Forms overview
If you have created a form, you will brought back to the Forms dashboard within the Category section. This will showcase your form with the following properties: The left tabs and color coded categories will showcase all the available and setup categories in your PADS4 CMS environment. You can easily switch between categories here. In the middle you will find an overview of your created forms. • Screenshot: The screenshot that was setup in the form as a reference.• Form name: The form name is displayed here
• State: This displays the current state of the form. When created, the default setting is active. You can toggle this option active/inactive here in the dashboard.
- Clicking on the Select option will allow you to send to the Messages dashboard.
- Clicking on the pencil icon will allow you to edit, duplicate or delete the form.
Messages
When you select the Select option on your form, you will be directed to the messages dashboard. Here you can see all the messages that users have created in your PADS4 CMS Digital Signage environment. When using it for the first time, it will be empty. You will see the setup forms with color coding on the left-hand side. In the middle you will find an overview of your created messages : • Label: Name you have provided.• Property name: Name that the field has provided.
• Start Date: The start date of the message
• End Date: The end date of the message
• State: showcases if the message is actively scheduled (past/current/future).
• Status: showcases the active/inactive state of the message
• Author: showcases which user created the message If you select the pencil icon, you can:
- Preview the message on the presentation (if you have enabled Preview in the form)
- Edit the message
- Duplicate the message
- Delete the message
Adding a message
By selecting the Add a message or the + icon in the upper-right corner, you can add a message. This message is defined by the form that has been setup by the Administrator or User (profile). This is constructed in the following manner: Broadcast: by default the message will be scheduled for 1 full workday (24 hours) at the moment of creation. You can edit the recurrence by selecting the yellow calendar icon on the right. You can alter the start date/time & select a defined date/time or select the “No end date” option. This will enable the message to always be current. By clicking on the circular arrow icon, you will enable more recurrence options: Schedule type:*** Daily. you can select if the message is displayed per day, or every day of the week.
*** Weekly: you can select which day of the week the messages are displayed and/or alternating weeks. A day: customize the start and end time for each day. When you have selected your preference, click on the Save button to return to the message. Form: the message will display the sections/fields that have been setup in the form for the user to create/setup. Screens: select the groups/screens to which this message will be displayed. When you have setup your broadcast schedule, the form/message and selected the Screens, click on the save icon to head back to the Messages dashboard.