Groups

Groups are used in parallel to how your enterprise works. At sites with a small number of users this may be as simple as one group for News and another for the Desk; some large sites may have dozens or even hundreds of groups. Refer to Staff Privileges for information about how to add users to a group.

The following types of items can be customized for each group:

  • Group Searches
  • Macros
  • Templates for Character Generators, Rundowns, and Planning Grids
  • Report layouts for stories and Rundowns

Settings

Parameter

Definition

ID

Unique identifier.

Spaces are not allowed.

Description

Group name shown to users.

Server

Local or remote Primary Server that will host the group.

Type

Option to configure the folder group as a wire publishing folder.

Newsgathering

Not used.

Private

Not used.

Parent/Child

Not used.

Gateway Queue

Not used.

WarnApproved

Display a warning message if a user attempts to edit an approved story.

ForceEnglish

Relevant only to v6 client.

Force the keyboard layout to English in text entry fields if another language's keyboard layout is in use.

This option applies to text entry fields in story titles, Rundown property fields, Rundown cells, and input windows such as the prompt to save changes.

This setting also takes effect during macro playback. The original keyboard layout will be restored when macro playback is done.

 

Allowed Wires

Semicolon-delimited list of wire provider codes (as listed in \NWP\NWP.INI on the ENPS WORK drive).

These will be the only wire providers available to the group. If this column is left blank, all Providers will be allowed. You may enter up to 255 characters in this field.

Enable CTOS

Allow sending Rundowns and Planning Grids to the Central Text Object Server (CTOS).

Group Managers will also have to select the Allow CTOS checkbox for this functionality to work.

It is recommended that only important Rundowns and Planning Grids are sent to the CTOS. Enabling this setting does not change local archive behavior.

For more information about CTOS, see Choose Central Server.

Election

Create and view election items.

Refer to ENPS Elections User's Guide for more information.

AutoCreate

Enable the Group Manager to set - within the Rundown Properties - the days of the week on which rundowns will be automatically created.

WriteEnable Archives

Allow archived content in this folder to be edited by users with the correct privilege level.

WarnRODelete

Display a warning when a user tries to delete a Rundown or a Planning Grid.

MOS Redirection

Redirect the MOS messages for all of the Rundowns that are dragged into the Group by specifying the device where MOS messages should be sent.

For example:

<family>=<family>.<machine>.<location>.<enterprise>.<mos>

To redirect to multiple devices, separate entries with a semicolon. For example:

SNAPFEEDDC=SNAPFEED.WASHINGTON.AP.MOS; SNAPFEEDNY=SNAPFEED.NEWYORK.AP.MOS

See the MOS Configuration > Address setting for more information on the recommended naming convention for MOS Systems.

MOS Include

List of configured MOS devices that should be shown to users homed to this group. Tick to show a device:

  • from the group's MOS icon on the NavBar

  • in the list of available devices in the Object Autocreate and Object Placeholder Create columns in Rundowns

See the related setting MOS Exclude.

MOS Exclude

List of configured MOS devices that should be hidden from users homed to this group. Tick to hide a device:

  • from the group's MOS icon on the NavBar

  • in the list of available devices in the Object Autocreate and Object Placeholder Create columns in Rundowns

See the related setting MOS Include.

Default Security

Default privilege level - as defined in the Security table - for this group.

All users not specifically assigned a privilege level in a folder will assume the folder's default privilege level. If no Default Security level is assigned to a folder then the system-wide default level of Viewer will be used.

Physical Location

The location of the group's users.

Not required.

Media FTP

The default Media FTP server for the group.

Local Media Servers are defined in the Local Media FTP section.

Enterprise Group

Reserved field not used by ENPS.

Playbook Group

Reserved field not used by ENPS.