Create Dynamic Material

You can create and upload dynamic materials used for creating programs to the platform. The material types supported include webpage, network picture, stream media server, and network camera. For the uploaded materials, you can perform more operations, including adding to favorites, editing, downloading, deleting, etc.

1. On the top navigation bar, select > Integrated Service > Digital Signage to enter the digital signage page.
2. On the left navigation pane, click Material Library.
3. On the All page, click Create Dynamic Material.
4. Select the material type, and configure the related parameters.

   Material Type

   Webpage

   When selecting this type, you should enter the URL address of the webpage.

   URL Picture

   When selecting this type, you should enter the URL address of the picture.

   Third-Party Data Source

   There are two types of data source: Auto-Push Data Source and Third-Party Database. If you select Auto-Push Data Source, you should enter data source ID and select the data type; If you select Third-Party Database, you should set the basic information of the third-party database, including data source ID, database type, encoding format of data interchange, database name, IP address, etc.

   Stream Media Server

   Receive streams from the stream media server. You should enter the URL address of the stream media server.

   Network Camera

   Get video streams from network camera. You should enter the required information of network camera such as IP address, port No., and channel No.

   Name

   Define a material name that is easy to identify. Up to 64 characters can be entered.

   Sharing Property

   Public

   All users in the current organization (i.e., the organization where the user who creates the material belongs to) and the higher-level organizations can see and use the material.

   Private

   All users in the current organization (i.e., the organization where the user who creates the material belongs to) can see and use the material.

   Description

   Enter the detailed description of the material to be uploaded.

   Area

   Set the area which the material belongs to.

5. Finish uploading the material to the platform.

   • Click Upload.

   • Click Upload and Continue to upload the current material and continue to upload other materials.

6. Optional: Perform the following operations if needed.

   Option	Description
   Add to Favorites or Not	Click to add the material to favorites. Click again to remove it from favorites.
   Edit Material	Check one/more materials, or click Select All to select all materials, and click Edit to edit the selected materials, such as editing the name and the property.
   Delete Material	Check one/more materials, or click Select All to select all materials, and click Delete to delete the selected materials. Note: You cannot delete materials that have been added to a program or materials that are releasing.
   View Large Picture	Click to view large picture of the material.
   Refresh Material	Click Refresh to refresh the material list.
   Switch Display Mode of Materials	Click / to view the added materials in the thumbnail mode or in the list mode.
   Search Material	Click in the upper right corner, and filter the added materials according to the name, uploaded time, sharing property, etc.