About

Use the Channels module to set up channels, manage roles and permissions for creating them, and customize display, sorting, and other settings. To learn more about video portal channels, check out our article Understanding channels.

For information about channel types and user permissions, see Understanding channel roles and permissions.

Configure

1. Go to your Configuration Management console and click on the Channels module. You can also navigate to it directly using a link: https://{your_KMS_URL}/admin/config/tab/channels.

The Channels page displays.

2. Configure the following:

entriesPageSize - Enter the number of entries to display on each channel page (the default is 15).

pageSize - Enter how many channels to display on the channel page (the default is 20).

defaultChannelType - Select the default channel type when creating a new channel: 

• Open
• Restricted
• Private
• Shared repository
• Public
• PublicOpen

channelCreatorOpen - Select the minimal role that can create open channels:

• No role - System admin only
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

channelCreatorRestricted  - Select the minimal role that can create restricted channels: 

• No role - System admin only
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

channelCreatorPrivate - Select the minimal role that can create private channels: 

• No role - System admin only
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

channelCreatorSharedRepository -  Select the minimal role that can create Shared Repositories: 

• No role - System admin only
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

channelCreatorPublic - Select the minimal role that can create public, restricted channels: 

• No role - System admin only
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

channelCreatorPublicOpen - Select the minimal role that can create public, open channels: 

• No role - System admin only
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

channelsTermUse -  Enter the 'Terms of Use' text that describes a general agreement or policy that is displayed to users every time a channel is created. The text is displayed at the top of the Create a New Channel page in your video portal, as shown in the image below:

supportPublicChannel - Set to 'Yes' to support the creation of channels that anonymous users will have access to. Contribution is allowed for logged-in users only according to their publishing entitlements.

If set to 'No', anonymous users won't be able to view your public channels, and the option to create public channels will be removed from the 'Create a New Channel' page. 

channelsSorting - Use the drop-down menu to select the channels’ sorting default. Choose from the following options:

• Creation Date
• Alphabetically A to Z
• Alphabetically Z to A
• Members & Subscribers
• Media Count
• Update Date

channelDefaultView - Select the default view for the channel page: Grid, Collapsed View,  Detailed View, or Table. This setting is not applicable for video portals with Theming enabled.

allChannelsPageDisplay - Select the minimal role that can view the All Channels Page:

• Anonymous role
• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

allChannelsDescriptionText - Enter a description in the box to display on the All Channels page. This feature is only available for Theming-enabled pages.

myChannelsPageDisplay - Select the minimal role that can view the My Channels Page:

• Viewer role 
• Private only role
• Admin role
• Unmoderated admin role
• Specific users / groups

3. Click Save.