Slipstream - Editor/Admin Functionality

If you're part of a larger organization, you may need greater control over the content being displayed on your digital signage. Editor/Admin functionality allows you to designate some users as Admins and others as Editors. All new content submitted by Editor users must be approved by an Admin before those changes are published to live playlists. This functionality is integrated within the Slipstream system; to learn more about Slipstream, click here: Overview: Slipstream 

Editor Account Overview

Normally when adding content to your playlist in truDigital, you'll do so in the Manage Playlist screen. Editor accounts do not have the ability to directly access playlists from Manage Playlist; instead, all content updates are submitted through Slipstream.

When you open Slipstream, it will show a list of content (jobs) previously sent to various playlists through Slipstream. To get started editing content, click New Job at the top of the screen (see the Slipstream Overview for a detailed walkthrough). When you are finished editing and click Save Job, it will appear in the Slipstream History with a Pending Status:

When an Admin has reviewed the job, the Status will change to Active or Rejected

You can click the Action button on a Job to edit it or view the Edit history:

The Edit History will contain any notes added by an Admin when rejecting a job. You can edit and resubmit Pending and Rejected jobs; once a job has been reviewed and is Active, it can no longer be edited.

Admin Account Overview

As an Admin user, you are able to directly edit playlists from the Manage Playlist screen, and you can manage content submitted by other users through Slipstream. You can also create a new Slipstream job yourself with the New Job button at the top of the screen (see the Slipstream Overview for a full walkthrough). Note that any jobs run by Admin accounts are not submitted for review, and become Active immediately.

To review a Pending Slipstream job, click the Action button:

Click Review to view the playlist assembled by the Editor. You can edit the templates and playlist yourself if things need to be tweaked at all. When everything looks good, click Next, and then Run Job. You will be returned to the Slipstream History, and the job will be Active.

If you click "Reject this job", you will be prompted to provide a reason why the job is being rejected. The job's status will then change to Rejected until it is edited and resubmitted by an Editor.

Setting up Editor/Admin functionality

To set up Editor/Admin functionality on your account, contact our Support team. You'll need to request Slipstream to be enabled on your account if it isn't already, and you'll need to indicate which users should be designated as Admins and which ones should be Editors.