Distribution Channel Path Variables

The “Path” field on the “Edit Channel” form accepts the following variables:

variable	explanation

variable	explanation
BASENAME	Replaced with an abbreviation of the publisher’s name
DATESTAMP	Replaced with the Distribution creation date (YYYYMMDD)
TIMESTAMP	Replaced with the Distribution creation time stamp (YYYYMMDD-hhmmss)
DISTRIBUTION_ID	Replaced with the Distribution ID
NEW_SEASON	Replaced with the current season plus the year
UPCOMING_SEASON	Replaced with the upcoming season plus the year
ROOT	Replaced with blank (to allow override of default path)

Each variable must be enclosed in single curly brackets within the Path field.

Do not use spaces in the Path field.

{BASENAME}-{TIMESTAMP}
=> demo-20190217-043210

{BASENAME}/{DISTRIBUTION_ID}/{DATESTAMP}
=> demo/145/20190217

path/to/{BASENAME}/{UPCOMING_SEASON}/{DATESTAMP}
=> path/to/demo/Spring-2020/20190217

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