Permissions
The following permissions are added on installation, make sure you add this permissions to the correct policy templates.
Permission | Description |
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digitalsignage | With this policy you can manage slides, broadcasts and media players. |
digitalsignage_settings | With this policy you can manage slides, broadcasts, media players and slide types. |
System settings
The following system settings are added on installation.
Setting | Description |
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digitalsignage.context | The key of the Digital Signage context. |
digitalsignage.export_resource | The ID of Home resource within the Digital Signage context. |
digitalsignage.request_resource | The ID of Export resource within the Digital Signage context. |
digitalsignage.templates | Comma delimited list of Digital Signage templates. |
digitalsignage.auto_create_sync | Automatically synchronize when no data is available. |
digitalsignage.media_source | The media source that is used for media files. |
digitalsignage.request_param_broadcast | GET-parameter to identify the broadcast. |
digitalsignage.request_param_player | GET-parameter to identify the player. |
Resources
You can find the following resources in the Digital Signage context.
Resource | Output after installation |
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Home | {"status":400,"message":"No player found with the key ''."} |
Export | {"slides":[]} |
Assets
You can find the CSS and Javascript assets within the digitalsignage
folder in the root.
Creating your first broadcast
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Create a player within the Digital Signage component. Example:
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Name: Hall
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Description: Screen in the hall
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Resolution: 1920x1080
- Type: Television (not mandatory and can be whatever you want)
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Create slide(s) within in the
Slides
tab. -
Create a broadcast within in the
Broadcasts
tab. Example:-
Name: General
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Description: General broadcast for every workday.
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Template: DigitalSignage
- Ticker URL: https://modx.today/feed.xml (a RSS feed URL)
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Connect slides to your broadcast by right clicking the broadcast in the
Broadcasts
tab. -
Schedule your broadcast on the media player by right clicking the media player in the
Players
tab. - Right click the media player and press
View player
to retrieve the player URL.