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Rotations

The Rotations tab contains lists of grouped assets that are rotated. A Rotation is a group of assets that will rotate when loaded into the Log for play. When the Traffic file is loaded, Zetta first looks at the rotations in the rotations tab for a matching External ID received from the traffic load. Then Zetta looks at the pointer in the Next to Play column for the Station and schedules it into the Log. When the asset is played the Next to Play pointer advances to the Next Asset that is available for that station. Rotations can be played from Logs, Hot Keys and Stacks. The pointer can be manually re-positioned by right-clicking the asset in the Rotation. When an asset is in a Rotation and has a split behavior, Zetta will first resolve the Rotation when it enters the queue, then look for a Tag to resolve the split behavior. Rotations are not stored in GSelector when using GSelector Integration; however, they can be scheduled in GSelector. Rotations in the Zetta are denoted by a rotation icon  throughout the system. Use the Themes & Appearances configuration window to change the color of the Rotations  icon.

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Rotations Toolbar

The Rotations Toolbar has the following options:

	Save – Save is used to save any changes made to the Rotation.
	Refresh - The Refresh button will refresh the data displayed in the Rotation window. This can be used to pull any data changes that may have occurred in GSelector or on another computer while the Rotation window is open.

Select Station – The Select Station is used to select a station that will use the associated assets in the Rotation. This selection is also used when selecting the Next To Play Selection.

Rotation Name

The Rotation Name is defined just below the toolbar. The Rotation name must be unique in Zetta.

External ID

The External ID is used by the Flat File Traffic Load to identify the Rotation when scheduling the log. When importing a traffic file, Zetta will first look for a Rotation with a given ID, if a rotation is not found Zetta will resolve it to a Spot. The External ID is also used to schedule the Rotation using GSelector Integration.

Target Length/Warning

The Target Length is the length the assets will be stretched or squeezed to meet an ETM when resolved in the station log. If the assets cannot be stretched/squeezed to meet the target length a warning error will appear in the Warning column for the asset. A warning / is displayed if there is an issue with the asset. Simply hover the mouse over the warning icon to view a tooltip explaining the warning.

Kill Date

The Kill Date field displays a calendar control when the down arrow is selected.

Use the Right and Left arrows next to the Month and Year to switch between months to select a Kill Date.  Use the Today field at the bottom of the calendar control to switch back to the current date.

Rotation Grid

The Grid at the bottom of the window shows the associated assets in the rotation. Drag and drop assets into this grid from the Library module to assign the asset to the Rotation. Optionally, right-click in the column headers to Insert, Replace and Remove columns in the grid as needed. Assets can also be added to a Rotation directly from the Extra tab in the asset's metadata card. Right-click in the Grid to view the Audition Options and the Next To Play options. Columns can be added, removed and reorganized to fit the user’s needs. Custom Filtering can be used to filter the contents of the pane. Optionally, use the column to search the contents of the Rotation. Optionally, double-click an asset in the list to open the metadata card for the asset.

Audition options

The Audition options are typically in the first two sections of the right-click context menu. These audition options are configured in the Context Menu Customization section of the Auditioning tab in the Preferences Configuration window. The audition section of this menu is used to play the audio on an audition play stream. The default options in this menu are Audition, Go To Start, Stop, Play-Pause, Opening, Segue and Closing. The top options are used for playback of the audio and the bottom options are used to select the marking point at which the audio will play. Clicking a marking point from the menu will play the audio from the point selected. The By Default Audition from option is the checked option in the list of marking points. This means when the Audition button in the toolbar is clicked, the default action is to audition the asset from this checked marking point. If the default marker is not set for the selected asset the audio will start from the Opening. This default action can be changed temporarily by right-clicking on the context menu option that is to be set as default. This will change the default for ALL of the Audition context menus in Zetta for this users Zetta session. Optionally, the user can simply middle-click the title of the asset to be auditioned and the asset will be auditioned based on the default marking point. See the Audition Module section of the guide for more information on auditioning assets.

Station Next To Play Selection

The station drop-down just below the Rotation Name is used to change the view to identify the next rotation event that will play on the selected station. As this option is changed, the pointer, in the Next To Play column for the list of assets, will change displaying the asset that will play next for the station. Using the mouse the Next to Play asset can be changed, simply right-click the row to change and choose the desired Set as Next To Play option.

Add a Rotation

1. Click Modules | Library
2. Select the Rotations tab
3. Click Add new media button
4. Select a Station
5. Give the Rotation a Name using the Name: field
6. Give the Rotation an External ID
7. Insert a Target Length for the Rotation
8. Optionally, select a Kill Date from the Calendar Control.
9. Drag and Drop the desired assets that are to play in the Rotation to the Rotation window from the Library Module.
10. Click the Save button to save the changes to the Rotation.

Deleting a Rotation

The following instruction can be used to remove a Rotation from the Rotations Library. To remove an Asset from a rotation, simply select the remove icon, in the remove column of the Rotation window. The following steps will not remove the assets from the Library.

1. Highlight the Rotation to delete.
2. Click the Delete the Media  button in Library toolbar. 
3. Click the Delete Now button to delete the rotation immediately. This will delete the Rotation and remove it from the Library even if the asset is currently playing. Optionally, click Cancel, to cancel the delete action and close the window.

Schedule a Zetta Rotation Control Type in GSelector

1. In GSelector, go to the Clock or Editor
2. Add the Clock Entry type Control from the Clocks or Insert a Control using Insert Other from the Editor.
3. Select Zetta Rotation from the Description column.
4. Using the Info drop-down from the Clock or the User Data drop-down from the Editor enter the Zetta External ID of the Rotation to be scheduled.
   
5. Save the changes.
6. When Zetta receives the log, the event will be shown in the log as the selected Rotation until the rotation is resolved to a specific asset.

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