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Button	Description
	Creates a desktop shortcut to open a cabinet directly from desktop rather than from selecting from the menu. This is useful for options that are frequently run.
	Refreshes data to show the latest session information.
	Opens a date selector where the date can be typed or selected using a calendar. The date selected will open in Program Scheduler.
Film reel	Opens the Film Palette where films can be selected and used to create a schedule of sessions.
	Opens the Distributor Release Chart to see the movies released in each week for the cinema sites.
People	Opens the Corporate bookings screen to view the bookings made.
Double back arrow	Moves the date displayed back 24 hours.
Double forward arrow	Moves the date displayed forward 24 hours.
Pencil	Activates Edit mode for Program Scheduler.
	Opens the Bulk Copy screen where sessions for an entire week or selected days, screens or sessions can be copied from a previous week to the selected week.
Disk	Saves the changes made to Program Scheduler.
Notebook	Opens the Results Log to view descriptions of errors or warnings in Program Scheduler.
	Opens the Application Settings screen to allow configuration of Program Scheduler options.
	Check Sessions too close together.
	Toggles between colouring the sessions by price card and session status.
Magnifying glass	Opens the Price Card Colour Key. This will only be enabled when sessions are coloured by price card.
Grid	Opens Showtime Entry to enter sessions into.
Colorful grid	Opens the Program Grid for the Cinema.
Calendar and clapper	Opens Trailer Scheduling for the current planning week.
Sticky note	Opens Schedule Comments to allow comments to be added for the week.
Calendar and clock	Opens Showtime Viewer to the start date selected in Program Scheduler. This will allow the schedule changes made by the Cinema to be checked over.
Envelope	Sends the planned schedule created in Program Scheduler to be send to Cinema.
Question mark	Opens Program Scheduler help content.

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Option

Allowed Values

Description

Time

n/a

The date for which sessions are being scheduled.

The date defaults to the start date of the next planning week for the site selected.

Note: The first date displayed adjusts according to the selected site's film week start day.

Change Session Properties

Right-click a session while in edit mode and select Change Session Properties to see these options.

Option	Allowed Values	Description
Film Title	Any active configured Film	The Film associated with the Session.
Price Card	Any configured Price Card	The Price Card used for the Session.
Cinema	Any configured Cinema	The Cinema that the Session takes place in.
Seat Allocation	Manual Automatic Disabled	Determines the type of seating used for the session: Manual: When tickets are sold, the POS Operator must select a seat number. Automatic: POS will automatically assign a seat number to each ticket sold. Disabled: No seat number will be allocated to tickets sold, and customers may sit anywhere.
Session Type	Any configured Session Type	The Session Type of the session. Note: Settings on the Applications Rights tab for User Groups may prevent managers or other Back Office users from editing this field for sessions received from Film Programming via slots in the Holdover Sheet.
Movie Format	Any Movie Format configured on the selected Film	The Movie Format associated with the session, selected from the formats configured on the selected film. If the film is configured with more than one format, a single format must be selected from the dropdown.
Audio Language	Any one language option Unselected	The language in which the audio is played for a session. If no language options are available or selected for a session, the session Audio Language defaults to the cinema site's Primary Language. If Primary Language is not set in Sites, the session Audio Language defaults to the Film's Original Audio.
Subtitles	Any combination of language options No subtitles	The subtitle languages available for a session. If an Audio Language selected for a session is different to the Site's Primary Language, the subtitle language defaults to the Site's Primary Language, unless another subtitle language is chosen by the operator. If subtitles for a particular session are not available, the field can be left blank or the No Subtitles option can be chosen.
Event	Any configured Event	The event that the Session is associated with.
Trailer Duration	Duration in minutes Finish time	The total length of advertisments and trailers shown before the feature. The time at which the preshow ends and the feature starts will be calculated as the Start Time plus the Trailer time.
Interval Start	Duration in minutes Start time	The number of minutes after the start of the feature that the interval starts. The time at which the interval starts will be calculated as the Feature Start time plus the Interval Start time.
Interval Start Time (min)	Any time value in minutes	The number of minutes into the feature at which the interval starts. Leave blank for no interval.
Interval Duration	Duration in minutes Finish time	The length of the interval. The time at which the interval finishes will be calculated as the Interval Start time plus the Interval Duration time.
Cleanup Duration	Any time value in minutes	The amount of time allotted for Cleanup at the end of the Session. If this field is not configured, the value specified by the DefaultCleanupTime system setting will be used instead. The estimated time at which the cleanup should be complete will be calculated as the film Finish Time plus the Cleanup Duration.
Allow Complimentaries	Yes No	If the setting is enabled, complimentary tickets can be be issued for the session.
Allow Oversell	Yes No	If the setting is enabled, the session will allow overselling. This means it is possible to sell more tickets than there are seats available in the auditorium. Note: This option can only be selected if Seat Allocation is Disabled.
Sold Out	Yes No	If the setting is enabled, the session will be marked as sold out. This information will be displayed on POS and signage.
Show Number	0–100	Vista allows sessions to be numbered sequentially throughout the day.
Public Screening	Yes No	If the setting is enabled, the session will be a public screening. POS operators will be able to sell tickets to customers, and the session will be displayed on signage.
Print ID	Any numerical value	The ID Number of the film print used for the Session. Note: Settings on the Applications Rights tab for User Groups may prevent managers from editing this field for sessions received from Film Programming via slots in the Holdover Sheet.
Attributes	Any configured Attribute (cleared or selected)	The Attributes associated with the session. These may be displayed on POS, Vista Web, and other signage. If you are using Film/Screen Matching, the session may automatically inherit Attributes from the film's Movie Format or the screen the film is scheduled in. Note: The list of Attributes available at each site is determined in Head Office.
Sales Channels	Any configured Sales Channel (cleared or selected)	Determines which sales channels that tickets for the Session can be sold through. Note: Settings on the Applications Rights tab for User Groups may prevent managers from editing this field for sessions received from Film Programming via slots in the Holdover Sheet.
Assign Revenue to Future Day	Yes No	If the setting is enabled, box office revenue generated by tickets sales to the session will be recorded for a day in the future instead of on the actual day of the session. Note: Settings on the Applications Rights tab for User Groups may prevent managers from editing this field.
Days to Advance Revenue	Any number	The numbers of days in the future to record box office revenue for the session. Example: 1 = tomorrow This field is available only if Assign Revenue to Future Day is set to Yes.
Ticket Purchase Rules	(Use Price Card Rules) Other options will vary depending on the Ticket Purchase Rules defined on the Session's Price Card.	Enables Ticket Purchase Rules to be applied to individual sessions and Price Card Ticket Purchase Rules to be overridden. By default, each session's Ticket Purchase Rules will be defined on a Price Card. Depending on the Price Card Purchase Rules you can select multiple Ticket Purchase Rules and apply them to a session.
Show Sneak Preview	Yes No	If the setting is enabled, the session will be a Sneak Preview.
Sneak Film	Any active configured Film	This field is displayed if the session is configured as a Sneak Preview. Select the film to show at the preview.

See also:

Customise Program Scheduler

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