Fields on the Basic Info Section

The following table describes the elements from the Platform Settings menu > Platform Details page > Basic Info section:

Item Name

 Item Location Description Values
Cancel button Basic Info

Discard changes and return.

 N/A
Delete button Basic Info

Delete the platform.

Note: Visible only when editing platforms.

 Confirm Delete dialog
Save button Basic Info Save changes and remain on page. N/A
Save & Return button Basic Info Save changes and return. N/A
Delivery Type field Basic Info > Copy The delivery type: through Amazon S3 or other transfer methods.
  • S3
  • Transfer
Bucket field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: S3 The name of the S3 Bucket. String
Directory field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: S3 The folder path to which deliveries will be made.

Note: You can also use one or more of the following context variables: {{asset.id}}, {{asset.name}}, {{asset.slug}}, {{batch.id}}, {{batch.name}}, {{job.id}}, {{job.name}}, {{job.slug}}, {{package.id}}, {{package.name}}, {{package.slug}}, {{platform.id}}, {{platform.name}}, {{platform.slug}}.

 String
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: S3 The AWS Access Key, found in AWS Console > Security Credentials. String
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: S3 The AWS Secret Access Key, generated from the AWS Console, along with the AWS Access Key. String
Protocol field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer The transfer protocol.
  • FTP
  • SFTP
  • Aspera
  • Backlot
Host field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer The URL of the target host. String URL
Path field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer The path to the desired target directory.
If not set, files will be delivered to the root of the host.

String path
Port field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer The port for client-host communication. Integer
Username field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer The username to authenticate access to the host. String
Password field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer The password to authenticate access to the host. String
Public Key field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer

Note: Available only for Aspera protocol.

The OpenSSH or PuTTY public key for Aspera access (SSH-1 RSA, SSH-2 RSA, or SSH-2 DSA). 		String
Private Key field Basic Info > Copy > Delivery Type: Transfer

Note: Available only for Backlot protocol.

The private key for Netflix Backlot access.		 String
Add Feed button Basic Info > Feed Delivery Open a streaming channel. N/A
Tag field Basic Info > Feed Delivery The asset that is used in the feed.

Asset tag
Metadata Master URL field Basic Info > Feed Delivery The URL of the metadata of the feed. URL

Remove button

 Basic Info > Feed Delivery Remove the feed from the list. N/A
Add Mediafan Feed button Basic Info > Mediafan Create a feed item. N/A
Tag field Basic Info > Mediafan The asset that is streamed through the feed. Asset Tag
Feed ID field Basic Info > Mediafan The ID of the feed that is used for streaming. String
Elemental Profile field Basic Info > Mediafan The transcoding profile for Elemental processing. Number

Remove button

 Basic Info > Mediafan Remove the feed item from the list. N/A

See Also