Each resource requiring a display must have a resource display profile. This is usually a room screen.
Your licence determines the maximum number of resource profiles you can create.
To create a new resource profile or edit an existing one.
- Open the Resource Display Profiles screen.
- Either:
- Click Create in the top right of the screen to create a new profile.
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- Click next to the resource that you want to edit.
- There are up to five tabs for you to work through:
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Complete the first section of the tab:
Field
Explanation
Resource Name
Enter the full name of the resource as used in the Resource Server, e.g. Exchange Server resource name.
Resource Name – Display
Enter an alternative resource name for the display, to use if the name is too long or unsuitable for the displays.
Licence Type
Select the type of licence that you want to apply to this resource:
- Room Screen. Used with Aura.
- Workspace. Used with Qubi and desks.
Huddlespace. Used with Qubi 3.
Space Type Select whether the bookable resource is a 'Desk', 'Parking', 'Room' or custom space type See page for more information on custom space types.
If it is a 'Parking' type, users will be prompted to enter a booking reference (car registration or driver name) when booking via a touch screen.Qubi This field is not displayed for Room Screens.
Select 'Yes' if the resource has an active Qubi associated with it.Local Mode Use local mode for a stand alone system.
Setting this to 'Yes' allows resources to be created and booked only in ResourceXpress, without the need to add new resources to the third-party booking system.Location Set the location of the resource. Complete the Resource Information section to specify the information that is displayed when the optional Info icon is selected on the resource screen:
Field
Explanation
Occupancy
Enter the number of people that this resource (normally a room) can seat.
Resource Information Image
Upload an image for the resource.
Image size should be 400 x 250 px .
Equipments
Select the equipment available for the selected resource. Equipment is managed in System Settings, see page 46.
Show Info Icon
Select ‘No’ if the Information button is not required at the bottom of the display. The default setting is ‘Yes’.
Search Tags
Custom values for use with the new kiosks advanced search.
This can detail any other relevant information required to be displayed about the resource.Resource Description
displayed when the optional Info icon is selected on the resource screen:
Field
Explanation
Occupancy
Enter the number of people that this resource (normally a room) can seat.
Resource Information Image
Upload an image for the resource.
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Note Image size should be 400 x 250 px.
Equipments
Select the equipment available for the selected resource. Equipment is managed in System Settings
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Show Info Icon
Select
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‘No’ if the Information button is not required at the bottom of the display. The default setting is
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‘Yes’.
Search Tags
Custom values for use with the new kiosks advanced search.
Resource Description
This can detail any other relevant information required to be displayed about the resource.
Complete the Display Settings (Basic):
Field
Explanation
Screen Background Image
Specify a background image to be used for this resource. This should be sized according to the screen resolution, e.g. 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600. If this field is blank, the system default background is used.
This feature is only used in Aura systems.
Graphical Timebar
Enter the number of hours to be displayed on the timebar for a resource.
Note For 800 pixel wide screens, we recommend 7 hours, for 1024 pixel wide screens (including Android tablets), we recommend 9 hours. These settings produce a rolling 24 hour time-bar. For a fixed 10 hour time-bar (0800-1800) enter 10 hours.
Timebar Start Hour
For a fixed (i.e. non-rolling) timebar, select a start hour. The default setting is 0, giving a rolling timebar
Stylesheet
Select the stylesheet to be used for the display.
page ,Note Standard stylesheets for 800 and 1024 wide room screens are provided. See
Appendix C – Stylesheets for details on how to modify them for non-standard screens.
Show Booked by
Specify whether you want to show details of the user who booked the session.
Show Session Status
Used to show or hide a particular room screen, e.g. 'Session in Progress – Ending in X min(s)'.
Complete the Display Settings (Advanced):
Field
Explanation
Advanced Display
Select 'Timed Page Sequence' to alternate between displaying the resource screen and the Content Type specified in the next item.
Select 'Smart Digital Signage' to automatically display alternative content (specified in Content URL) if there are no resource bookings to display. The content will cycle every 60 seconds.
Content Type
(see Appendix B)If you have selected 'Timed Page Sequence' above, you may select 'Additional Language Screen' or 'Content URL' here.
If you have selected 'Smart Digital Signage' then you cannot select 'Additional Language Screen'.
Note If you select Additional Language Screen then you must configure the Additional Language option
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Content URL
Specify the URL path to the external content.
- Click Save and select the Connection Properties tab.
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The Connection Properties tab is used to specify the details required to connect to the resource server:
Complete the fields shown:
Field
Use to…
Resource Server Hostname
Enter the host name of the Resource Server.
Use Local Authentication
Select 'Yes' to use the user id, password and domain entered below to authenticate on a resource-by-resource basis.
Resource Email
Enter the email address for the resource.
Note The address is used by the system as the key for looking up bookings.
Resource Server Port
Enter the HTTP port number.
Resource Login User ID
Enter the login user id and password for the resource.
Resource Login Password
Resource Login PasswordNote The password is normally case sensitive.
Resource Login Domain
Enter the login domain for the resource.
- Click Save and select the Touch Screen Setting tab.
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Use this tab to configure the touch screen settings for a specific resource differently to the default system-wide configuration:
This provides a degree of fine tuning which is extremely powerful and flexible to suit individual resource requirements.
This feature might be useful, for example, to allow one or more rooms to have check-in and check-out buttons but no SmartbookTM, to restrict local booking. (All bookings would then have to be made at the desktop).
Another use might be to have a system-wide policy of check-in and check-out for comprehensive actual utilisation reporting, but for only certain rooms to have the autocancellation process enabled (or disabled).
Work through the settings shown:
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