Appendix A: LUCI AutoFill

LUCI AutoFill

LUCI AutoFill is a feature in CAMIO and LUCI that enables quick update of template content with predetermined text and images.

Data is formatted simply in a text file format and uploaded to the LUCI AutoFill Web Interface.

When Lyric messages are created for CAMIO the designer will name text and image templates in a particular manner. Before uploading to CAMIO the designer will select which group of data in the LUCI AutoFill bank should be available in the current template for the producers and LUCI users to select.

The LUCI user will select from a combo drop-down in the LUCI message editor that will automatically populate all related fields in the template with the associated content.

Formatting the data

LUCI AutoFill uses a simple format. This can be created and saved in notepad where it is easy to see formatting. When creating the LUCI AutoFill Data File simply use forward slashes to separate the groups (or categories) of content.

us/government/senators/{txt:Sen. Richard Blumenthal},{txt:(D) Connecticut},{img:Richard Blumenthal }

us/government/senators/{txt:Sen. John McCain},{txt:(R) Arizona},{img:John McCain}

us/government/representatives/{txt:Rep. Jo Bonner},{txt:(R) Alabama},{img:Jo Bonner}

us/government/representatives/{txt:Rep. Bobby Bright},{txt:(D) Alabama},{img:Bobby Bright}

sports/baseball/yankees/{txt:A.J. Burnett}{txt:34}{txt:6'4"},{txt:230},{txt:Jan 3, 1977},{img:A.J. Burnett}

sports/baseball/yankees/{txt:Joba Chamberlain},{txt:62},{txt:6'2"},{txt:230},{txt:Sep 23, 1985},{img:Joba Chamberlain}

sports/baseball/mets/{txt:Manny Acosta}{txt:36}{txt:6'4"}{txt:170}{txt:May 1, 1981},{img:Manny Acosta}

sports/baseball/mets/{txt:Manuel Alvarez},{txt:5'11"},{txt:200},{txt:Dec 18, 1985},{img:Manuel Alvarez}

sports/nba/teams/{txt:Atlanta},{txt:Hawks},{img:Atlanta Hawks Logo},

sports/nba/teams/{txt:Boston},{txt:Celtics},{img:Boston Celtics Logo},

The above data shows formatting for 5 different groups of data.

• Senators - us/government/senators/
• Representatives - us/government/representatives/
• Yankees - sports/baseball/teams/yankees/
• Mets - sports/baseball/teams/mets/
• NBA Teams - sports/nba/teams/

The category of US has a subcategory of Government. Government has a subcategory of Senators and Representatives.

The category of Sports has subcategories of Baseball and NBA. Baseball has a subcategory of Yankees or Mets. NBA has a subcategory of Teams.

The information that is input after the categories and the final forward slash, and in the curly braces, is the data that will populate the templates.

• To format information that will simply populate a text field in the template start with “{txt:” then continue with the desired text information closing with a “}” (e.g. {txt:Sen. Richard Blumenthal}).
• To format the reference to an image that should be used to populate a replaceable image in the template start with “{img:” then continue with the descriptive information that searched in the SUBJECT field of the CAMIO image assets and close with a “}” (e.g. {img:Richard Blumenthal}).

The first field in curly brace will be the field offered in the combo drop-down in LUCI. All subsequent data in curly brace will automatically populate additional text and image input fields in LUCI. Therefore it is required to use a descriptive field, such as a name for the above Government example, as the first curly brace field. NOTE: This data can be created in a single or multiple files. “#” at the head of a row in the data file can be used for creator comments and will be commented out when the file is processed.

Uploading and Managing LUCI AutoFill Data

Once the text file is complete it should be saved locally so it can be uploaded to CAMIO’s LUCI Web Interface.

To navigate to the LUCI Web Interface navigate to http://[CAMIONAME]/luciautofill/ where [CAMIONAME] is the name or IP address of the CAMIO Server.

Upload a file

1. Click the Upload button.
2. Browse to and select the stored .txt file.
3. It is essential to preview the data to ensure that it is in a valid format. Red notations indicate invalid formatting.
4. If the data is in a valid format click the Submit button.

Delete a category

1. Click the Delete button.
2. Select the data group to be deleted.
3. Click Delete Selected Group.
4. To backup the current CAMIO categories:
5. Click the Download to File button.
6. Click Create Text File.
7. A popup will display an offer to open or save the text file. Select either save or open. This backup will create a single file of all the uploaded categories.

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