DAKTRONICS Data Studio for Managing Data Feeds User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: DAKTRONICS

Table of Contents

Create a New Data Feed
Update Content to Use Data Studio Feeds
Verify Success and Delete Old Data Feeds
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DAKTRONICS Data Studio for Managing Data

 **Feeds User Guide**

This guide is designed to help VCS customers upgrade to Data Studio for managing data feeds. This process is done by creating new feeds in data studio, editing presentations to use new data feeds, and verifying success and deleting old data feeds.

Create a New Data Feed

Navigate to the existing Data tab from the Venus Landing page.
Gather the URLs from the existing data feeds in Venus to make new Data Studio feeds.
Navigate to Data Studio via the My Apps menu.
Select Add Data Source and click Web. Refer to Figure 1.

Figure 1: Add New Data Feed

Enter a name for the new data feed source. Refer to Figure 2.
Figure 2: Source Information Menu
Enter the desired URL.
Set the refresh.
Note : The refresh dictates how often the feed will refresh. Most data feeds update once an hour.
Click Next to move to Data Trimming.
Click Select Properties to alter the feed’s properties. Refer to Figure 3.
Note : The feed’s properties dictates what parts of the feed are enabled or disabled. The list defaults with no properties selected, so a selection must be made.
Figure 3 : Data Trimming Menu
Select the data properties to be enabled. To limit the number of shown items from a single property, click All Items and select Custom, then input the desired max. Refer to Figure 4.
Figure 4 : Data Properties
Click Done.
Click Save to finish creating a new data feed.

Update Content to Use Data Studio Feeds

Update each presentation that uses data to work with the new Data Studio feed. To complete this process, Data Studio has been paired with the new Web Editor App.

Open the new Web Editor App from the My Apps Menu. Refer to Figure 5.

Figure 5 : My Apps Menu

Select a presentation that contains data to begin editing.
Note : Presentations that contain data feeds that were created in the Venus app will display a message that the data feed is unsupported. By the end of this guide, these error messages will be removed. Refer to Figure 6.
Figure 6: Web Editor Workspace and Elements Tab
Remove all older data feeds from the presentation by either selecting and deleting it from the presentation workspace or deleting it from the Elements tab. Refer to Figure 6.
Add the Data Studio feed by selecting the data source from the drop-down menu in the Data tab. Refer to Figure 7.
Figure 7: My Apps Menu
Format and position the feed as desired.
Click Save to override the existing presentation, or click Save As to create a new presentation with the edits. Refer to Figure 6.
Note : If selecting the Save function while the current presentation is displayed, the updates will be displayed to scheduled content. The Save As function will allow scheduled content to continue as planned until the new presentation is scheduled.