Overview

The Sections page shows all of the sections that exist within the currently-selected Brand:

Purpose of Sections

Sections are used to create a hierarchy of Collections (including Playlists) and Content. Each section also contains additional settings to control its design, advertising options, etc. This sample shows the web app interface where sections named "Films", "Training", "Events" have been created and enabled along with two default sections "Saved" and "Search" enabled.

Section Metadata

Like other objects in the content hierarchy, sections have metadata that indicates the title, subtitle, description, layout, and other settings that control how the section is presented within applications. These metadata records can be configured for use in specific regions only, or for specific languages only. See the Localization documentation for more information.

View Metadata for a Section

You can view the metadata for a section by tapping on the "Edit" action (the pencil), which will show the "Metadata" dialog containing the list of metadata records that are attached to the selected section.

Create/Edit Metadata for a Section

New records can be added to this list by tapping the "+" button, or by cloning an existing record using the "Duplicate" action. Records can be edited by tapping on their row, which will show the metadata edit form.

The contents of this form varies depending upon the specific type of object being edited. Fields common to all objects include Title, Subtitle, Description, and a list of landscape, portrait, and square thumbnails. Many objects also support layout configuration, which is divided between TV Design (which includes Web apps) and Mobile Design.

Settings to enable advertising when showing content within the section and to enable Banners (shown at the top of some layouts) are also provided.

Sub-Sections

The ability to create child sections is not currently available, but may be added in a future release. Many app configurations that would use this feature can be achieved by using a Collection instead.

Collections, Playlists, and Content as Sections

Sections can also be created directly from a Collection, a Playlist, or a single Content object. To add one of these object types as a section, use the "+" button on the Sections page, and choose the type that you wish to add:

When using a collection or playlist as a section, the same layout and styling options that are available for a normal section are supported. For individual content objects used as section, the content's details screen will be shown when the section is visited.

Program Guide Sections

Brands can contain a special "Program Guide" section (titled as "Guide" by default). When activated, this section displays a list of Channels using one of the "electronic program guide" (EPG) layouts.

See the Electronic Program Guides documentation for more information.

Favorites Section

Brands can contain a special "Favorites" section (titled as "Saved" by default). When activated, this section displays a list of the content objects that have been favorited by the current Consumer.

See the Favorites documentation for more information.

Search Section

Brands can contain a special "Search" section. When activated, this section displays the search interface within the apps. If this section is not enabled, in-app searching will be accessible via an icon that will be shown at the top of the screen in mobile and web apps, and via a "Search" tab on CTV apps.

See the Searching for Content documentation for more information.

Menus & Settings Sections

Brands can contain a special "Menu" section (titled as "More" by default). To view this section in Sections, you need to turn on "Menus" setting first from Design section.

When activated, this section displays a hierarchical menu structure which can contain application settings, child menus, links, and display app information. When not activated, the default Settings screen will be accessible via an icon that is shown at the top of the screen in mobile and web apps, and via a "Settings" tab on CTV apps.

See the Menus and In-App Settings documentation for more information.