Overview

With the appropriate channel permissions, users can edit channel playlists. Because any user can create a channel and assign members, these instructions apply to all UC San Diego community members with active directory credentials (instructors, students, staff, etc.).  

Critical Concepts

• Only channel owners/creators and channel managers can edit playlists. Contributors, moderators, and members cannot.
• Removing an entry from a playlist doesn't delete it. Don't worry - it only deletes the playlist, which is essentially just an ordered list behind the scenes. The media will all still be there.
• But it won't unpublish the media from the channel. When you create a playlist, it automatically publishes the media to the channel as well. (That is, it adds the entries within the playlist to the "media" section of the channel if they weren't already there.) But if you delete the playlist, the opposite doesn't happen - it doesn't un-publish the media from the channel. They'll still be visible in the "media" section. 

Steps to Take

Editing a playlist is very similar to creating it in the first place. The challenge is more in getting to the place where you can edit a playlist.

1. If you're not already logged into MediaSpace:
   1. Go to https://mediaspace.ucsd.edu. 
   2. Click the profile icon at the top right of the page and select Login.
   3. Enter your active directory credentials.
2. Click the profile icon again and select My Channels.
3. Locate the channel that has the playlist you want to edit, move your mouse over its thumbnail, and click on the pencil icon that appears.
4. Click the Playlists tab near the top of the page. You should see all of the playlists created for the channel.
5. On the row of the playlist you want to edit, click the pencil icon. You'll be brought to a page that's the same as when you create a playlist.
6. Edit your playlist. Here are the kinds of things you can do:
   1. Edit the metadata: You can edit the title, description, and tags.
   2. Edit the order: Use the two horizontal lines next to each element in your playlist (listed on the right side of the page) to manually drag them up and down in the list. You can also click the kebab (the three dots) on any line and elect to move that entry to the top or bottom of the list.
   3. Remove entries: To remove an entry from the playlist, click the kebab (three dots) on any line of the playlist (right side of the screen) and select Remove.
   4. Add additional entries: click the plus icon next to any item on the left side of the screen ("add items to playlist"). You may need to use the search box to find the entry you want to add.
7. When you're done making your edits, click Save at the top of the page.