To ensure the content on your sign is current, determine the Deployment Behavior for your content type.
Step 1
When entering the content URL, click the Dynamic URL button. This will open the dynamic URL window.

Step 2
In the Deployment Behavior drop-down menu, there are four options:
- Don’t copy this resource; use the network location
- Ask me what to do when deploying this resource–Not recommended
- Copy resource to the player machine when deploying
- Let player download this resource and check for updates

Content Type | Default Deployment Behavior |
---|---|
HTML | Don't copy this resource; use the network location |
Excel | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Image | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Copy resource to the player machine when deploying | |
PowerPoint | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Text | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Video | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Excel | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Word | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Live Data | Let player download this resource and check for updates |
RSS | Let player download this resource and check for updates |
Date/Time | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying (for background images) |
Live TV | No deployment behavior |
Wayfinding | Copy resource to the player machine when deploying |
Step 3
If the deployment behavior is Don't copy this resource; use the network location, it is recommended to check the box for Request may cause server state change, so result should never be cached.

Step 4
Click OK to return to the content Properties window. Save your changes.