Creating your channel

Login to the CMS

Before start creating your channel, make sure you login to the Content Management System (CMS) via app.scaura.com/cms

Structure your navigation with menu buttons

Link to external pages with hyperlinks buttons

Add background images or videos to showcase your brand

Create a gallery with files and/or bundles

Create visual tours with hotspots

Structure your navigation with menu buttons

Menu buttons provide the main structure of your Scaura channel. They let users navigate through your app, and help organize your content accordingly. Menu buttons can only be added inside the homepage, another menu button, or inside a hotspot.

To add menu buttons, follow these steps:

1. On your channel structure, select the place where you want to insert a menu button inside. It can either be the homepage, a menu button, or a hotspot.
2. On the right-hand side, choose Add menu button.
3. Fill in the menu button details:
   • Name (mandatory): This is the name that will be used as a label on the menu when users navigate through your channel.
   • If you are adding another menu button or an hyperlink button inside this menu button, you may also want to add a title and a description to appear in the navigation page.
     • Title (optional): If filled, will show up as an overlay on your background (see image).
     • Description (optional): If filled, will show up as an overlay on your background (see image).
4. Click Save.

Link to external pages with hyperlinks buttons

If you want to add links to your company portal or other external websites, you can use hyperlink buttons. Hyperlink buttons look like regular menu buttons, but when clicked, will open a website externally.

To add hyperlink buttons, follow these steps:

1. Select the homepage or navigation page where you want to add the hyperlink button.
2. On the right-hand side, choose Add hyperlink button.
3. Fill in the details (example image below):
   • Name (mandatory);
   • When filled out will open the link outside of the scaura app
     • If you'd like to open the link outside of the app: leave the pre-filled number in the box; 
       • Hyperlinks always open outside of the app on Webapp and iOS devices. 
     • If you'd like to open the link inside of the app: delete the pre-filled number in the box.
   • Hyperlink address (mandatory): The link that will be opened when users click on the button.

Add background images or videos to showcase your brand

You can add  images or videos as background on your navigation pages. You may choose 1 background video or up to 5 background images. If you add more than 1 image to your background, they will be displayed as an infinite slideshow.

To add images or videos as backgrounds, follow these steps:

1. Select the homepage or the navigation page where you want to add the background.
2. On the right-hand side, click Add background. If you already have some background and want to make a change, click Manage background.
3. Choose 1 video or up to 5 images from the available content. Alternatively, upload images or videos to select from. 
4. After making your selection, click Save.

Create a content box with files and/or bundles

To create a content box on your Scaura channel, you will need to make use of content boxes. You can put an unlimited number of files inside a content box, and you can choose from any extension present on your Mediabank. Files placed inside a content box can be searched and filtered inside the app. This is what a content box looks like:

To add a content box to your Scaura channel, follow these steps:

1. Select a menu button with no children.
2. On the right-hand side, click on Add content box.
3. Inside your content box, you can add files and/or presentations. Presentations are bundles of files that are presented inside a gallery. They can either be used as sub-folders, or to prepare a set of files that you want to present.

To add files to your content box, follow these steps:

1. With your content box selected, click on Add content. Select as many files as you want from the mediabank, or upload more files for use.
2. After making your selection, click Save.
3. You can optionally reorder your files inside the content box by selecting a file and clicking on Reorder. In the modal that opens, you can drag and drop files to reorder them as you wish. The order you choose will be the same that users will see on your app.

To create a bundle, follow these steps:

1. With your content box selected, click on Add bundle. 
2. Next, click on Add content.
3. Select the files you want to include on your presentation and click Save.
4. You can optionally reorder your files inside the presentation by selecting a file and clicking on Reorder. In the modal that opens, you can drag and drop  files to reorder them as you wish. The order you choose will be the same that users will see on your app.

Tip: Always add tags to files, so that you can easily find them when adding files to your channel, and it is also handy for users to search for files in the app. 

Add tag to file(s)

1. Upload files to Mediabank or select existing files;
2. In the right-side panel, type the tag name in the "Add tags to files" section;

Remove a tag from a file: click the "X" next to the tag name in "Add tags to files" section.

Manage tags

1. Open the dropdown of tags in the filter bar in Mediabank;
2. Toggle to enable Edit mode (see below the image);
3. On this window, you can rename or delete tag(s).
   •  If a tag is renamed, the new name will be updated automatically in the CMS and the app.
   •  If a tag is deleted, the tag will be removed from all the places where it's used automatically.
     

Create visual tours with hotspots

Hotspots as a powerful tool to showcase your products or services and create an impressive brand experience. 

To create a hotspot functionality on your Scaura channel, follow these steps:

Step 1: Choose where your hotspot will be placed, and give it a name.

1. Select the menu button where you want create your hotspot. Alternatively, you can add hotspots inside other hotspots.
2. On the right-hand panel, click on Add hotspot functionality.
3. Choose a name for your hotspot. This name will appear on the top of the page.

Step 2: Choose a background for your hotspot. This is the image where your pins will be placed on.

1. With your hotspot selected, click on Add background on the right panel.
2. Select the image you want to add as a background and click on Save.

Step 3: Place pins on your hotspot. These will appear on the top of your image.

1. After adding a background image, click on Add hotspot on the right panel.
2. Fill the hotspot details:
   • Name (optional):  If filled, will trigger an information modal when the user clicks on the dot (see below).
   • Text (optional): If filled, will trigger an information modal when the user clicks on the dot (see below).
   • Position (mandatory): This shows where on the image the dot will be placed on. You can place a pin in the pop up window.
     1. Choose a hotspot style under Style
     2. Customize it in Settings
     3. Place the pin on the image
     4. Click Save
   • Title (optional): If you are going to add a menu button inside a hotspot, you can fill in a title to be displayed on your navigation page.
   • Description (optional): If you are going to add a menu button inside a hotspot, you can fill in a title to be displayed on your navigation page.
3. After filling the hotspot details, click on Save.

Step 4: Decide what you want to show when users click on the pins.

When users click on your hotspot dots, you can take them to different places: a navigation page, a gallery, or another hotspot functionality.

• Navigation page: A navigation page is created if you add a menu button or a hyperlink button below your hotspot.
• Gallery: A gallery is created if you add a content box below your hotspot.
• Another hotspot: To take the user to another hotspot, add a hotspot functionality below your previous hotspot. In this case, follow the instructions on step 1.

Last update: 2021.09.17