Data Pages, in SignageTube Enterprise

Dynamic digital signage that updates itself

Data Pages put your business data on screen: appointments, arrivals, production figures or prices straight from the systems you already use. When the information changes, your screens change too. No retyping, no exporting, no new slides.

DBYour booking systemupdated 09:31
TimeVisitorState 09:00Northfield Logisticsin 09:30Interview, saleswaitin 10:15Operations reviewnext 11:00Supplier visitnext
refreshes on its own
Today at receptionLive from your data
Northfield LogisticsArrived
Interview, sales teamWaitingArrived
Weekly operations reviewNext
Supplier visit, Dock 3Next
A Data Page, refreshed every 5 minutes

Change the data, the screen follows. No retyping, no uploading slides.

What is a Data Page?

A Data Page is a screen design that reads your data for you. Think of an airport departures board: nobody types the flights onto it, the board reads them from the airline's system. A Data Page does the same for your business, with your appointments, orders, queues or figures.

It is dynamic digital signage: you decide once what to show and how it should look, and SignageTube keeps the screen up to date every time it refreshes the source.

How it works

Three simple building blocks

Your data travels from where it lives, to the part you picked, to the screen. Here is what each step means.

Step 1, set up once

Connection

Where your data lives. Your IT person links SignageTube to the system once, for example a database or an XML or JSON feed. The login details stay safely in the connection settings.

Example: the visitor booking system at your head office.
Step 2, pick

Data Table

What you want to show. Browse the records, pick the columns you need, then filter and sort them and choose how often to refresh.

Example: today's visitors, building A only, sorted by time, refreshed every 5 minutes.
Step 3, design

Data Page

How it looks on screen. Choose a layout, then set labels, colors and alignment so it reads well from across the room.

Example: the "Today at reception" board, in your brand colors.

One Data Table can power several Data Pages, each with its own layout. The reception screen and the meeting room screen can share one table.

Step by step

From your data to the screen, in four steps

A real example: a factory that wants each production line's output on the shop floor screen.

  1. Step 1 · Connect

    Connect your data source

    An administrator creates a connection to the production database and sets up access. Credentials stay in the connection settings, separate from the page design.

  2. Step 2 · Choose

    Choose the information you need

    Create a Data Table: pick the columns Line, Output and Target, filter on Plant = Hall 2, sort by line and refresh every few minutes. Relative time filters such as "today" or "this shift" work too.

  3. Step 3 · Design

    Design your page

    Choose a layout, then adjust labels, number formats, colors and alignment so the figures read well from a distance. Show a fixed set of rows, or rotate through a longer list.

  4. Step 4 · Show

    Preview and display

    Check it in the full screen preview, add the Data Page to a playlist, and schedule it next to your safety video, PDFs and PowerPoint. From then on, the screen updates itself.

Production line metrics on a factory screen, updated from the production database
Line metrics on the shop floor, straight from the production data. See factory KPI dashboards.
Why it matters

Stop rebuilding the same screen every day

Without Data Pages

  • ×Export the numbers from your system
  • ×Copy them into a slide or a poster
  • ×Upload the new version to every screen
  • ×Repeat tomorrow, and hope nobody makes a typo

With Data Pages

  • ✓Connect the system once
  • ✓Pick the rows and columns that matter
  • ✓Design the layout once
  • ✓Screens show the latest information on every refresh
When should you use Data Pages?

For information that changes regularly

Use Data Pages when your screen content comes from structured information that keeps changing. Typical examples:

SituationWhat you could displaySee an example
Reception and hospitalityAppointment lists, meetings or visitor informationMeeting rooms →
Transport and travelArrivals, departures and service informationDirectory boards →
RetailProduct lists, prices or availabilityIn store signage →
OperationsWork queues, job statuses or production figuresProduction boards →
Offices and teamsDepartment figures, progress summaries or internal informationOffice screens →

These examples need a suitable data source that SignageTube can reach.

Room availability on a reception screen
Reception and hospitality

Appointment lists, meetings or visitor information.

Meeting room displays →
Building directory in a public lobby
Transport, travel and public buildings

Arrivals, departures and service information.

Digital directory boards →
Canteen prices on a menu screen
Retail and food

Product lists, prices or availability.

Digital menu boards →
Line metrics on a factory screen
Operations and production

Work queues, job statuses or production figures.

Factory KPI dashboards →
Sales results on an office screen
Offices and teams

Department figures, progress summaries or internal information.

Office information screens →
Now serving number in a waiting area
Waiting rooms and service desks

Queue numbers, waiting times and which desk to go to.

Queue management displays →
The benefits

Less copying, more accurate screens

Less manual work

No more copying numbers into slides or replacing uploaded files every time something changes.

One source, consistent screens

Every screen shows the same information from the same Data Table, so reception and the canteen never disagree.

The right content for each audience

Filter by location, department, status or time, so each screen shows only what its viewers need.

Set up once, reuse everywhere

Prepare a Data Table once and use it in different layouts without connecting the source again.

Easy to read from a distance

Show structured information as clear signage, not a crowded spreadsheet or a screenshot of a business application.

Controlled access

Administrators manage the connections. Permissions decide who can view or manage each Data Page.

Who it is for

Teams whose screens show information that changes

Factories and plantsOperations and plant managers

Output, targets, job status and downtime per line, without someone updating a slide each shift.

Offices and receptionsOffice and facility managers

Today's visitors, meeting room bookings and team figures, always current.

Cities and public buildingsIT and communication teams

Service desk queues, opening hours and department information across many sites.

Retail and hospitalityStore and venue managers

Prices, stock and product information straight from your product list.

Which one do I need?

Data Pages, Live Pages, PowerPoint or a file

Choose Live Pages for ready made content. Choose Data Pages for your own connected data. For content that rarely changes, a file is enough.

Enterprise

Data Pages

Lists and tables from your own systems, refreshed automatically.

Start an Enterprise trial →
Every edition

Live Pages

1,300+ ready made screens: weather, news, clocks, menus and more. You fill them in.

See Live Pages →
Enterprise

Live data in PowerPoint

Already design in PowerPoint? Link your slides to Excel, databases and 20+ sources.

Live data signage →
Every edition

A file

Images, videos, PDF and PowerPoint for content that rarely changes.

Supported file types →

Included in SignageTube Enterprise

Data Pages are available with Enterprise and during an active free trial, subject to user permissions. How fast updates appear depends on the refresh interval you set, your data source and the connection.

See Enterprise
FAQ

Data Pages questions, answered

What is a Data Page, in plain words?
A Data Page is a screen design that reads information from a system you already use, such as a booking system, a production database or a product list. When that information changes, the screen changes too. Nobody has to retype it or upload a new file.
Do I need a developer to use Data Pages?
No developer for the daily work. Someone with access to your data source, usually IT, sets up the connection once. After that, anyone with the right permissions picks the information and designs the page in SignageTube, with no code.
Which data sources can I connect?
Data Pages connect to databases and to XML and JSON data feeds, the formats most business systems can share. Not sure about yours? Ask us and we will check it with you.
How often does the screen update?
You choose the refresh interval on the Data Table. How fast changes appear also depends on your data source and the internet connection. Data Pages refresh information automatically, but they are not a guaranteed instant update service.
Is my data safe?
Only administrators create and manage connections, and the login details stay in the connection settings, separate from the page design. User permissions decide who can see or change Data Pages. You choose exactly which fields appear on screen, so nothing else is shown.
Can one data source feed several screens?
Yes. One Data Table can power many Data Pages, each with its own layout. Reception can show today's visitors while the meeting room screen shows only its own bookings, from the same table.
What is the difference between Live Pages and Data Pages?
Live Pages are 1,300+ ready made screens, such as weather, news and clocks, that you fill in by hand. Data Pages show information from your own connected systems and keep it up to date for you.
Which edition includes Data Pages?
Data Pages come with SignageTube Enterprise, and you can use them during an active free trial, subject to user permissions. See pricing.
Can I mix Data Pages with my other content?
Yes. Add a Data Page to a playlist and schedule it next to images, videos, PDFs, PowerPoint and Live Pages. See every file type you can play.
Can I show live data inside PowerPoint instead?
Yes, with Enterprise you can also link your PowerPoint slides to live data. Data Pages are the easier route when you just want a clean list or table on screen. See live data digital signage.
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