and click Delete.
6 To provide the server credentials for the external data source locations, continue with
Configuring the location credentials for the channel type , on page 29.
7 Continue configuring other settings on the other tabs or click Update Channel Type.
Configuring channels
Instead of configuring channels individually, GV STRATUS Playout uses channel types to
define settings across a number of channels with common characteristics. A channel type
defines settings such as off air behavior, media locations and credentials, and transition
defaults, for example. All the channels configured with the channel type inherit the