Global Elements 2.0 lets you reuse a shared library of rows across many rundowns. Drag elements from the side panel into the rundown, keep them in sync across shows, and publish updates with a single action. This article covers everything you can do.
Who can use it?
Global Elements 2.0 is available to admins and showcaller permissioned users.
Before you start
You need at least one migrated element set. If you have not migrated yet, see How to Migrate to Global Elements 2.0 first.
Opening the panel
Open a show in Rundown.
Click the options menu (the three dots) in the top-right of the rundown header.
Select Global Elements.
The panel docks to the right of the rundown. Card view opens by default and takes about a quarter of the width. Table view opens at half-width.
Map columns first
Before you can drag elements into the rundown, you need to map at least one rundown column to a column on the element set. If mapping is missing, you will see a Mapping required banner at the top of the panel.
Click Map in the banner. (You can also open this from the panel settings menu under Column mapping.)
For each rundown column, choose the matching element column from the dropdown.
The Title column is paired automatically and cannot be changed.
At least one non-Title column must be mapped before you can save.
Click Save. The status banner shows how many columns will and will not be included.
Card view
Card view is for browsing and dragging elements into the rundown.
Search: Type in the search box at the top to filter elements by title.
Labels: If your element set has labels, click the Labels dropdown next to the search to filter by one or more labels. Click Clear filter to reset.
Usage badge: A purple badge on a card shows how many rows in the current rundown use that element.
Duration: If the element has a duration, it appears next to the timer icon on the card.
Drag in: Drag a card into the rundown to create a row from that element. The card’s mapped column values flow into the new row.
Row menu: Click the three-dot menu on a card for Edit (opens table view) and Archive (removes the element from the set).
Table view
Table view is for editing elements directly. To open it, click Edit on any card, or use the action bar at the bottom of the panel.
Edit cell values exactly like you would in the rundown grid.
Use the Back to card view arrow in the bottom action bar to switch back when you are done.
Panel settings menu
Click the gear icon in the bottom action bar to open the settings popover:
Element set selector: Pick which V2 element set the panel is showing.
Column mapping: Open the column mapping dialog.
Global element settings: Jump to the Global Elements tab in Rundown Settings to manage migration and Gem-only sets.
Publishing updates to other shows
When you change a global element row, you can push those changes to other rundowns that use the same element.
Switch to table view.
Select exactly one row.
Click Publish in the bottom action bar.
In the Publish Updates dialog, you will see every rundown where this element is currently used.
Tick the rundowns you want to update, or use Select all.
Use the filter box to narrow the list by show or event name.
Click Publish to N rundowns.
Notes about publishing
You can only publish one row at a time. The Publish button is disabled a row is not selected
Nothing is selected by default in the destination list. You must opt in to each rundown (or click Select all) so you do not accidentally update shows.
If the element is not used anywhere yet, the dialog tells you so and there is nothing to publish.
Closing the panel
Click the X at the right end of the bottom action bar to close the panel.
Tips
You can switch between element sets without closing the panel: open the settings menu and pick a different set from the Element set selector.
Each rundown remembers its own column mapping per element set, so different shows can use the same element set with different column setups.
Drag and drop only works when at least one column is mapped. If the panel feels stuck, double check the mapping.