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An administrator can set a number of Flow configuration preferences that affect the interface and user experience.

From the Home page, select System

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Tools >

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System

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Configuration

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  1. In the

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  1. Preferences section, select a configuration key from the list.

  2. Assign that configuration key a different value than the default value as defined in the following table.

  3. Click

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Sets the character limit for candidate on-air insight text.

Default: 255 characters

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  1. the Update Now button.

  2. - or - use the Reset to Default button to use the default value

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Errors > Auto Submit Errors Online

Allow errors generated by the system to be sent automatically to the support system for evaluation.

Top Level Region Name

Used by the Chameleon formatted election output. Names the highest level of the election hierarchy. Example: Canada or Alberta

Auto-Refresh: Riding Results Summary

The number of seconds waited before refreshing the Riding Results Summary page.

Auto-Refresh: Interesting Events Widget

The number of seconds waited before refreshing the Interesting Events widget.

Auto-Refresh: Overall Race Module

Sets how often the Election Day Race Status graph is refreshed (in

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seconds).

Default:

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60 seconds

Auto-Refresh: Riding Preview Module Overall Graphs

Sets how often the Election Day Seat Count and Vote Percentage graphs are refreshed (in

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seconds)

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in both the Race Status and the Election Status

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modules.

Default:

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60 seconds

Auto-Refresh: Riding Preview Module

Sets how often the data

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in the Riding Results Detail module is refreshed (in minutes) on Election Day.

When this configuration key and the Riding National Refresh key (above) are set to the same value, all data

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in the Election Status

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module refreshes together in synchronization.

Default:

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2 minutes

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Auto-Refresh: Interesting Events Module

Determines the refresh rate of the Interesting Events module in seconds.

Default:

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120 seconds

Enable Riding Data Source Control

On Election Day, you

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can mix automated data with manually entered content to provide a rich election experience for your viewers.

Specifies whether Flow users can toggle between automatic and manual Election Day party standings data updates.

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  • When true: Users can enable Flow to accept manual data updates for party standings.

  • When false: Flow and all ridings are set to automated data updates only for party standings.

Default: false

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Sets how often the Next Up Playlist Item list is refreshed (in seconds).

Default: 30 seconds

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Sets how often the following data is refreshed (in seconds):

  • Next Up Interesting Events
  • Seats Graph

Default: 90 seconds

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Sets how often the Interesting Events list is refreshed (in seconds) on the Flow Home page.

Default: 60 seconds

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The human-readable name of the site. Typically set to the Election & Election Date. This information is visible in the top-left corner of every Flow page.

Default: BL Flow

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Specifies the path to the MySQL backup tool that Flow may use when performing system backups.

Default: C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin

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Sets the maximum character length of long audit messages in previews only. Report exports show full text with no truncation.

Default: 150 characters

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System > Max Display Length of Audit Messages

If audit messages exceed this value they will be truncated to fit for display in Flow Audit Reports. The full details are still available when exported.

Default: 255 characters