ITEM PROPERTIES – BASIC

The BASIC tab of the ITEM PROPERTIES window

The BASIC tab shows the general information of an item.

Metadata

Artist/Interpreter

Use this field for the artist of a record, for the company of a commercial, etc.

Key words

Production status

  • Set of states to identify the status of an item.
  • Users (with rights to modify) can change the status at any given time.
  • The status of an item will never block the playout.
  • The status is shown per item line as small icon in the item browsers in the various applications.
NEW

Implies that the item is created manually or by an (automatic) import process. The item is ‘waiting to be modified’.

BUSY

To show other users that the item is ‘under construction’.

ON HOLD

Speaks for itself. This item needs approval or rework.

READY

This item is OK for playout.

ARCHIVED

The item is no longer intended to be used and need to be archived.

EXPIRED

The item is no longer intended to be used.

Category

Main category

Shows the Category which contains this item. Move this item to another Category: click on the shown Category or the … SELECT button if that feels more comfortable. You can also see / modify the Category properties in this window.

System

Two fixed fields to inform you about two important dates:

Date created

The creation date of this item. This date can not be modified.

Date modified

The last modified date of this item. This date can not be modified.

Range

Start date

Date of first usage.

Warn date

On this date you should be warned by a dialog. Should, because this is will work in a future update.

End date
Expiry date

The item will not be available for ‘Random – Category item’ import (Grid line option).

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