URL Presets

URL presets are user defined aliases (shortcuts) to Ontime URLs.

The configuration for URL Presets is done centrally from the Editor settings at Editor -> Sharing and reporting -> URL Presets.
This means that these can be changed for all users accessing Ontime from one place, without changes necessary in the other devices.

The feature serves two primary purposes:

Providing dynamic URLs for automation or unattended screens

Consider the case of fixed devices, unattended screens or hardware integrations, where access to change the browser URL may be impractical.
Any changes to the aliases will be automatically reflected in the devices that are pointed at that URL.

Managing complex view configurations

We may have specific configurations for operator views or utility screens that we want to manage centrally.
See example below:

Aliases example

Consider a camera operator that needs an Ontime view with a specific configuration.
We have configured the view as necessary and it resolves to the following URL: http://localhost:4001/op?main=note&secondary=custom-name&hidepast=true

We may want to manage the configuration in Ontime, so that the camera operator can access the already configured view without needing to concern about the view options. This is a typical use case for URL Presets.

To achieve this we would need the following steps:

1. Open the relevant view and configure using the available configuration options
2. Once configured, copy the view result URL and navigate to Editor -> Sharing and reporting -> URL Presets create a New Preset
3. Give Ontime an alias for the URL (eg: cam3) and paste the link in the Paste URL input
4. Click Generate and Save to make the new preset and save it

From here, anyone that accesses Ontime on the URL http://localhost:4001/cam3 will be redirected to configured link.