Schedule a non episodic program of flexible target duration

Let's schedule a movie such that once scheduled, the movie will occupy a slot of duration equal to the sum of the movie’s asset duration and the ad break duration. The ad media will be scheduled automatically using ad automation.

To schedule a non-episodic program (movie) of flexible duration, follow the below steps:

1. Ensure that the scheduling date is visible in the scheduling calendar.

2. Locate the movie to be scheduled from the content manager, and drag it to the scheduled start date and time in the scheduling calendar.
    
   
   

3. Configure the Schedule Media window displayed on the right pane of the PLANNER application. 

   1. Keep the target duration as Flexible (selected by default).

   2. Ensure that the Start time and Scheduling Date chosen in the Schedule Media window matches the movie’s start date and start time. 

4.    Click Schedule to complete the scheduling.

Note: The program will be successfully scheduled if no conflict is found on the calendar while scheduling. If conflict is found, check out one of the following sections based on your business requirement to resolve the conflict.

• Schedule a program by shifting the current and upcoming schedules down during an overlap 

• Replace all episodes of a scheduled series with a new series
  

Once done, view the movie scheduled on the scheduling calendar to verify if the scheduling is completed successfully. Also, you can verify the schedule details on the Program Details window or the program hovercard.

 
 
Note: If no ad media is scheduled, verify the ad automation rule.