Viz Pilot Edge User Guide
Version 2.4 | Published March 31, 2023 ©
Configuration
Use the settings below to modify the setup to suit your requirements.
Database Settings
Pilot Data Server Setting |
Description |
ax_disable_overlay_saving |
Disables saving of overlay timelines for clip assets that have an overlay_timeline link. |
ax_dont_fetch_thumbnails |
No thumbnails are shown in the element list. |
ax_hide_dataelements |
Hides the data element list if set to true. |
ax_disable_data_overwrite |
Hides the overwrite button if set to true. |
preview_server_uri |
Base URI of the Preview Server to be used when requesting preview images for the graphics. |
shared_curious_server |
Viz World Server IP or hostname for the maps workflow. If you add multiple hostnames, Pilot Edge will utilize the first one on the list. |
video_mode |
Video mode for channel. PAL or NTSC. |
URL Parameters
URL Parameter |
Description |
autorefreshpreview= [true/false] |
Disables auto-refresh of graphic preview if set to false. |
candeletepilotelements=[true/false] |
Lets you delete data elements from the database if set to true. |
maps=[hostname] |
Overrides the setting shared_curious_server defined in the Pilot Data Server. |
preview=[hostname] |
Overrides the setting preview_server_uri defined in the Pilot Data Server. |
showpilotelements=[true/false] |
Hides the data element list if set to false. Overrides the setting ax_hide_dataelements defined in the Pilot Data Server. |
mosid |
Defines which mos installation the object is to be used in (for example, mosid=PILOT). |
licensehost |
Configures which license server is used. |
disablepilotelementoverwrite=true |
Hides the overwrite button if true. |
override-initial-concept=<concept id> |
Overrides the initial concept selection in the find graphics "tab" in Pilot Edge. It overrides the local storage setting and re-selects the specified concept each time Pilot Edge is loaded. The list of concepts and their id can be found in the service document for PDS , host:8177/concepts, and it is the numeric part of the id that it is used. Note: This feature is only applied when Pilot Edge is loaded the first time. If a newsroom system only hides Pilot Edge and shows the previously loaded version, this will not be applied. |