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Editing the SYSTEM.MAP Story
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The third line contains the following server information:
• Server type -
wnasvr specifies a Command Server.
• Primary server’s name, such as
nrcs1 , which is the computer running the Avid iNEWS
Communication service.
• Backup server’s name, such as
nrcs2 .
• Form name for the monitor server, such as
ca-composite . A hyphen can be used as a
placeholder.
Below the third line are device settings for channel groups in iNEWS Command.
Each line associated with a device begins with:
• Type of device, such as
CG or video .
• Name of device’s channel group, such as
Deko1 or AB . Channel group names are case
sensitive.
• Alias for channel group. If none are used, hyphens can act as placeholders.
• For character generators, the next information in the line is the default channel, such as
1 , which is assigned to an event when the user does not enter a channel in the story,
followed by the style, such as
6pm . For Deko devices, this style must match the one
configured on the Deko.
• For video devices, the next information in the line is the default channel, such as
A ,
which is assigned to a clip when a user does not enter a channel in the story.
Any comments can be added to the end of the lines following a semicolon.
The Map story can be edited like any other story in the newsroom computer system;
however, access to it is typically limited to system administrators who already have access to
SYSTEM.MAP directory in iNEWS.
To edit the Map story in iNEWS:
1. Log in to an iNEWS Workstation as a system administrator.
2. Navigate to the
SYSTEM.MAP queue.
3. Double-click on the first story in the queue.
4. Modify the story as needed.
5. Click Save.