--- title: "Ticketing Counter Screen with Dynamic Text – Airport CX" slug: "create-dynamic-text-ticketing-air" description: "Bind dynamic text to a display's custom field so each screen shows its own counter, belt, or gate number." updated: 2026-08-25T10:08:50Z published: 2026-08-25T10:08:50Z canonical: "docs.simpleway.cloud/create-dynamic-text-ticketing-air" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.simpleway.cloud/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Use dynamic text to create TICKETING screen design Data-driven content lets you pull live values — like a ticketing counter number — into your display designs instead of typing them in by hand. It builds on the basic display templates covered in the previous tutorial, this time using custom fields to make part of the design dynamic. A good example is a ticketing counter display. Our goal is to **create a screen design where the counter number is stored as part of the display configuration**, using the Ticketing custom field. This field needs to be configured before you create the content — you can set or change any custom field value under Custom fields in the Assets category of the left main menu sidebar. The same approach works for other dynamic values too, such as check-in counter numbers, baggage belt numbers, and gate numbers. Topics covered: Templates tab - Designer: - Dynamic text-driven by display asset values, - Date & time feature **Sample screen:** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/image-1623408285600.png) --- **TUTORIAL STEPS:** | A) To categorize your screens or add any other attributes, use **Custom Fields**. Here you can create a new field called "**Ticketing**" for your displays with your custom values. 1. Under *Assets* on the left-hand menu, open the *Custom Fields* tab. 2. Click on the *New Custom Field* button in the lower right-hand corner. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide1(104).JPG) | | --- | --- | | B) Configure your **new Custom Field**. Under *Add New Custom Field*, fill in the attributes. 1. Name your custom field "Ticketing." 2. **Under the *Values* section, create your list of values for the new custom field, tick the green icon to confirm.** 3. Once done, click on *Save* in the lower right-hand corner. **Note**: All your new custom fields are **automatically visible on your display configuration on the Displays tab in the Asset values section**. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide2(138).JPG) | | C) **Assign a ticketing counter number to your display** using the predefined asset values on the *Displays* tab. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide3(160).JPG) | | D) Design new content in the **Templates tab** - see how to do this in the [Create basic STATIC content](/v1/docs/create-static-content) tutorial. | | E) Add **Dynamic text** to your canvas. 1. Click on the *Text* icon in the top menu and choose *Dynamic Text*. 2. Place the element on the canvas. 3. On the right-hand menu, click on the blue *Data Source Editor* button to edit the Dynamic Text. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide4(167).JPG) | | F) **Dynamic Text Editor** will allow you to compose text from data & custom fields using the list on the right side of the editor. You can also include any static text. 1. Drag and drop the *Dynamic Text* part from the custom field list on the right-hand side. 2. Write any static text you want to display before the dynamic text. 3. Click on the *OK* button to confirm the settings. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide5(94).JPG) | | G) **Style your Dynamic Text** using the right-hand sidebar. 1. Check the created dynamic text. 2. On the right-hand menu, you can edit the dynamic text settings to your content. *Note:* If you need to use different fonts or colors for different text parts, you must create multiple static/dynamic text elements. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide7(95).JPG) | | H) Add a **Date & Time** element. 1. Click on the *Widgets* icon in the top menu and select *Date & Time.* 2. Place the element on the canvas. 3. On the right-hand menu, configure the placed element's settings. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide8(91).JPG) | | I) **Preview** the designed content template. You can click **Select display configuration** to see how the final design looks with the dynamic text loaded from the ticketing counter asset value assigned to the display. 1. Click on the *Preview* icon on the top menu. 2. Click on *Select Display Configuration* to choose the display where the content will be assigned and see how the dynamic text will be shown. 3. Once the display has been selected, the assigned ticketing counter number will be displayed. 4. Click on the *OK* button to close the window. **Note***:* The correct ticketing counter number will be visible in preview only if the selected display has the asset value ***Ticketing*** assigned (see tutorial step C). | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide9(59).JPG) | | J) Click on the *Save & Publish* button in the lower right-hand corner when your content is final. Now it is **ready to be assigned and shown on your display.** | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide10(53).JPG) | | K) **Further design ideas to enhance your ticketing display content:** - Add a logo, a luggage icon, or other media from the Media library, - Add static text information, - Change the background color. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide8(9).JPG) | ###