Automation Options

Automation Options settings

Default Name for new Script - Name used when creating a new script.
Override Pre-Delay for Preempt Sounds - When checked (enabled), this Pre-Delay value is used for all announcment Play steps. It will override any value set on the Sound Item. Click the Pre-Delay Time Edit button to set the delay time.
Override Post-Delay for Preempt Sounds - When checked (enabled), the Post-Delay value is used for all announcment Play steps. It will override any value set on the Sound Item. Click the Post-Delay Time Edit button to set the delay time .
Show date portion of schedule summary - When checked, the date settings of all schedules are displayed in fields that show schedules. When un-checked, date settings are suppressed which is useful when your schedules only deal with times (Start and End times).
Interval Time - The default Interval time amount used for Interval Announcement Scripts. Click the Interval Time Edit button to set the Interval Time.
Scheduled Time - The default Scheduled Start Time used for creating Scheduled Announcement Scripts.
Overlap AutoSteps Time - When AutoSteps overlap in a Script is requested, this time value will be used for overlap.
Show Output In Step Description - When checked, the Sound Item Output value is shown as part of the Step description for Script summary.
Stop All button includes Scheduler - When checked, hitting the Stop All button will stop the Scheduler as well as any running scripts.

Figure 1. Automation Options dialog