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Hour Restrictions Manager

Hour Restriction Grids restrict associated assets from playing during the restricted hour in a Zetta^® playout module. Modules in Audition mode are not restricted by the Hour Restriction Grid. The Hour Restrictions Manager is used to create, edit, copy and delete Hour Restriction Grids for a selected station or virtual station. There are three panes in this window; the left pane lists the existing hour restriction grids for the selected station, the right upper pane shows the details for the selected hour restriction grid and the right lower pane shows a grid of hours. The Hour Restriction Grid hours,when assigned to an asset, are also shown in the Station Specific and History tabs of the Metadata Card and in the History pane of the Logs Module. Assets can be assigned to an hour restriction grid in the Station Specific tab of the Metadata Card. The Hour Restriction Manager can be accessed from the Tools menu of the main Zetta window or from the Launch Hour Restriction Manager button in the Station Specific tab of the Metadata Card.

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Toolbar

The toolbar is used to perform the following tasks:

	Save – The 'Save' button is used to save any changes made to the Hour Restriction Grid.
	Create New Hour Restriction Grid – The 'Create New Hour Restriction Grid' button creates a new hour grid allowing the user to enter the Name, Description, and Hour Restrictions.
	Copy current Hour Restriction Grid - The 'Copy current Hour Restriction Grid' button drops down to two options: Copy Hour Restriction within Station or Copy Hour Restriction to other Stations. The Copy Hour Restriction within Station will open a window allowing the user to copy the hour restriction within the current station. The title is appended with the words -Copy allowing the user to quickly change or enumerate the title of the newly created hour restriction grid. The Copy Hour Restriction to other Stations will open a window allowing the user to Copy the selected hour restriction to other stations using a multi-selection drop-down.
	Delete current Hour Restriction Grid – The 'Delete current Hour Restriction Grid' button allows the user to remove the selected hour restriction from the database.  The user will receive a warning when deleting an hour restriction grid.
	Refresh current Hour Restriction Grid - Use the 'Refresh current Hour Restriction Grid' button to refresh the selected Hour Restriction Grid.

Copy Hour Restriction within Station window

This window is opened when the 'Copy Hour Restriction within Station' option is selected from the Copy current Hour Restriction Grid toolbar button. This window allows the user to create a new copy of the selected hour restriction within the same station. Use the New Hour Restriction Name field to change the name of the hour restriction. Use the New Hour Restriction Description field the edit the description. Click OK to save the new hour restriction grid or Cancel to cancel the entire copy process.

Copy Hour Restriction to other Stations window

This window is opened when the 'Copy Hour Restriction to other Stations' option is selected from the Copy current Hour Restriction Grid toolbar button. This window allows the user to create a new copy or overwrite an existing hour restriction grid on the station(s) selected in the Station field of this window. Use the New Hour Restriction Name field to change the name of the hour restriction grid. Use the New Hour Restriction Description field the edit the description. Use the Station(s) drop-down to select one or multiple stations that will receive this copied hour restriction grid. Optionally, the user can right-click an added station and chose to remove the station from the field. Click OK to save the hour restriction grid or Cancel to cancel the entire copy process.

Hour Restrictions List

The left pane of the Hour Restriction Manager lists the existing hour restriction grids for the selected station and the number of assets associated with the hour restriction grid. Select an Hour Restriction in the list to view the details and the hour restriction grid to the right. Custom Filtering can be used to filter the defined hour restrictions by Name or Asset Count using the Name pane to the left of the defined fields.

Hour Restriction Details

The Hour Restriction Details pane shows the Name, Description, Asset Count, Date Created and Last Modified. This is also the pane that is used when creating a new Hour Restriction Grid using the Create New Hour Restriction Grid button in the toolbar.

Name

The Name field is a required field and is used to add or edit the name of the Hour Restriction Grid. This is the Name that will be shown in other areas of Zetta.

Description

The Description field is optional and can be used to describe the Hour Restriction Grid.

Asset Count

The Asset Count shows the number of assets that are associated with the selected Hour Restriction Grid. The Assets can be assigned to an hour restriction grid in the Station Specific tab of the metadata card.

Date Created

The Date Created field is read-only and shows the initial date the Hour Restriction Grid was created.

Last Modified

The Last Modified field is read-only and shows the date the Hour Restriction Grid was last modified.

Hour Restriction Grid

The Hour Restriction Grid in the bottom right pane of the Hour Restrictions Manager window is used to select hours to restrict the asset from playing. The grid shows all hours for a 7 day period. Click and drag the mouse over the hours/days to restrict. Restricted hours are shown in red. The colors of the restricted hours can be changed in the User Interface section of the Themes & Appearances window. The Hour Restriction Grid hours, when assigned to an asset, are also shown in the Station Specific and History tabs of the Metadata Card and in the History pane of the Logs Module.

Create an Hour Restriction Grid

1. Select the Hour Restriction Manager option in the Tools menu
2. Click the Create New Hour Restriction Grid button in the toolbar.
3. Type in a Name for the Hour Restriction Grid.
4. Optionally, type in a Description for the Hour Restriction Grid.
5. Using the mouse click the hours to be restricted in the Hour Restriction Grid pane. Optionally, click and drag the mouse to select a range. Click the hour again to mark it unrestricted.

Edit an Hour Restriction Grid

1. Select the Hour Restriction Manager option in the Tools menu
2. Select the Hour Restriction Grid to edit in the left list pane.
3. Edit the Name for the Hour Restriction Grid.
4. Optionally, edit the Description for the Hour Restriction Grid.
5. Using the mouse click the hours to be restricted in the Hour Restriction Grid pane. Optionally, click and drag the mouse to select a range.
6. Click the hour again to mark it unrestricted.

Delete an Hour Restriction Grid

1. Select the Hour Restriction Manager option in the Tools menu
2. Click the Delete current Hour Restriction Grid button in the toolbar.
   
3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the Hour Restriction Grid. Click No to cancel the deletion.

Assign an Hour Restriction Grid to an Asset

1. Select the Library from the Modules menu.
2. Select the Asset tab for the desired asset.
3. Double-click the asset to open the Metadata Card.
4. Select the Station on the left.
5. Select the Station Specific tab.
6. Using the Hour Restriction drop-down select an existing Hour Restriction that was created in the Hour Restriction tab.
   
7. Click Save to save the asset changes.

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