🕰️ Est. Time: 10 minutes
🎯 Goal: Understand how Items can be used across Streamtime, as well as some tips & tricks
🔑 Requirements: An understanding of how Items work and access to edit Jobs
How can I use and manage items across Streamtime?
Now that you have a base knowledge around items within Streamtime, you're ready to learn some of the key aspects of items, and how you can manage these across your jobs.
If you haven't gotten around to adding master items into your account just yet or are unsure on the basics, not to worry - head here to get set up.
What are Item Statuses, and how are they helpful?
Understanding item statuses is a key aspect of the platform, that can help you gain key insights on profitability and support your workflows when things change, or a job is still in the pipeline.
There are three item statuses within Streamtime - in play, paused and complete. If you want to learn more on each of the item statuses, head here. To understand scheduling for paused items within Streamtime, check out the article here.
Duplicating, Deleting and Re-Ordering Items
There are a few things you can do with your items within your Streamtime job - you can see each workflow below.
Duplicating an Item
To duplicate an item within the job, follow the steps below.
Head to the right hand side of your item within the job
Click the three dot menu
Select ‘duplicate’
Deleting an Item
To delete an item within the job, follow the steps below.
Head to the right hand side of your item within the job
Click the three dot menu
Select ‘delete’
Confirm your decision
ℹ️ Please be aware that any deletions are permanent within Streamtime - once it’s deleted from your side, it’s also deleted from ours. Make sure you’re 100% sure you’re wanting to delete an item before you commit to this.
Reordering Items within the Job
There are two methods to reorder your item within the job. Both workflows are below.
Workflow One:
Head to the left hand side of the item within your job
When the hand icon appears, left click and drag your item
Once you’re happy with the positioning of this item, release your click
Workflow Two:
Select the reorder icon in the job
Within the list view, find the item you’re looking to reorder
Left click and drag your item
Once you’re happy with the positioning of the item, release your click
Seeing an overview of your item dates and job activity
You can view additional details on your items within the Dates and Activity panels in Streamtime.
To view your Dates overview
Head to the Dates section of your job page
Click the hamburger menu
Deselect all checkboxes other than items
To view your Job Activity
To view details on your jobs including who created items, amended dates, and made status updates against them, head to the Activity section, and deselect Posts and Comments. This will then show you a streamlined activity log for your job.
What happens if I have multiple currencies in Streamtime?
If you have rate cards added to Streamtime in additional currencies, Streamtime will automatically automatically convert the rate of your items within the job using the same preferences set up when creating the rate card applied to the job.
To find out more about this, head here.
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