Scheduling Settings

 

The scheduling settings are used to configure the defaults to use for segue type and the segue style for sweepers.

 

 

When scheduling up to the end of an hour or a fixed time marker, PlayIt Manager can attempt to fit the scheduled items as close as possible to the target time. For each period between the end of an hour or a fixed time marker, PlayIt Manager will spend up to <seconds per fit> seconds to find a selection of playout log items within <target threshold> seconds of the target time by generating up to <number of attempts> sets of playout log items. Decreasing Target Threshold or increasing Number of Attempts or Seconds Per Fit will increase the time it takes to schedule playout log items.

 

By default, Target Threshold is set to 30 seconds, Number of Attempts to 25 and Seconds Per Fit to 2 seconds. This means that PlayIt Manager will generate up to 25 combinations of playout log items and pick the first (or best) one that fits within the target threshold.