Channel

Create a Channel

1. Open Main Menu > Settings. The Settings section appears.

2. Click on Channels

3. Click on +

4. 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.

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All other settings are pre-filled with defaults which you can change:

1. You can update the sort order used in the channel dropdown in the Content Browser.

2. You can update the sort fields which are the sorting options you allow the user to see in the channels Content Browser.

3. 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:

1. Add any Content Browser filters you would like for this channel by clicking Add in the Content browser filters tab.

   1. 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" } ] } ] }

2. 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)

1. Open the Channel

2. Edit Settings

3. Check "View for All"

4. Validate if you can see it - then adapt the User Roles.

Problem: New channel is empty - probably a wrong channel filter  

1. Open the Channel

2. Edit Channel Filter

3. Remove your Query Filter

4. Validate if you can see content in your channels Content Browser

5. Adapt the Query Filter

Custom Channel Sort Fields

For custom sort fields, follow the steps:

1. Validate that the field on the layer is sortable.

   1. Open Layer, edit field, and enable “sortable.” After changing this setting, you need to re-render.

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      Convert a metadata field into a field you can use for sorting in a channel.

2. Add field as a “sort field” (down below).

   1. Open the sort fields panel in the channel settings.

3. 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. 

Problem: New channel not visible in channel dropdown - usually missing permissions (your user is in a user role which cannot see the channel)

1. Open the Channel

2. Edit Settings

3. Check "View for All"

4. Validate if you can see it - then adapt the User Roles.

Problem: New channel not accessible from bookmark > channel probably removed

1. Open Settings

2. Check if the channel is there or contact your Picturepark Admin. 

Update a Channel

1. Open Sidebar > Settings. The Settings section appears.

2. Click on Channels

3. Double-click on the channel you wish to edit (or choose settings). 

4. Edit in UI or JSON.

Copy a Channel

1. Open Sidebar > Settings. The Settings section appears.

2. Click on Channels

3. Double-click on the channel you wish to edit (or choose settings). 

4. Open “Edit JSON”

5. Copy the whole JSON

6. Go back to Channels

7. Add a new channel

8. Provide a name and save. 

9. Double-click to open & “Edit JSON”

10. Paste the copied JSON. 

    1. Update the new channel ID 

11. Save the JSON