Enable and disable

Take a playlist out of service without dismantling it. The reversible alternative to deleting.

The switch is on the playlist's Actions tab. When disabled, the playlist does not play on any screen.

Everything else stays: its content, its order, its schedule, and its screens. Re-enable it and it resumes exactly as it was.

When to use it

• Seasonal content: a winter rotation can sit disabled through summer rather than being rebuilt each year.
• Something that turned out to be wrong: disabling stops it on every screen at once, which is faster and safer than editing under pressure.
• Anything you are unsure about: disabling is reversible and deleting is not. When tidying up and you cannot remember what a playlist is for, disable it and see whether anyone notices.

Spotting a disabled playlist

The list shows Disabled in its State column, and the playlist's own page carries a banner on every tab except Actions. That is deliberate: it stops someone editing a playlist for ten minutes before realizing why nothing is appearing.

A disabled playlist assigned to screens is the most common reason for content that looks correct and is not playing.