Channel
- Elaine Foley
Create a Channel
Open Main Menu > Settings. The Settings section appears.
Click on Channels
Click on +
Enter the name of the channel and add any translations in the Name field. ID is pre-filled from the input in the name field.
💡 The channel ID is the link: customer.picturepark.com/contents/gdpr
Now you can create the channel already. It is added to the first position in the list.
All other settings are pre-filled with defaults which you can change:
You can update the sort order used in the channel dropdown in the Content Browser.
You can update the sort fields which are the sorting options you allow the user to see in the channels Content Browser.
You can select the default sort for all content items in the channel.
Double-clicking on the channel will open the channel details in the 2-column layout. You can now add filters (faceted navigation) and permissions (roles that have access) on the right side:
Add any Content Browser filters you would like for this channel by clicking Add in the Content browser filters tab.
Add a filter only to show Content Items that have the Layer "Product information" assigned and the media type "Technical Product Sheet" or "Product Shot."
{ "kind": "AndFilter", "filters": [ { "kind": "TermFilter", "field": "layerSchemaIds", "term": "Vertical" }, { "kind": "OrFilter", "filters": [ { "kind": "TermFilter", "field": "basicInformation.mediaType._refId", "term": "648b76b163654189be7b6638b31fb243" }, { "kind": "TermFilter", "field": "basicInformation.mediaType._refId", "term": "d019419aae9a4eaeb715d35efa0e61d7" } ] } ] }
Add the user roles that should have access to the channel in the permissions tab or select “View for all” if every user needs access.
Problem: New channel not visible in channel dropdown - usually missing permissions (your user is in a user role which cannot see the channel)
Open the Channel
Edit Settings
Check "View for All"
Validate if you can see it - then adapt the User Roles.
Problem: New channel is empty - probably a wrong channel filter
Open the Channel
Edit Channel Filter
Remove your Query Filter
Validate if you can see content in your channels Content Browser
Custom Channel Sort Fields
For custom sort fields, follow the steps:
Validate that the field on the layer is sortable.
Open Layer, edit field, and enable “sortable.” After changing this setting, you need to re-render.
Convert a metadata field into a field you can use for sorting in a channel.
Add field as a “sort field” (down below).
Open the sort fields panel in the channel settings.
Add field as sort in the channel settings.
Open a Channel by Channel ID
You can open the channel from within the Content Browser or via URL if you know the ID. Bear in mind that you can lose access when permissions for the Channel change.
https://customer.picturepark.com/contents/product
This way you can skip the dashboard and directly jump to your content.
Problem: New channel not visible in channel dropdown - usually missing permissions (your user is in a user role which cannot see the channel)
Open the Channel
Edit Settings
Check "View for All"
Validate if you can see it - then adapt the User Roles.
Problem: New channel not accessible from bookmark > channel probably removed
Open Settings
Check if the channel is there or contact your Picturepark Admin.
Update a Channel
Open Sidebar > Settings. The Settings section appears.
Click on Channels
Double-click on the channel you wish to edit (or choose settings).
Edit in UI or JSON.
Copy a Channel
Open Sidebar > Settings. The Settings section appears.
Click on Channels
Double-click on the channel you wish to edit (or choose settings).
Open “Edit JSON”
Copy the whole JSON
Go back to Channels
Add a new channel
Provide a name and save.
Double-click to open & “Edit JSON”
Paste the copied JSON.
Update the new channel ID
Save the JSON
Ids must be unique, so you have to keep the ID. Saving will fail when you use a channel ID that is already present in this Picturepark.