Placeholder

Metadata

The metadata includes the placeholder’s name and color.

The name is displayed in the overview, in the center of a slot. The color appears on the left and overlays the edge of the slot.

Automatic messages

Automatic messages are always generated for the current day. They are used to prefill slots. This is used, for example, for greetings or transitions.

Important

Only one message per text is created each day, and it is then automatically placed into all slots, regardless of the title. If different messages are to be created, the text must differ, for example by including the time.

The title and content of the message can also contain variables that are replaced at runtime with the current time:

• ###NEXT_HOUR### Next hour in 24-hour format

• ###NEXT_HOUR_12### Next hour in 12-hour format

• ###CURRENT_HOUR### Current hour in 24-hour format

• ###CURRENT_HOUR_12### Current hour in 12-hour format

• ###MINUTES### Current minutes

Example

A cast is scheduled for 2:55 PM. The greeting should read “It’s five to three, good afternoon.” and have the title “Greeting 14:55”.

To achieve this, create the automatic message as follows:

• Title: Greeting ###CURRENT_HOUR###:###MINUTES###

• Content: It's five to ###NEXT_HOUR_12###, good afternoon.

Audio

You can find the audio documentation under Audio Settings.