Creating a RuleSet Based on Screen Size and Time

A RuleSet plays content automatically when defined conditions are met — for example the time of day, the date, the device model, the screen size, or the screen orientation. This makes it possible to publish one schedule to a mixed group of devices and still control exactly what plays where.

This guide builds a RuleSet with two branches as a worked example:

• Content A1 plays on all QB-model devices on workdays from 08:00 to 23:59.
• Content B1 plays on the 13-inch QB device during the same hours.

For the full reference of available condition and play rules, see RuleSets: Play Content Automatically by Conditions.

Example device group

The example device group contains three S6 devices:

Device	Model	Screen size
13inch_Touch	QB13R-T	13 inch
43inch_S6	QB43N	43 inch
85inch_S6	QM85N	85 inch

Two of the three devices are QB models; the third is a QM model, which the RuleSet should exclude.

Step 1: Create a new RuleSet

In the left menu, open RuleSet and click New RuleSet.

In the New RuleSet dialog, select the supported device type and click Create.

Step 2: Add the first condition rule

The rule editor opens with an empty rule tree. Click the + icon next to Start to add the first rule.

The first condition restricts playback to QB models. Create a Condition Rule with:

• Type: Device Model Name
• Operator: Start With
• Device Model Name: QB

Step 3: Chain a time condition

Conditions can be combined with a logical AND so that content only plays when all of them are true. Click the three-dots menu on the rule you just created and choose Add [AND] Condition Rule.

Create a Time condition covering 08:00:00 to 23:59:59.

Step 4: Chain a date condition

Add another [AND] condition of type Date. Set Repeat to Weekly and select the days on which the content should play — in this example Monday through Friday.

Step 5: Add the play rule for the default content

On the last condition in the chain, open the three-dots menu and choose Add Play Rule. Select the content item A1 and set a default duration.

The first branch is now complete: on QB models, on workdays between 08:00 and 23:59, content A1 plays.

Step 6: Add a screen-size branch

To treat the 13-inch device differently, add a second branch after the model condition. Click the + icon on the dashed connector below the first branch, then create a Condition Rule with:

• Type: Screen Size
• Operator: Equal to
• Value: 13 inch

Chain the same Time and Date conditions onto this rule as in steps 3 and 4, and finish the branch with a Play Rule that selects content item B1.

The completed tree contains two branches leading to two different content items:

Step 7: Verify the RuleSet

Before publishing, test the logic with Verification Mode — the checkbox in the top-right corner of the rule editor.

Enable it, choose a device group, date, and time to simulate, and click Run. Each node in the tree then shows how many devices in the group match it.

In the example, 3 devices enter at Start, 2 pass the QB model condition and play content A1, and 1 device — the 13-inch model — also matches the screen-size branch and plays content B1.

Step 8: Publish through a schedule

A RuleSet reaches devices through a content schedule:

1. Save the RuleSet.
2. Create a new schedule (or edit an existing one) for the target device group. See Create a Message Schedule (Text Overlay).
3. Click an empty time slot, open the RuleSet tab in the Select Content dialog, and select your RuleSet.

4. Save and publish the schedule as usual.