This window works like the Song window. It carries detailed information for each Link. The Link displayed in the window can be selected from the Link Browse window, or several other areas. Links, like Songs, are global database elements, and can be Active or Inactive for any station. Links can be banned from any Daypart in the Station Coding pane, and can also have hour restriction grids and start and end dates and times applied. This is useful for time-sensitive promos and trails. Using the F11 keyboard key in a field or tab in the Link window will navigate to a configuration setting or window for that field/tab. For example pressing F11 in the Category field of a link window will navigate GSelector to the Link Goals | Categories window.
See also the Link Additional fields, Notes and Multi-Station Link tab window topics.
See also Custom Song/Link Window topic
NOTE: If you do not have a Linker license, or your license has expired, the Linker Navigation bar tab is suppressed.
Click the Linker tab, then the Link Library tab, and finally the Link tab.
Or from the Link Browse window, select a Link and double-click, or press Enter on your keyboard to open the Link window for that Link. Or click the Link tab to view details for any selected Link in the browse. Optionally, hold the CTRL key while double-clicking an attribute field for the link within the results pane, to jump to that specific field in the Link Window with the cursor in the field ready for editing.
Or from the Link Goals Categories window, select the Link from the Link Category list and double-click to open that Link's Link window.
Or from the Editor select a Link and double-click.
Or from the Analysis window select a Link and double-click.
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Zetta and NexGen synchronization buttons
See also Custom Song/Link Window topic
Multi User Link Synchronization
Link Attributes and Participants
Run Dates : set a start and end date and time for any Link.
Mood, Energy, Tempo and Opener fields
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The toolbar is common to all the Link window and all its subsidiary tab windows. It offers the same easy navigation as the Song window toolbar, and additionally allows you to Save or Cancel changes made while editing a Link, Add a New Link, Edit , Clone or Delete an existing Link, Export Link Details via XML, and select Link Attributes to view in the History Map pane. Toolbar buttons may vary in color based on the Appearance Style selected.
If the Layout in the Song/Link window of the Tools Global Settings is set to Custom the user will see the Layout toolbar button. Use the Layouts 
drop-down to select a saved layout.
An additional button is displayed when a GSelector station is associated with either a NexGen, Zetta or a Master Control station, and the Enable All and Link boxes in the NexGen Manual Synchronization, Zetta Manual Synchronization or Master Control Manual Synchronization panes respectively are unchecked. Under these conditions, this button allows the user to synchronize the selected Link with the NexGen, Zetta or Master Control Link details in the interfaced NexGen, Zetta or Master Control database.
NOTE: You can only interface one playout system with any GSelector station.
Changes made to songs and links are now automatically pushed to all workstations. For example, say User A is working in Category Changer and moves a link from Category A to Category B and saves the change. Further suppose User B is looking at the same link in the editing window. When User A saves the change User B will immediately see the link’s Category assignment change from A to B. Song and Link changes propagate to the editing windows, browse lists, Category Changer and all of the Goals | Balance windows for both songs and links. For example, if User A is working on implementing the results of a new music test by changing song category assignments this will affect demand. If User B is looking at the Goals | Balance | Songs window she will see the window update immediately according to the actions of User A.
The multi user notification system is a message box that pops open in the upper right area of the main GSelector window whenever another user has made a change to a song, a link or a schedule. The message indicates the change made and the user who made the change. It does not show changes you make, just others. This feature works best when users have been defined under GSelector security. Note that you can open the notifications message box any time by clicking the notification icon 
in the upper right of the main GSelector window.
If two users are changing the same link the user that saves last will receive a warning about the other users change. If there are no pending changes, the user just viewing the Link will see the update without any prompt.
A Fallback Attribute is an attribute that GSelector can fallback to if the normal attribute scores too low to be scheduled. For Example: A Link is normally genre “A” but could be treated as genre “B” in a scheduling pinch because of the fallback attribute. If the Attribute Fallback Score Threshold is set to 65 in Link Goals | Priorities. The Scheduler will treat the link as “A” unless the link scores below 65, then it will treat the link as “B” and test it again. Fallback Attributes can be defined in the Attributes tab of the Setup | Station | Features window. When an attribute is selected in the Fallback Attributes pane additional columns to assign these attributes will be available in the song and link windows. Use the drop-down in the Fallback column to assign a fallback attribute. Fallback Attributes can be added to the system using the Link Coding window or Station Attributes window.
The left side of the Main Link window contains settings and information about the Link that is Global or system-wide for all stations in the GSelector database.
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Link Attributes and Participants
This field, immediately above the Attributes and Participants pane, displays Link Media ID, Title, Version, Stopset, Bed and Live information. You cannot directly edit these fields; see the Edit Link window notes.
Media ID - The Media ID field has specific properties, which vary according to whether GSelector is integrated with NexGen, Master Control or Zetta. When GSelector is integrated with Zetta the Media ID will match up to the External ID found in Zetta for the link asset.
NOTE: Leading and Trailing spaces will not be saved to the Media ID. If you enter any leading or trailing spaces in this field a message will be displayed warning that the spaces will be removed.
Title - The Title is the name of the link and is a mandatory field: The information in a Link window cannot be saved unless a title has been entered.
Version - The Version field can optionally be used to set a version for the link. This allows the link library to have several versions of the same link.
Stopset - When the Stopset is checked, Segue Bans will be ignored across this Link.
Bed - Select the Bed drop-down to mark the Link as a Bed. If the system is integrated with Zetta, a link that is set as a Bed in GSelector is also set as a Bed in Zetta. The Bed Type option allows the asset to be used as a bed when creating Voice Tracks and other material. Beds in Zetta make it possible for a voice track to be spoken over the top of the bed's audio. (None) is the default setting for Bed Type. There are two types of Beds:
Note: The Bed Type feature in Zetta requires 4.19.1 or higher.
Live - The Live flag tells the external playout system that the link is a Live Event. When GSelector is integrated with Zetta and the Live option is enabled, the playback method in Zetta, will be set to Live Event and the Runtime value in GSelector will match up to the Target Duration in Zetta.
Note: If the system is integrated with Zetta and the Live option is selected the External field will be disabled. Likewise, if the External field is selected, then the Live option will be disabled.
The Link Attributes and Participants Grids are used to assign Global Attributes, Participants and Fallback Attributes to the currently selected Link. The Percentage column in the Link Attributes and Link Participants panes in the lower left corner of the Link window, allow the user to define participation levels less than the 100% default. The Attributes pane is used to define relationships between Links and Songs by selected Artists or Theme. This Relation is then used in scheduling, forming one of the ways you can define a Song-Link relationship in the Related Links window. Full details of how to define a relationship in this window, see the Related Links topic. Working in the Clocks Definition window, you assign Related Link Clock positions, either Leading or Trailing, before or after a Song Clock position, as the names suggest. You then define, in the Related Links window, one or more Relationships between Songs and Links to drive this process.
When GSelector schedules a Song next to a fixed (Leading or Trailing) Clock Position, or a Fly-in Link into the schedule, it can insert a Link when that Link has one or more Related Artists or Themes, and the Relationship calls for a Link with one of those Related Songs or Links. To disable editing of an inherited assets global attributes in a Child station use the 'Edit Inherited Global Attributes' rights in the Songs and Links section of the Security Roles.
Click the Edit button to open the Coding window.
All values in the media pane can be used as search criteria in the Link Browse Window. See also the notes on Custom Attribute Values.
This central pane in the Link window stores fields for duration, intros and hook start and end fields. All values in the media pane can be used as search criteria in the Link Browse window. By default the duration and runtime fields (Intro, Runtime etc) are shown with Minutes and Seconds and GSelector will round up or down the hundredths of seconds where needed when calculating runtimes and durations. Enabling the Allow Duration fields in Hundredths and Seconds option will change the durations and runtime fields in Songs/Links and Editor to show the time in Minutes, Seconds and Hundredths of seconds.
TIP: Media pane field information can be used in custom browse formats in the Editor, Consideration window, and Browse windows. See the notes on designing and assigning Browse formats.
Note: When Integrated with Zetta, the Intros, Hook start and end, and Trim start and end fields cannot be edited. When Integrated with Zetta, the Runtime field can only be edited when the asset is Live, External or has No filename.
This numeric field allows entry of the Song duration in minutes and seconds. Like the ID field, information in this field is common and shared across all stations. Many Audio Editors allow you to enter this value automatically, expressed as the difference between the trim out value and the trim in value in the Audio Editor. If Integrated with Zetta the Runtime field can only be edited when the asset is Live, External or has No filename. The Runtime field will match the Target Field in Zetta when the Live option is selected in the Link information pane.
NOTE: Durations in the Runtime and Intro fields can be entered in two ways: by typing a value such as 4:23, or by simply typing 423. Where a Song Runtime or Intro is longer than ten minutes, typing 1141 or 11:41, for example, will enter the same time value in this field.
These three fields allows entry of values for Intros 1, 2 and 3 in minutes and seconds. Many audio editors allow you to enter at least one intro value automatically. Like the ID field, information in these this fields is common and shared across all stations. When GSelector is integrated with Zetta these values are sent from Zetta to GSelector to help determine the air time of the events.
The Opening/Ending fields are used to enter an optional two character code for the start and ending of the Link. Like the ID field, this field is common to all stations in the library.
Used in research, these fields store timing, expressed in minutes and seconds, for the start and end of the hook. These values are normally entered automatically when you set this information in your audio editor. Like the ID field, this field is common to all stations.
Immediately above the External field are the Trim Start and Trim End fields. These values can be directly edited or when working with audio files, can be entered automatically when using the Analyze tool in the Link window's Audio Analysis tab window.
Early NTP is the Early Next to Play position in the link. This is the value of the Early Segue marker for the asset and is used for Link/Song Chains in the automation system when integrated. When GSelector is integrated with Zetta this value is sent from Zetta to GSelector to help determine the air time of the events.
The BPM In is the Beats Per Minute at the beginning of the link. The BPM In can be set manually by entering the value into the field, using the Beats Per Minute Calculator or by using the Audio Analysis tool.
The BPM Overall is the average Beats Per Minute of the entire link. The BPM Overall can be set manually by entering the value into the field, using the Beats Per Minute Calculator or by using the Audio Analysis tool.
The BPM Out is the Beats Per Minute of the end of the link. The BPM Out can be set manually by entering the value into the field, using the Beats Per Minute Calculator or by using the Audio Analysis tool.
The Beats Per Minute Calculator window opens when the ellipse 
button next to one of the three BPM fields is selected. The Beats Per Minute Calculator can be used to determine a Link's actual Beats per Minute. To effectively use this feature, an audio playback device is needed, whose playback speed has been correctly calibrated, near the computer. Use this device to play the Link to determine the Beats per Minute. As the Link plays, press the Spacebar in time with the tempo of the Link.
The Beats, Seconds and Beats per Minute fields will display data relative to the operation of the Spacebar. The Beats field shows the total number of times the Spacebar has been pressed. The Seconds field displays the number of elapsed seconds since the initial Spacebar press. The Beats per Minute field displays the actual BPM as computed from the Beats and Seconds data. The longer the Calculator is operated, the more accurate the Beats per Minute will be. RCS recommends at least 15 seconds of operation to determine a Link's actual Beats per Minute. Press the F6 Key to reset the calculator to make a fresh start. Click Cancel to exit the calculator. Press the F2 Key to copy the Beats per Minute value from the Beats Per Minute Calculator window into the BPM field of the underlying Link window.
Select this option when the audio for the Link will be played from an outside source or storage system that is different from what is defined within the sequencer system. This feature was designed for use with Zetta, but can be used with any suitably configured system. When this option is selected the Filename field can be edited.
Note: If the system is integrated with Zetta and the Live option is selected the External field will be disabled. Likewise, if the External field is selected, then the Live option will be disabled.
GSelector supports MP3, MP3, wma and wav file formats. This pane displays the filename for the audio file associated with this link. Where this filename is automatically assigned by GSelector during the import/association process, this field should not be edited. To associate an audio file manually with, see the notes on Associating Audio in the Using Audio in GSelector topic. See also the notes on using the Filename Audio Paths in this topic. When the Filename path is longer than what is visible use the mouse to hover over the field to view the entire filename and path.
The right side of the Main Link window contains information and settings specific to the selected Station. In a Child station some of these settings will be disabled for inherited links.
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Mood, Energy, Tempo and Opener fields
The Active Check box is used to specify active or inactive status of the Link for the selected station.
You can edit the Category of any Link by selecting from the drop-down list. Click the Save button in the toolbar to save your edit. See also the notes on Linker Categories in the Link Goals Categories window. Note that you can also assign or change a Link Category in the Category Changer window. When re-activating a Link, by default the Link is assigned the Category to which it was previously assigned.
Note: When the category of a song/link is changed, daypart bans will be preserved but the daypart shifts resets to 0. Given that the daypart shifts are relative to the category, they need to be reset when the category changes.
The Link Packet field is located in the station coding pane at top right. The field allows the user to select and assign an existing Packet to this Link by clicking the drop down arrow, remove an existing Packet from this Link, or create a new packet directly from this field. Click the Packet Management button at the far right of the field to add, delete and rename Packets in the Packet Management window. Packets can be used to group any number of Links together. Links can be in any Category. When Links are grouped in a Packet, their rotation is reduced in direct proportion to the number of Links in that packet. For full details on working with Packets, see the Packets topic.
This pane allows you to balance or block demand between Dayparts for the selected Link in this Station. Click the icon in the leftmost column to block this Link from the selected Daypart. You can also adjust demand by Daypart for any Link.
NOTE: Daypart settings made in the station coding pane are not affected when Dayparts are grouped, so settings are shared between Dayparts in the same group. So, for example, play for a Link can be banned, boosted or cut for any Daypart, and this setting will not be duplicated for any other Daypart in the group.
All Dayparts are listed in this pane. They are sorted in order of importance, as specified in the Setup section Dayparts Definition window.
These fields work in exactly the same way as their counterpart frequency , turnover and demand fields in the Link Goals Balance windows. Frequency and Demand for each Daypart is adjusted using the arrows in the shift column.
These buttons allow you to shift demand for the selected Link for any Daypart. Click to increase or reduce demand relative to the other Dayparts. See the balancing by daypart notes in this topic for more information. When the category of a song/link is changed, the daypart shifts resets to 0. Given that the daypart shifts are relative to the category, they need to be reset when the category changes.
Daypart settings made in the Link window in the Station coding pane are not copied when Dayparts are grouped. These settings are Link-specific, and allow the user to ban, boost or reduce play during individual Dayparts. These individual settings are not changed by the grouping process. So a change to AM Drive Daypart settings in the Station Coding pane or the Goals Balance window will not be copied to the PM Drive Daypart in the same "Drives" group.
Where an Hour Restriction is applied, any restriction to hours in the affected Daypart is displayed in this column.
You can assign a link to an alternate category and/or alternate packet for any Daypart. To enable this feature, check the Alternate Category checkbox in the Balance tab of the Setup | Station Features window to display these two fields in the Station coding pane.
NOTE: You cannot use Alternate Category if you use the Kick feature. If a Category Group is kicked, its Categories are not available for assigning as Alternate Categories.
To assign an Alternate Category or Packet for a specific Daypart:
Alternate Categories and Alternate Packets can be displayed in any Browse format by adding the Alternate Category or Packet field to the desired format. See the notes on custom-designing Browse formats. In a browse where multiple Alternate Categories or Packets are assigned to Links in different Dayparts, the multiple Alternate categories and Packets are displayed together in the Alternate Category or Alternate Packet field.
NOTE: If you enter values for either any Alternate Category or Packet in one or more Link windows, and you then uncheck the box for that setting in the Station - Features window, you will be prompted to confirm that you are deleting those settings.
TIP: Alternate Category and Packet assignment is determined by Dayparts, so Dayparts can be used in the Browse window to view Links with Alternate assignments. Select the Daypart and the Alternate Category or Packet to view all Links which are assigned to that Alternate Category or Alternate Packet in that Daypart.
Sharing space in the Link window with the Dayparts tab, the Hour Restrictions tab opens the Hour Restriction pane, where you can assign an existing Hour Grid to the current Link or use the import button to Import an Hour Grid from another station within the database. Where no Hour Grid is assigned, the hours of the week grid is blank; where an Hour Grid is assigned from the drop-down in the selection field, the selected grid is displayed. Hour Restrictions are also displayed in the Link window History Map and the Editor History pane. The name of the Hour Grid, where assigned, is displayed on the tab.
See the Hour Grids topic notes on creating and assigning Hour Grids, as well as the notes on working with hour grids. As with Hour Restrictions in Songs or Notes, you can edit an hour grid directly from this window by clicking the Edit button to access the Hour Restriction Setup pane.
The Run Dates tab has a Primary and Secondary tab. The Run Dates can be adjusted for both active an inactive links. Permit or deny access to these Station Run Dates in the Roles window.
Note: All Run Dates are ignored when the link is in a Slotted Category.
The Primary tab is used to limit the period in which the asset is scheduled by setting a Start and End Date and Time. Check one or both check boxes to enable this feature. If the boxes are left unchecked, the Link can be scheduled immediately, and is available indefinitely. When the Start and End Time options are selected, the default values in the Date fields are today's date. The default Start Time is 12:00AM and the default End time is 11:59pm. Enter a date and time or adjust the values by selecting the Calendar Control or the time selection arrows. The Primary tab holds the overall Start and End Date/Time that will be sent to any integrated automation system. The values in the Primary tab can be used as search criteria in the Link Browse Window and Advanced Search pane. See also the notes on Custom Attribute Values. When working in the Consideration pane of the Editor, any link with a Start Date and Time after the airtime of the schedule position and any link with an End Date and Time before the airtime of the schedule position will not be shown, regardless of the Secondary Run Dates.
The Secondary tab can be used to add additional Run Dates. The Secondary Run Dates can be used to include or exclude a link from being scheduled for a specific date. The secondary date can be set to yearly allowing the user to include/exclude the link for the specified date every year. To add a secondary run date click the Add Rundate 
button.
The default values in the Date fields are today's date. The default Start Time is 12:00AM and the default End time is 11:59pm. Select a date drop-down to show a calendar control to select the date. Adjust the time values using the time selection arrows. Optionally, select the Yearly Anniversary to have the run date used every year. The Include button can be used to set the list of run dates to Include or Exclude. The button will toggle to show the current action. When the Run Dates are set to Include, the Link can be scheduled during the specified date range. When the Run Dates are set to Exclude the link will not be scheduled during the specified date range. When working in the Consideration pane of the Editor, a link with a valid Primary Run Date but an excluded Secondary Run Date will not be shown if the position is within the excluded secondary date range. To remove a Run Date from the list, select the row and click the Delete Rundate 
.
This optional field is enabled for both Songs and Links by checking the Station-Specific ID box in the Station - Features window. It allows you to assign a Link ID that applies simply to the Link for the current Station. Where Station-Specific ID is enabled, and IDs exist, this field information can be used in custom browse formats in the Editor, Consideration window , and Link Browse windows. See the notes on designing and assigning Browse formats.
A Split Behavior is set on the Songs, Links or Spot Blocks that are to be scheduled on a Zetta® Split Master Station where a split is to occur. The Split Behavior is respected in the On-Air, Hot Keys and Stacks modules of Zetta. The Split Behavior of an asset is set in the Miscellaneous tab of the assets song or link window. The Split Behavior of a Spot Block is set on the Spot Block in the Clocks | Spot Blocks tab. When a Spot Block has a Split Behavior it will override any Split Behavior of an Asset scheduled within the Spot Block.
None - A Split Behavior of None will play the asset through a stream enabled as Normal in the Player. Nothing will be sent to the Split Client.
Master Audio - A Split Behavior of Master Audio tells the Master station to play the audio and send a signal to the subscribing Split Clients to play a tagged asset on the client station. If the asset is not in a tagged group the Split Client station will play the same asset as the Master Station, if the asset is active on the subscribing station.
Master Silent - A Split Behavior of Master Silent tells the master station to be silent and send a signal to the subscribing Splits Clients to play a tagged asset on the client station. If the asset is not in a tagged group the Split Client station will play the asset scheduled on the Master station, if the asset is active on the subscribing station.
Master Monitor - A Split Behavior of Master Monitor will route the audio for the asset to the configured Monitor streams of the Player for the Master Station and send a signal to the subscribing Splits Clients to play a tagged asset on the client station. If the asset is not in a tagged group the client station will play the same audio asset that is scheduled on the Master Station, if the asset is active on the subscribing station. Master Monitor allows the user to hear the audio locally for the Master Station even though nothing is playing over the air for the Master Station.
See the Zetta® Help Guide for additional information on the Splits Feature and Tagging Assets.
At the left of the Sound Codes pane are four further Mood, Energy, Tempo and Opener attribute fields. The use of these fields, and the Sound Code pane, is optional. Values entered here can be used for analysis, and will only be used in scheduling if their associated goals are activated in the Link Goals Priorities window. Each field allows you to set a value for an attribute:
Mood
Energy
Tempo
Opener
Each field accepts a value of between 1 and 5, or a descriptive value that you have previously defined in the Setup section Station - General window, as shown in the Energy and Texture fields. Fallback attributes can be assigned based on the Fallback Attributes defined in the Attributes tab of the Setup | Station | Features window.
This pane allows you to assign Texture code values which can be used in with Song Texture Codes in scheduling. The Texture Codes you assign are common with Song Texture Codes. They can be used in Link Goals Segue Bans to block specific junctions between, say, a very loud Song ending and a Link with a very soft start. For details on assigning and creating Texture, see the notes in the Song window topic. See also the notes on Using Texture.
This pane allows you to assign Sound code values, Station Specific attributes and Fallback Attributes to a Link. The Attributes assigned here are independent of Global Link Attributes. For details on assigning and creating Station Attributes, see the notes in the Station Attributes window topic.
Jumping to the Editor from the History Map
This pane displays play history from the last day scheduled back to the number of days specified in the Days in Past setting for the Link, or the Link Title, or for all Links in the current Link Packet where selected. The options are selected from the Toolbar History Attribute button. Where a Link has had an Hour Restriction applied, the restricted hours are shown in the Map with a dash in each hour. Where the Link is banned, whether implicitly or explicitly for specific hours, those hours are also marked the same way. You can view the entire active date range using the right scroll bar. All Category changes are recorded in the Link Change History tab.
By enabling the Advanced History Map Options in the Setup | Station | Features | History tab, the user has the option to use the 1/4 hr plot check box. Each cell in the History Map is divided into four invisible, vertical quadrants. These represent, from left to right, the first, second, third and fourth quarter hour of the hour. Using the 1/4 hr plot option will replace the X with the vertical plot line positioned in the appropriate cell quadrant to denote the links scheduled position within the hour. There are additional options for attributes, the default being title and artist group. Enabling any of these options will plot other links by the same attribute (title and artist group) of the current link. In these modes, each cell in the History Map is divided into invisible, horizontal sections within each vertical quadrant. These plots are represented by the matching Color coding to help distinguish these plots. Additional Attributes can be added or the defaults can be changed by working in the Advanced History Map Options in the Setup | Station | Features | History tab. Any combination of these options can be used, while clearing all of them returns the History Map to its default behavior. The colors used for these options can be changed by working in the History Plot section of the Tools | Global Settings | Appearances | Global Assignments dialog box. The Hide button can be used to quickly hide the Attribute plots. Click the Show button to quickly show these plots again. The slider bar to the right of the check boxes allows the user to zoom in on the History Map.
The On-Air button 
to the right of the 1/4 hr Plot can be used to show the current day and play position of the scheduled log in the History map. GSelector determines the current position as the event with an air time that is less than or equal to the system time. If the system is integrated GSelector determines the current position as the event after the last event with a status of Played in the current day.
Using the mouse to hover over any of the plots in the History Pane, in either the Standard or Advanced mode, will display details about the Link scheduled.
Dates or Days of the Week can be hidden from the Link History Map.
Simply right-click on the Date or Day of the Week to hide and select one of the following options:
Hide Date - The Hide Date option will hide the selected date from the History Map.
Hide Day of Week - The Hide Day of Week option will show a menu with the days of the week listed. Select a day of the week to hide. All the days for the selected day will be hidden.
For Example: If Mondays is selected in the Hide Day of Week menu, then every Monday in the history will be hidden.
Reset - The Reset option will reset the history map so all history is showing for the selected asset.
You can jump directly to the Editor window for any Day and Hour in the History Map by selecting the Hour and double-clicking. If you select an Hour with a single play instance recorded in the History Map, the Editor will open showing the Link with a highlight. If the Hour shows plays for more than one item - for example , where there are two instances of the same Link Title in the same hour - GSelector will open the Editor highlighting the first of the multiple items. The default appearance of this highlight is the Focused Row Editor appearance. It can be modified in the Appearances Definition window.
The Change History tab displays the Change History for the Link. The left pane shows the Total Plays, the date the asset was Last Edited, the date the asset was Added to the Link Library, the date the asset was Activated for this Station, the date the assets details were last edited for the current Station and the date the asset Last Played. These values can be used as search criteria in the Link Browse window.
TIP: The information in these fields, along with the most recent date in the Categories Change History pane (the Date the Link Entered its present Category), can be displayed in Browse formats used in the Editor window, the Consideration window, and the Link Browse window. See the detailed notes on designing and assigning formats.
The Categories tab of the Change History pane shows the date the link entered the category, the short name for the category and the number of plays for the link in the corresponding category. The information in this tab cannot be directly edited.
The Packets tab of the Change History pane shows the date the link entered the packet, the short name for the packet and the number of plays for the link in the corresponding packet. The information in this tab cannot be directly edited.
This pane displays and allows the creation, deletion and editing of all Future Moves for this link. For full details on Future Moves, see the Future Moves topic. The Future Moves column can be added to Browse windows and Reports to view the future moves for each asset.
GSelector provides a Setup Interfaces window to use with the Master Control , Selector Enterprise and NexGen systems. This lets the GSelector database connect with the external databases in these systems to facilitate export and import of data for broadcast and reconciliation purposes. As schedules and library information are exported, GSelector tracks each item association with a unique reference number for each exported item. When a Link has been associated through exporting into one or more of these external databases, the association or associations are displayed along with the individual unique reference number. This tab also displays the database GUID for the Asset.
In the Clock Requests tab will see a list of all clocks on which the current link has been assigned as a Specific Link. This list can be helpful when you want to understand the rotational pattern of a given link by seeing if it is being influenced by Specific, as opposed to Category, clock assignments. This window will be blank if the Link is only scheduled using the Link Category Group Clock Entry.
Activating and Deactivating Links
Create and assign Link Attributes and Sound Codes
Texture codes and how to set up Texture Segue Bans between Songs and Links
Creating a Packet in the Link window
Jumping to the Editor from the History Map
See also the notes on Deleting or Deactivating Songs, Links, and Notes
When you add a Link, you select the Link's Category for the station you are working in. It is then active for that station. You may also add a Link and keep its status as inactive. To activate a Link for other stations rather than the currently selected station, see the Activating notes in the Link window Multi-Station tab Any Link, Inactive or Active can be viewed in the browse window in any station. When you deactivate a Link, this removes its History from all schedules (past and future) for this station. If you don't want to do this, keep the Link Active and move it to a hold category. If the Link is already scheduled, it is removed from the log, and the position remains empty in the Editor , with its status set to deactivated.
To activate an inactive Link for any station.
NOTE: When you work in a Child Station with a Format Parent whose Active/Inactive settings are inherited by the Child station, you cannot change the Active/Inactive status in the Child Station. See the Format Parent notes for more details.
When reactivating a Link, GSelector assigns the last Category that was assigned to the link, where this Category still exists. If this Category does not exist anymore, the song is assigned the Default Category, and where a Default Category is not assigned, the Link is assigned the top Category in the Categories window.
NOTE: While you can add a Link to a Child Station at any time, and apply Station-specific settings to the Link in just in that station, if you activate the Link in the Child Station's Format Parent Station, you will overwrite Active/Inactive status and all other inherited settings in the Child Station. See the Format Parent notes for more details.
TIP: If you are activating a new Link you must assign attributes to be able to set goals. Existing Links, when reactivated, retain their previous attribute settings for the station.
To deactivate an active Link for any station
This will deactivate the link. When a link is deactivate it is not unscheduled. When a link is deactivated the History and Total Plays for the link are retained. This means when a link is deactivated the History in the Songs/Links window and the Editor will still show the previous and future history for the link. The deactivated link will remain in the schedule regardless of whether it is scheduled to play in the future or past. The link will also still be visible in the analysis window but show as inactive. The Total Plays column, where used, will still show the total plays for the inactive link.
In any Link window, click the Add button in the Toolbar to open the Add Link window. See the detailed Add Link window notes here.
Select a Link, and click the Edit 
button in the Toolbar to open the Edit Link window. The Edit button is shown in the Legacy Song Window Layout. See the detailed Edit Link window notes here.
See also the notes on Deleting or Deactivating Songs, Links, and Notes
Select a Link, and click the Delete button in the Toolbar, and then confirm that you wish to delete this Link in the confirmation dialog box.
Note: Links that are set as Specific Links in an Active Clock cannot be deleted until the Link is removed from the Clock. The user will receive a warning that the link is assigned as a Specific Link in an Active Clock.
The Link window Texture fields use the same codes as the Song window Texture fields; this lets you control segues between songs and Links. You might, for example, schedule a Station Imager Category in fixed positions in the clock. Using a segue ban, you could ensure that a noisy song ending would not flow directly into a quiet Station Imager Link. See the notes on Song to Link Texture Segue Bans in the Segue Bans topic.
In the Station Coding pane, select the Daypart and then click the Shift up or down button to increase or reduce demand for this Link. When the category of a song/link is changed, the daypart shifts resets to 0. Given that the daypart shifts are relative to the category, they need to be reset when the category changes.
In the Station Coding pane, select the daypart, and click the leftmost Icon. The remaining Dayparts will show adjusted the demand for this link.
Note: When the category of a song/link is changed, daypart bans will be preserved but the daypart shifts resets to 0. Given that the daypart shifts are relative to the category, they need to be reset when the category changes.
Browse a list of Links in the Linker Browse window. Then press enter or double-click any Link to view all Links in the Link window. The navigation buttons at the left of the toolbar allow you to move through a browse list of Links. You can move forward or backwards by one song, or jump to the beginning or end of the browse. The counter pane in the toolbar updates as you move through the list.
The navigation buttons at the left of the Link window toolbar allow the user to move through a browse list of Links. Move to the Next or Previous by one Link, or jump to the First or Last in the browse. The counter pane in the toolbar updates as the user moves through the list. Optionally, use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the links.
Go to the First link - CTRL+Home
Go to the Previous link - CTRL+Left
Go to the Next link - CTRL+Right
Go to the Last link - CTRL+End
TIP: You can open a browsed list of Links from several areas in GSelector. See the accessing notes in this topic for more details. Once you have viewed the list, you can click the Back Navigation button to get back to the original window.
The Save and Cancel toolbar buttons are enabled when you edit any field in the Link window or any Link window tab. Click the Save button to save your changes in this window, or the Cancel button to clear any changes.
If you do not save your changes, you will be prompted to save them and enable Auto-Save when you leave the current Link window. You can enable Auto Save in the Station - Features window, by checking the Enable Auto-Save box. When you enable AutoSave after working in the Song, Link or Notes window, you enable it for all three elements.
Click the Clone Song 
toolbar button to make a copy of this song. Clicking the button opens the Clone Link window with information from the existing Link displayed, allowing you to modify information, starting with the Version field, then add different settings in the main Link window, and save the changes. See the notes on Cloning a Link in the Clone Link window topic.
NOTE: This button is disabled in Child Stations.
Click this button to view and select formats, designed and specified in the Export XML window, for Link XML export types. Select a format and click to export a XML file of Link details to the selected destination for that format. See the notes on Working with XML for more information.
TIP: This toolbar button allows you to export details of the Link in this window. To export the entire station Library, work in the Export XML window.
This GSelector Link Window toolbar button allows you to select what is displayed in the History Map. Click the button to display a menu from which you can select: Link History, Title History, or Packet History, which shows History for all Links in the Packet.
When applying Security Settings in the Security Roles window , you can set security Access Levels for the Link Browse, Link Category Changer, Song and Multi-Link Changer windows. In the Link and Multi-Link Changer windows, you can further specify Security Access Levels for Global fields, which apply to all your Stations, on the left side of the Link window, and Station-specific fields, on the right-hand side of the Song window.