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Hi,
 
If we have a playlist that was started using "Play Now" (i.e. duration 1hr) and an emergency is started on the same DMP with a shorter duration (i.e. 10 minutes), after the emergency has been stopped, should the previous playlist resume?  The DMS User Guide docs seem to indicate that it should; however, it seems to be geared more toward scheduled playlists:
 
After an emergency has stopped and normal scheduling has resumed on a DMP group and its children, any playlist or presentation that was scheduled for playback at that time will start from the beginning.
 
While this emergency is in-progress, the event-scheduling features at Schedule > Play in Future will be suspended temporarily for whichever group and children you chose. However, your other DMP groups will not be affected. You still can schedule events for those other groups. Later, after you stop this emergency, the event-scheduling features at Schedule > Play in Future will be restored for the group and children that you chose.
 
Could you please advise whether resuming the playlist post-emergency applies to "Play Now"-activated playlists, or if this resume behavior is only applicable for "Play in Future" (scheduled) playlists?
 
Thanks,
Elaine
 

RE: Resuming a playlist after an emergency stops
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4/1/11 8:37 PM as a reply to Elaine David.
Elaine,
 
As of version 5.2.2, a playlist will only resume after an emergency if it is on the Scheduler.
 
 
-Hashir