Static Items

Static items are fixed presentation elements such as a commercial-block opener, separator or closer. Open Commercials > Static items to maintain them. They are assigned to Block Definitions by an Administrator, rather than selected in the campaign's Spot dropdown.

Prepare A Static Item

1. Check whether the item should arrive through Power Studio synchronization.
2. For manual entry, select Add static item....
3. Enter Title, File, Duration and Start next item; add the optional artist, voice and external identifier as appropriate.
4. Select Add and reopen the item to verify it.
5. Ask the station Administrator to assign it as Opener, Between or Closer in the required block definitions.
6. Inspect the resulting block at the playout end, including presentation items and transitions.

Use the same timing format and file checks as Spots And Promos. Registration in the browser does not upload audio.

Allow For Presentation Time

The commercial capacity check adds the transition times of scheduled campaign material. It does not add the fixed opener, separator and closer to that check. Leave room for those elements when choosing block capacity and verify the full block's duration in playout.

For example, a five-second opener and five-second closer need ten seconds beyond the scheduled commercial material, before allowing for separators or any overlap. The precise usable capacity depends on the station's actual audio and transitions.

Maintain Existing Items

Use the pencil icon and Save to edit an item. Coordinate changes with the studio if it is already in use. The delete cross is available only when deletion is allowed; block definitions and scheduled material can prevent it. Keep historical references intact and replace block assignments before retiring presentation material.