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(i tried to post this last week, please delete if duplicate)

Howdy-

Our team is new to Xpression and I'm trying to modify our existing workflow for the new system. I'm generating an XML to create a playlist which includes hidden Objects with dynamic materials names as well as visual basic text color changes tags. It appears as if the dynamic material and visual basic tag Objects are not read with the XML import unless the Objects are Published.

Here is the text color visual basic I am using:

Here is the Dynamic material path:

Images\@CMTCODE@\Lower_@CMTCODE@.png

Here are they layers:

and here is a sample of the XML:

<command type="create">
<template name="item1" scenename="agendaItem" targetid="5001" groupid="5000">
<transitionin type="Dissolve" duration="10" /><transitionout type="Dissolve" duration="10" />
<object name="commission"><properties><property type="text"><data>Public Works Commission</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="date"><properties><property type="text"><data>6/27/25</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="num"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="item"><properties><property type="text"><data>Announcements by Chair, Commissioners and Secretary</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="CMTCODE"><properties><property type="text"><data>PWC</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="committeeCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="dateCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="numCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="itemCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
</template></command>

If the CMTCODE, committeeCOLOR, dateCOLOR, numCOLOR, itemCOLOR Objects are Published, it works as expected. If the Objects are not published, the color and material do not update. I would like to keep the tags unpublished/not visible to the operators.

Please let me know if you have any guidance regarding this workflow, or if it is due to the XML import process.

Thanks for reading and for any suggestions!

They will need to be publish but you can hide them from user, you can script or use this method.

(i tried to post this last week, please delete if duplicate)

Howdy-

Our team is new to Xpression and I'm trying to modify our existing workflow for the new system. I'm generating an XML to create a playlist which includes hidden Objects with dynamic materials names as well as visual basic text color changes tags. It appears as if the dynamic material and visual basic tag Objects are not read with the XML import unless the Objects are Published.

Here is the text color visual basic I am using:

Here is the Dynamic material path:

Images\@CMTCODE@\Lower_@CMTCODE@.png

Here are they layers:

and here is a sample of the XML:

<command type="create">
<template name="item1" scenename="agendaItem" targetid="5001" groupid="5000">
<transitionin type="Dissolve" duration="10" /><transitionout type="Dissolve" duration="10" />
<object name="commission"><properties><property type="text"><data>Public Works Commission</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="date"><properties><property type="text"><data>6/27/25</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="num"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="item"><properties><property type="text"><data>Announcements by Chair, Commissioners and Secretary</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="CMTCODE"><properties><property type="text"><data>PWC</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="committeeCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="dateCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="numCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="itemCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
</template></command>

If the CMTCODE, committeeCOLOR, dateCOLOR, numCOLOR, itemCOLOR Objects are Published, it works as expected. If the Objects are not published, the color and material do not update. I would like to keep the tags unpublished/not visible to the operators.

Please let me know if you have any guidance regarding this workflow, or if it is due to the XML import process.

Thanks for reading and for any suggestions!

Thank you Simon, that did it.

Have a great day!

They will need to be publish but you can hide them from user, you can script or use this method.

(i tried to post this last week, please delete if duplicate)

Howdy-

Our team is new to Xpression and I'm trying to modify our existing workflow for the new system. I'm generating an XML to create a playlist which includes hidden Objects with dynamic materials names as well as visual basic text color changes tags. It appears as if the dynamic material and visual basic tag Objects are not read with the XML import unless the Objects are Published.

Here is the text color visual basic I am using:

Here is the Dynamic material path:

Images\@CMTCODE@\Lower_@CMTCODE@.png

Here are they layers:

and here is a sample of the XML:

<command type="create">
<template name="item1" scenename="agendaItem" targetid="5001" groupid="5000">
<transitionin type="Dissolve" duration="10" /><transitionout type="Dissolve" duration="10" />
<object name="commission"><properties><property type="text"><data>Public Works Commission</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="date"><properties><property type="text"><data>6/27/25</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="num"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="item"><properties><property type="text"><data>Announcements by Chair, Commissioners and Secretary</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="CMTCODE"><properties><property type="text"><data>PWC</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="committeeCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="dateCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="numCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
<object name="itemCOLOR"><properties><property type="text"><data>1</data></property></properties></object>
</template></command>

If the CMTCODE, committeeCOLOR, dateCOLOR, numCOLOR, itemCOLOR Objects are Published, it works as expected. If the Objects are not published, the color and material do not update. I would like to keep the tags unpublished/not visible to the operators.

Please let me know if you have any guidance regarding this workflow, or if it is due to the XML import process.

Thanks for reading and for any suggestions!