Adding MediaConnect Flow Channels

zen master supports two different methods for integrating mediaconnect flows method 1 connecting mediaconnect flows to zen master this method uses an independent mediaconnect flow as a source (as described in adding an aws mediaconnect source – creating a zen master managed flow docid\ ynop9bisiol7zuvi6klmz ) or target (as described in adding zixi aws mediaconnect targets docid\ e6rflr5hppecwd0nswuot ) in zen master the resultant source or target functions as a standard zen master entity method 2 – creating zen master managed flows this method involves creating a mediaconnect flow that is fully managed within zen master this involves creating specialized mediaconnect sources as well as specialized mediaconnect flow channels in zen master this method enables you to manage the flow completely from within zen master, including interchanging between sources and flow channels there are two ways of creating these managed flows create a new mediaconnect flow create a completely new mediaconnect flow from the zen master console (i e without accessing the mediaconnect console or using their apis) this involves creating a specialized mediaconnect source in zen master (as described in creating a new aws mediaconnect flow channel docid\ pubzsp2xgdfcxqab5ljio ) and then creating a specialized mediaconnect flow channel (as described in adding mediaconnect flow channels docid\ vghkldpl2bb4kppwwqzlq ) this enables you to work exclusively within the zen master ui import an existing mediaconnect flow to manage in zen master this method involves inporting an existing flow from mediaconnect into zen master (as described in importing a mediaconnect flow channel docid\ oh oqc5akr ewesgmo7j8 ) the input from your mediaconnect flow is automatically created as a specialized mediaconnect source in zen master and the outputs are created as targets in zen master in addition, the flow itself is created as a specialized mediaconnect flow channel all elements can be monitored and managed in zen master once you have created or imported a zen master managed flow (method 2), you should manage that flow entirely through zen master and not through the mediaconnect console mediaconnect flows that are created as channels in zen master are independent of the sources that are assigned to them so that you can swap sources between channels at any time mediaconnect sources created using method 2 must be assigned to a special type of channel, a mediaconnect flow channel mediaconnect sources created using method 1 can be assigned to standard zen master channels the following sections describe the procedure for creating zen master managed flows by creating a new flow in zen master or importing an existing flow for method 1, you just create a mediaconnect source in zen master as described in adding an aws mediaconnect source – creating a zen master managed flow docid\ ynop9bisiol7zuvi6klmz creating a new aws mediaconnect flow channel docid\ pubzsp2xgdfcxqab5ljio importing a mediaconnect flow channel docid\ oh oqc5akr ewesgmo7j8