Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 349)

Using Missing Materials Manager
Selecting Media Watchers for Missing Materials Manager to work with
The Media Sources list under the Engineering, General tab shows the names of the Media
Watchers that Missing Materials Manager may use in checking the availability of media files.
You can modify this list by adding or removing Media Watchers.
Add a Media Watcher to the Media Sources list
1. In the Missing Materials Manager window, select the Engineering, General tab.
2. On the Media Sources panel, click Add.
Missing Materials Manager displays the Select Connection For Missing Materials To
Manage dialog.
3. Select a Media Watcher in the Media Watcher box. You may use the trim buttons to scroll
through a list of Media Watchers; or you may click Media Watcher and select from a
displayed list.
You may need to click Refresh List to see all available Media Watchers.
4. Click Add.
Missing Materials Manager adds the Media Watcher to the Media Sources list and closes
the dialog.
Remove a Media Watcher from the Media Sources list
1. Select a Media Watcher in the Media Sources list.
2. Click Remove.
Missing Materials Manager removes the Media Watcher from the Media Sources list.
Check that Missing Materials Manager can connect to a Media Watcher
1. Select a Media Watcher in the Media Sources list.
2. Click Recheck Status.
An "Available" entry in the Status column indicates Missing Materials Manager can connect
to the Media Watcher.
Searching stored schedules for events with missing media files
One of the main purposes of Missing Materials Manager is to ensure media files are on Media
Stores before schedules that require them are loaded in playout channels.
You set it up for this by using the features in the bottom panel under the Engineering, General
tab.
• By selecting the Activate Search Criteria option, you instruct Missing Materials
Manager to search stored schedules for events with missing media files. (The events
must have playout dates.)
• From the Set Search Criteria button, you display PinPoint; you then specify the criteria
that causes PinPoint to return a list of the schedules that you want Missing Materials
Manager to process.
You should set search criteria that causes the schedules running in playout channels to appear
in the search results. This may prevent Missing Materials Manager deleting media for events
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