Magic Bus is the application used to view a map of U-M bus routes, search for stops, and find out when the next bus will arrive. There are different ways that you can display the Magic Bus information on digital signs, and this document provides any relevant information for digital sign configuration.
Digital Signage Content
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Units using the Digital Signage service are required to keep level 1 alerts on the signs.
Content Manager keeps track of how many times a particular piece of content plays.
Adding live data objects to a sign is a great way to present dynamic content. There are many different ways to arrange the layout of these objects on a sign. Here are some of the ways we find the most helpful.
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Sorts allow you to sort your live data ascending or descending based on one or more data columns. For example, you could sort by date and then time – this would sort all the data by date and then, within each date, sort the values by time.
Filters allow you to filter content based on one or more columns. Filters can be based on text, numbers, or dates and times. Filters can also be applied based on variables – that is, players can have variables assigned that dictate which data is shown on that particular sign.
There are several ways to incorporate interactivity in to live data layouts. These features allow for simple ways to navigate live data content. Interactivity can also be applied to data rows, which triggers actions specific to that particular row. For example, selecting a person in a directory can bring up details or map wayfinding routes to an office. This document assumes you have already created a live data object and are now working on the layout.