Set a release and expiry date for files Updated October 25, 2024 09:36 Note: This article is about the new beta Admin App, which is still in development. Changes may occur. Please provide feedback directly in the beta app. Sometimes, the content you upload to Showpad may be highly regulated or linked to special events like promotions, sales competitions, or individual campaigns. In such cases, you can upload assets to Showpad and set a release and expiry date to ensure they are available in the correct time frame. The release date is the day an asset becomes available to users, and the expiry date is the day an asset becomes unavailable to users. You can also choose to set only a release date without an expiry date and vice versa.For sellers, expired content is removed from Experiences. In Collections and Shared Spaces, the asset will be greyed out and inaccessible. Content with a future release date won't be visible yet for your users. See how it looks Key features Set a release and expiry date for temporary content If the release date is not reached yet, the content won't be visible to users Expired content is still visible in the Content Library and Experience Builder Expired content is removed from Experiences and greyed out in Collections and Shared Spaces You can change the expiry date to make assets accessible again You need this to succeed The beta Admin App enabled Feature availability depends on your subscription package Do this step by step Set a release and expiry date for files Navigate to the Libraries tab. If your organization uses multiple Libraries/Divisions, select the desired one from the top-left dropdown menu. Go to All files from the left-side menu, depending on the type of asset you want to add an expiry date to. Click the asset to open the details panel. In the Overview section of the Details tab, click the pencil icon. Add the relevant dates under the Released on and/or Expires on fields. Click Save changes. Alternatively, you can give multiple files the same release and/or expiration date in bulk. To do so, navigate to the All Files library. Select the assets by checking the boxes, then click the Edit button. In the Overview section, add a release and expiry date, then click Save changes. See how it looks On Showpad's Admin AppIn the Files library, the asset will be labeled as Expired. In the Experience Builder, expired content is grayed out. When hovering over the asset, an Expired label appears. On the Web App and on mobile apps for usersUsers won't be able to open expired content on their devices or the Web App. In Experiences: Expired assets will be removed from Experiences. In Collections: Expired assets will be greyed out in Collections. If a user attempts to open expired content from a Collection, it will alert them and give them the option to remove it. In Shared Spaces: Expired assets will be greyed out in Shared Spaces. If users attempt to open it, it will alert them that access has been revoked. Learn how this feature works in the current Online Platform. Related articles Set a release and expiry date for Pages URL scheme requirements Grant Showpad Support access to your account Setting a release and expiry date for an asset or a Page Add a description to a file