Overview of Sardius Control Panel
Sardius Control Panel Overview
The Sardius Control Panel (SCP) is the core administrative panel for both the Sardius Live and Sardius Media Platform. From the Control Panel, you can build your Live Event Channels, Setup Registration, Upload Bios, Assets, Feeds, Outputs and other content, schedule out your events, and even manage your Viewer audience. Diving deeper into the work of OVP (Online Video Platform) you can manage all of your media assets (video, audio, images) adding layers of data and metadata to each asset. Within the Stream section, you can manage all the core components of your broadcast setup, including Devices, Outputs, and Templates. Within the metadata engine, you have the ability to organize and display your content through Categories, Series, Albums, and Shows, as well as create and manage Bios for speakers, authors, worship leaders, and more. You will also have the ability to access your player analytics to learn more about your audience.
Welcome to the Sardius Control Panel! 

Navigating the Sardius Control Panel
Familiarizing yourself with the Sardius Control Panel will help you solve any issues you may have related to an online event or online library. You will find the layout of the Sardius Control Panel organized into 6 sections: Experiences, Content, Stream, Products, Metadata, and Analytics. Visibility of the sections will be dependent upon your permission as a user in the Control Panel.
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCES
Experiences is where you will build your event channel and dynamic watch pages where all of the interactivity around the event such as scheduling, streaming, videos, viewers and audience segments as well as engagement.

SECTION 2: CONTENT
In the Content section, you will be able to upload videos, images, audio files if you are utilizing Video on Demand (VOD) or using Sim-Live for your event. You will also have the ability to create feeds to display your content in compelling ways.
SECTION 3: STREAM
In this section, you manage all the core components of your broadcast setup. It is organized into three main areas: Devices, where you configure your input sources; Outputs, where you define where your stream is sent; and Templates, where you can create and manage reusable stream configurations.

SECTION 3: PRODUCTS
In this section, you will build out your event Registration by creating your ticket types, coupons and promotional codes, donations and group registration.

SECTION 4: METADATA
Using the robust metadata engine provides you with a powerful way to not only organize but display your content through categories, series, albums, shows, and bios. In this section, you are able to create and manage categories to organize your content, build out series, albums, and shows to group related media, and create bios of speakers, authors, worship leaders, etc. You are able to connect pictures, social media links, and a variety of other options when the content is added to your library. Once added to your library, the bios can be displayed across the platform.

SECTION 5: ANALYTICS
Analytics provides you with the ability to see how individuals and groups have interacted with your videos via livestream or VOD. Analytics also gives you access to your Registration data.
This powerful tool can assist you in data-driven decisions for future events and content.
