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Robust Database Search Window

Air Client allows for full database searches using the Robust Database Search Window. This window allows an operator to search for and review records of existing spots and, if spot information is already recorded in the database, to export the information to the playlist.

To Search for a Record

1. From the File Ribbon tab select Robust Database Search ( ). This opens the Robust Database

Search window. Search Parameters are specified in the Find records Group box.

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2. In the Find Records pane, specify the Record Types: Click the type of record(s) you to search for.

These settings are used to limit searches to records of certain types.

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To include a record type in a search, select its checkbox. To exclude a record type from a search,

uncheck the box. The default is to include all record types (all boxes checked).

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To include all listed record types in a search, click the All button.

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To exclude all listed record types from a search, click the None button.

Available record Types: The record types available for inclusion or exclusion in a search are:

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Single: A single spot record. A single spot has only one SOM and EOM.

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Aspot: A master spot on a multi-spot library tape.

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Bspot: A backup spot on a multi-spot library tape.

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Multi-Seg: A multi-segment record. A multi-segment record can have multiple SOMs and EOMs, whereas a single spot can have only one SOM and EOM.

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Lib Box: (Tape only). The ID of a multi-spot record. The library box contains from 1 to 99 spots, with each spot containing its own unique material ID.

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Disk: A record created in Louth TurboMedia for material residing on a video disk.

3. In the Find Records pane, select the Search By field type. This parameter determines on which field a database search is based. The exception to this is Duplicates (see below).

The values for the Search By parameter may be any of the following:

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Material ID. The ID of the spot.

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Title. The title of the spot.

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User Data. This parameter searches for the text in the User Data field of the spot’s record that matches the text in the adjacent parameter field. Only 6 characters can be specified if you are using a standard database and 16 if you are using an extended database.

Note: All clients connecting to the same Database and Device Server's in a facility should be configured in the same mode (extended or non-extended).

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Made On. Searches for spots that were created on the same date as specified in the adjacent parameter field.

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Played. Searches for spots played on the date specified, if the Air Client workstation that played the spot is configured to record play dates. If it is not, you will not be able to find the spot you are looking for by this parameter.

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Purge On. Searches for spots that will be purged on the date specified.

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Tape ID. Searches for text in three fields—Media ID, Box ID and Alternate ID—that matches the text entered in the adjacent parameter field.

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Duplicates. Searches for duplicate material IDs that exist for more than one type of spot and displays them in the Search Results pane.

Note: When Duplicates, Purge On and Tape ID are specified as search parameters, all records types are searched. Any settings you specified in the Record Types area are ignored. For example, you cannot search for duplicate single spots only.

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4. In the Parameter field next to the Search By field, enter all, or a segment of, the information the property you specified above must contain.

5. In the Find Records pane, choose the Search Range. These search qualifiers determine how specific the search is.

Two different Collation sets are currently being used with ADC SQL Servers. Your search results depend on Collation set for which your Database is configured.

The following logical operators are available:

Note: When specifying a range of values, the value in the first parameter field must be less than the value in the second parameter field or an error message displays. The hierarchical search order of characters and numbers is: numbers come before capital letters and capital letters come before lowercase letters. When specifying a range of dates, the first date specified in the range must be earlier than the second.

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Is. This operator only lists records that contain the exact value specified in the Parameter field next to the Search Parameters button.

For example, if you click ID on the Search Qualifiers button and enter 12345 in the Parameter field, only the spot whose ID number is 12345 appears in the Search Results pane.

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Is between. When this operator is selected, an additional Parameter field appears next to the

Search Qualifiers button. The value entered in the Parameter field above it and the value in this new field determine the range the value of the property you specified in step three must be between.

For example, if you click ID on the Search Qualifiers button, enter 001 in the top Parameter field and 003 in the bottom Parameter field, only the spot whose ID number is 002 appears in the

Search Results pane.

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Is before. This operator lists records whose property value specified in the Parameter field precedes the value of the property specified in the Search Parameters button.

For example, if you click ID on the Search Qualifiers button and enter 12345 in the Parameter field, only spots whose ID number is less than 12345 appear in the Search Results pane.

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Is after. This operator lists records whose property value specified in the Parameter field is greater than the value specified in the Search Parameters field.

For example, if you click ID on the Search Qualifiers button, enter 001 in the Parameter field, only spots whose ID number is greater than 001 appear in the Search Results pane.

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Is outside. This operator lists records whose property value specified in the Parameter field is outside values specified in the Search Parameters field. The value entered in the Parameter field above it and the value in this new field determine the range the value of the property you specified in step three must be outside.

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6. Once the search parameters are specified, click the Search button. The results are displayed in the

Search Results pane, located under the Find Records pane.

A Results Summary is displayed at the bottom left corner of the window. (Display colors have been modified to enhance readability. Your display may appear different.)

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Found: # of records found that met search criteria.

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Selected: # of ID’s highlighted.

7. (Optional) Records can be sorted (ascending/descending order) by clicking on a column header and property columns resized by dragging with the mouse.

Managing Search Results

The results of a database search are displayed in the Search Results pane. A right click menu is available from the Search results pane to help manage search results.

Option

Copy

CopyAll

Save As Text

Print

Print Notes

Show

Spots/Segments

Description

Copies the highlighted record

Copies all records in the Search Results pane.

Allows the user to save the highlighted records to a text file.

Prints the highlighted records. A printer must be configured.

If this option is selected—the checkmark indicates it is selected—and Print is chosen, any notes associated with any selected record will also be printed.

This option will display more information about selected Multi-Segment or

Multi-Spot records. If one of these record types is selected when this option is

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Description

chosen, the spots or segments associated with that ID will be displayed in a separate pop-up box.

<<This option is grayed out and currently unavailable.>> Show

Spots/Segments

(no sorting)

Show Search

Panel and

Show Details

Panel

When these options are on—as they are shown here—the database window will display as it does on the previous page. If these options are turned off, either the search panel—the panel including the search parameters—or the Details panel—the panel on the bottom of the screen displaying the details of a selected record—will disappear from the screen allowing more records to be displayed in the search results panel.

To Review Record Details

Select / highlight a record in the search results pane. All available information on the selected record is displayed in the Show Details pane located beneath the Search Results pane. Select the desired tab to see various information related to the record. If multiple records are highlighted, the fields of the last record clicked are displayed in the Database Parameter pane.

To change the column width

The width of each column may be adjusted by passing the cursor over the right edge of the column, and holding down the mouse button to drag the edge of the column when the cursor resembles a crosshair .

To Resize Columns

If any particular record information, such as ID or title, is too wide to be displayed in a column, the information is truncated and followed by ellipses (...). You can widen columns to show the truncated information.

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1. Position the pointer over the right border of the column heading.

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2. Drag the border to the right. If the total width of the columns exceeds that of the Search Results pane, a scroll bar appears at the bottom of the pane, allowing you to scroll hidden columns into view.

To Sort Records by Column

You can determine how records are sorted in the Search Results pane using their property column header.

Click on a field's column heading to sort all the records displayed in the Search Results pane by that field.

The order of the sort follows the alphanumeric hierarchy: numbers come before capital letters, and capital letters come before lowercase letters.

Each click on a header toggles sort in ascending or descending order. For example, if records are listed in ascending order, clicking the ID column header sorts them in descending order.

To Save As Text

Right-click on a selected record in the database search results pane, and then from the pop-up menu select Save As Text.

Saves the output displayed in the Search Results pane as a data (.dat) file. Selecting this command invokes a dialog which prompts the user for the filename to save as.

To Print

Right-click on a selected record in the database search results pane and from the pop-up menu select

Print.

Prints the output displayed in the Search Results pane. Selecting this command invokes a dialog which allows the user to configure the print job.

Show Segments

Note: This option is available for multi-segment only; it is grayed out for all other selections.

Right-click on a selected record in the database search results pane, and then from the pop-up menu select Show Segments.

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Opens a Segments Record dialog that displays segment information of a highlighted multi-segment program display.

About Display Sequence Gaps

Although ADC automatically numbers segments sequentially there are scenarios, such as secondary recording, that can create multi segment records with non-sequential segment numbering (i.e. gaps in the sequence). Air Client displays such a gap properly, including all of the segments with the correct information from the database.

Media Client Note: Media Client allows and preserves multi-segment records that have non-sequential segment numbering (i.e. where there is a gap in the number sequence), although it is not intended that such records would be created within the Media Client prep form.

Showing More Records

There are two options available: [Show Search Panel] and [Show Details Panel]. Both are for expanding display area of search result panel.

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Disable Show Search Panel: Right-click on the database search results pane, and then from the pop-up menu disable (uncheck) Show Search Panel. This action hides the Find Records tab pane.

Hiding the Find Records tab pane expands the Search Results pane, allowing more records to be viewed at one time.

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To re-enable the display of this area, right-click on the database search results pane, and then from the pop-up menu enable (check) Show Search Panel.

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Disable Show Details Panel: Right-click on the database search results pane, and then from the pop-up menu disable (uncheck) Show Details Panel. This action hides the area displaying additional information of the highlighted record and the Find Records Material, Media, and Notes tab panes.

Hiding this area expands the Search Results pane, allowing more records to be viewed at one time.

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To re-enable the display of this area, right-click on the database search results pane, and then from the pop-up menu enable (check) Show Details Panel.

To Copy a Record to a Transmission List

Use this procedure to copy a Record to a Transmission List.

1. Select/highlight a record or records on the Search Results pane.

2. Right click on the Search Results pane and from the popup menu select:

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Copy: To copy the highlighted record(s) to the clipboard.

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CopyAll: To copy all records in the Search Results pane to the clipboard.

3. From the Air Client main screen, open a Transmission List. (For procedure details see To Open an

Existing Playlist.)

4. Position the cursor on the list at the point the event or events are to be copied and paste the contents of the buffer to that location. (For procedure details see To Paste Cut / Copied Event(s).)

Drag and Drop a Record to a Playlist or Transmission List

Use this procedure to Drag and Drop a Record to a playlist or Transmission List.

1. Select/highlight a record or records on the Search Results pane.

2. Drag and Drop the record to the desired location on an open playlist or Transmission List.

Device Status Window

The device status window allows you to check the connection status of devices assigned to a specific device server and provides other device information to help you identify the source of event errors.

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To Open the Device Status Window

1. From the Resources ribbon tab select the Device Status icon ( displayed.

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). The Device Status window is

This window gives the status of all devices in control by the device server.

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The status bar displays the time of a device server. Time source originating from a PC is represented by the letter P. The letter T represents time from a timecode generator and the letter V for reference video.

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NDF and DF represent drop frame status for a broadcast facility. For example, when drop frame is off, NDF displays in the status bar.

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The color of a device also signifies its status. By default, when a device is black, its status is normal and its events may be added to a playlist. Devices that are green are in use by a playlist in a transmission window. If a device is not connected or responding, the spot displays in red in the device status window.

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Device Status window columns can be reviewed for:

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Port: Specifies which port a device is connected to. The status of a disk port is displayed on one line for each head. When playing, one line displays the status of the on-air event and the other displays the status of the next spot to air.

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Device: (Device Name) Displays the device name and type when configured on the Device

Server.. To open a VTR device’s control panel, double-click the VTR in the device status window. The control panel only opens if the VTR contains a tape and is properly connected and configured.

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Status: Current status of the device. Status key words include:

No dev: No device is connected to the specified port.

No comm.: Air Client is unable to communicate with the specified device.

Unthreaded: The device is not threaded.

Cued: The device is cued.

Play: The device is playing a spot.

Standby: The device is in standby.

Online: The device is online.

Offline: The device is offline.

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Owner: Transmission list assignment of the device. Specifies which playlist or cache a device is assigned to. If the owner field is blank and you want to use the device, it must be configured in the device server.

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Pos: (Position) Transmission list event # location of the device. Displays the playlist position number of an event the device is playing.

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ID: Displays the ID of an event the device is playing. This is the current Id that is threaded in a particular device.

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Dur: (Duration). Specifies the duration of the cued or playing event associated with the device. This is the duration the device is currently scheduled to play the event. A device that is playing will be green and reflect the counting duration of the event. An "A" event would be counting down, while an "AU" event will be counting up.

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Information: Displays the input and output ports of a switcher, if applicable. If a switcher is connected to a device server, the information field displays the device status (online or offline), including general information. Certain devices (Switchers, Routers) may give extra information of device status.

To Filter Device Status Rows/Columns

Use this procedure to filter rows via columns in the Device Status Window.

1. Open the Device Status window.

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2. Filter by the values in the column. Move cursor to the columns header and push the displayed combo button.

3. Choose the items from the filter dropdown to filter by. The Grid is filtered by selected values.

Customizing the filter in the grid.

The Filter Builder dialog allows end-users to build complex filter criteria with an unlimited number of filter conditions combined by logical operators.

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1. End-users can invoke the Filter Builder dialog using the Customize… button displayed within the filter panel. This dialog is also invoked when choosing the (Custom…) item from the filter dropdown.

2. Click on the column's caption to select the column.

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3. In the operator box, select the condition.

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4. Input the value to filter by.

5. Click the button "..." to add condition, add group or remove the row.

6. Click the OK button to apply the filter criteria and close the dialog. The grid View now displays only the records matching the set criteria.

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Saving to/Loading from an External File

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The Filter Builder dialog allows you to save filter criteria to and load them from an external file. Clicking the Save As… or Open… buttons activates one of these dialogs. Filter settings are stored in a file with an flt extension.

Sort data by columns

It is possible to sort data by columns. The first click on a column header sorts data in ascending order and the second by descending order, etc. To clear sorting by a column, click the column caption holding the Ctrl key down. You can also sort data by multiple columns. To do this, click on column headers while pressing the Shift key.

A small arrow displayed within a column header indicates the current sort order.

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The up-arrow indicates the ascending sort order.

The down-arrow – the descending sort order.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot transmission list problems (incorrect status of devices) by checking the Device Status window for problems with individual devices.

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If a device is not available or not communicating correctly, the text indicates the situation.

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The status also reveals if the device is not communicating or there is no device currently connected.

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Note: A VTR's device control panel can be opened if the VTR is currently loaded with a tape. This is useful when device control is needed without looking for the event on the transmission list. Since all

VTRs for all lists are shown here, ensure the correct VTR is selected.

Device Storage Window

The device storage window lists the media in a device connected to a specified server. When an event cannot be found, you can use the device storage window to verify that its information matches the spot

ID on the device.

Also, when creating or editing playlists, you can lookup spots on a device’s media. You can search for a spot’s ID or title and then drag it to a playlist window. Use the database, which is accessible on the right-click menu of the device storage window, to access a spot’s record information.

Cut Copy / Drag Drop to Playlist. Records can be copied and pasted or drag and dropped from this window into a play list or transmission list.

Note on XDCAM Storage Locations: XDCAM cart, model A480, has 6 faces and each face has 80 bins, with up to 600 disk’s loaded in the cart. A bin number with the first 2 digits specifying the face and the second 2 digits specifying the bin number allows an operator to know where in the cart the disk resides.

Air Client displays this XDCAM storage information: the cart as a storage location with the cart face/slot number and disk label displayed.

To Open the Device Storage Window

This option will give a storage window view of the video server inventory.

1. From the Resources ribbon tab select the Device Storage icon ( displayed.

).The Choose Device dialog is

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2. Select the target storage device to check the inventory and then click OK

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The status bar displays the time of a device server. Time source originating from a PC is represented by the letter P. The letter T represents time from a timecode generator and the letter V for reference video.

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NDF and DF represent drop frame status for a broadcast facility. For example, when drop frame is off, NDF displays in the status bar.

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The second tray in the status bar displays the number of spots on the device. The third tray displays the number of minutes used on a disk and the remaining available minutes. The last tray displays the device’s status.

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The color of a spot also signifies its status. When a spot is black, its status is normal and may be added to a playlist. Spots that are green are in use by a playlist in a transmission window. On

Sony cart machines, if a spot’s title does not match its record in the database, the spot displays in red in the device storage window.

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Device Storage window columns can be reviewed for:

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Num: (Number) The number of the spot in the window.

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Spot ID: The ID of the media located in the device.

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Title: The title of the media located in the device.

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Duration: The spot’s duration.

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Spot #: Displays the spot number of the media which is assigned by the device.

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Play Date: The date the media was last played.

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Status: The media’s status: normal (available for use), In Use (playing), Title Mismatch (for

Sony cart machines only) and Protect.

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Status bar indicators:

Total Available record space on the device

The size of the largest contiguous recording available on the device.

To Refresh a Window

To refresh a display, right click on the window and from the pop-up menu select Dynamic Display or press <F5> on the keyboard. This updates the content of the window.

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Protecting and Removing Spots

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Spots in a device storage window can be delete-protected in the device storage window to ensure they are not removed from the media. You can also remove spots so they are no longer available for air.

To Remove a Record from the server

1. Highlight a record by clicking on its entry in the number column.

2. Right click on the window, and then from the pop-up menu select Remove or press <Delete> on the keyboard.

3. The system prompts to confirm. Click OK to confirm.

To Protect a Record

1. Highlight an event or range of events by clicking on its entry in the number column.

2. Right click on the window, and then from the pop-up menu select Protected. The record is protected and it’s Status is set to P. (Protected events display a P in the Status column.)

To Unprotect a Record

1. Highlight an event or range of events currently protected by clicking on its entry in the number column.

2. Right click on the window, and then from the pop-up menu select Unprotected. The record is unprotected and its Status is reset.

To Check or Search for a record

Note: A status panel in the Device Storage window blinks to indicate a search is in progress. This lets operators know during long searches that Air Client is functioning and not hung.

To Check a Record against the database

1. Highlight a record by clicking on its entry in the number column.

2. Right click on the window, and then from the pop-up menu select Database. The database window opens with the comparison result.

3. (Option) A record can be drag-and-dropped from the Robust Database window to an open playlist or

Transmission list.

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To Search for a Record by ID

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1. Highlight a record by clicking on its entry in the number column, right click on the window, and then from the pop-up menu select Find ID.

2. Specify the search parameters:

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Find what: Enter the search string text.

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Check to Match whole word only.

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Check to Match Case.

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Select Search Direction in the window: Up or Down.

3. Click Find Next.

To Search for a record by Title

1. Highlight a record by clicking on its entry in the number column, right click on the window, and then from the pop-up menu select Find Title.

2. Specify the search parameters:

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Find what: Enter the search string text.

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Check to Match whole word only.

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Check to Match Case.

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Select Search Direction in the window: Up or Down.

3. Click Find Next.

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Moving Spots and Records to Playlists

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A record, or multiple records can be moved from the Robust Database window or a Device Storage window to an open playlist or Transmission List using drag-and-drop or Cut and Paste from the Edit ribbon tab.

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Drag/Drop from Device Storage Window: Select a record on the Device Storage Window, then move the record by dragging it from the Device Storage Window and dropping it into a playlist.

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Drag/Drop from Robust Database Window: Select a record, then right click and from the menu select Database. This launches the Robust Database window. Move the record by dragging it from the database window and dropping it into a playlist.

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Cut/Copy/Paste from Device Storage Window: Selecta record on the Device Storage window, then from the Edit ribbon tab select the Cut icon ( ). Click the event in a playlist after which you want to insert the cut record, then from the Edit ribbon tab select the Paste icon ( ).

Note: Dragging-and-dropping a multisegment record to a playlist opens a multisegment window.

Moving Multiple Records

To move a range of multiple records, hold Shift and click the first record in the range, then click-hold the last record in the range. Drag the selection to a playlist and release the mouse button to drop it.

Instead of dragging a selection range to a playlist, you can click Cut from the Edit ribbon tab, click the event after which you want to insert the range and click Paste from the Edit ribbon tab.

More Info Window

When the functionality has been purchased, this option allows the custom configuration of a More Info column using an ODBC database. The customer uses station-defined procedures to configure functionality on this display.

More Info Windows display data from the automation database. Access to these fields depends upon the client they are being accessed from.

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In the Air Client, the objective of the More Info Window is to make available any information in a record by displaying it in a single window. This information can be the data captured using the

Media Client, as well as what currently exists in the database.

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In Air Client, they display not only the standard fields found in both the ASDB and the ASSEG tables, but also any fields that are added to the database, normally in the ASEXT table.

For information on setting up the More Info Window see Configuring System Properties: More Info (see

"More Info" on page 271).

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To Display the More Info Window

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To display the More Info window of an ID in Air Client:

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Double-click the event number on a play list or transmission list window.

Note: Double-clicking anywhere else on an event line will result in an undesired action to occur or initiate another feature of Air Client.

OR

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Within the Play List Window, right click and then from the pop-up menu select "Show MoreInfo."

For Example: When the event number is selected, the data associated with the material ID is displayed in the More Info window. The following is an example window. Your window may be defined differently.

Video Window

Air Client can include an optional feature that displays the on-air event in a video window. It can be used for monitoring the Output Stream, but has no control functionality. A video board installed in the Air

Client workstation must be connected to the output from the on-air video stream.

To Display the Video Window

When this feature is available, from the Tools ribbon tab select the Video Window icon ( ). The view window is launched.

If this is not configured a warning message is displayed:

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