Playlist

In Remote Desktop Manager, the Playlist button (Edit – Playlist), available in the ribbon or when editing an entry, provides the following options:

SETTINGS	DESCRIPTIONS
Create playlist	Create a new playlist.
Add selection to existing playlist	Add the currently selected entries to an existing playlist.
Playlist management (Ctrl+G)	Open the playlist management window.

Create a new playlist

1. In Remote Desktop Manager's ribbon, click Edit – Playlist, and choose Create playlist.
2. Choose how the playlist is saved between: Local, Shared, and User vault. Be aware that some of these are only available for certain workspaces.
3. In the Where do you want to get the playlist content from? window, select the content source: Selected entries in the navigation pane, Opened tabbed sessions, or No selection.
4. In the Playlist editor, on the General tab, enter a Playlist name and an optional Description. You can also use Import to load playlist content from a file, or Export to save the current content to a file.
5. Select the Connections tab to choose the entries included in the playlist. Use the drop-down and the Search field to locate entries, then select the check box next to each entry to add. Use Playlist order to set the order in which the entries launch.
6. Select the Advanced tab to set the Wait delay (in milliseconds) between each connection.
7. Click Save to create the playlist.

Playlist management

Shared and User vault playlists take the form of entries in a vault which means they can opened/edited by right-clicking it and selecting Properties, or by going to Edit – Playlist – Playlist management. Local playlists can only be accessed in the Playlist management window.

Usage

There are five ways to use a playlist.

OPTIONS	DESCRIPTION
Open	Launch the selected playlist.
Open embedded	Overrides the display selection of entries inside the playlists and launches them as embedded (some entries might not support this mode).
Select in navigation pane	Selects all entries the playlist contains in the navigation pane.
Execute macro/script against	Select a Typing macro (exclusively) to execute against the playlist.
Launch at startup	Launch the selected playlist whenever the application starts. You can also default back to None or Last opened connections. This option is only available for Local playlists.

See also

• Devolutions Academy - Automating connections with playlists
• Devolutions Academy – Breaking down common scenarios: daily task efficiency
• Devolutions Academy - Streamlining daily tasks with playlists