Publishing a Facebook Post

Prerequisites

A Facebook channel has been created. For details, see Creating a Facebook Channel.

Context

• By default, approval is not required for publishing a Facebook post or deleting a published Facebook post. If the tenant parameter Social Media Approver Account is set, posts can be published or deleted only after being approved by the approver.
• When you publish a Facebook post, the maximum size of a video that can be uploaded is specified by the tenant parameter Social Media Video Upload Size Limit. The parameter unit is MB. The default value is 200, and the maximum value is 500.
• When you publish a Facebook post, the maximum size of an image that can be uploaded is specified by the tenant parameter Maximum size of uploaded social media images. The parameter unit is MB. The default value is 1, and the maximum value is 4.
• Blank posts cannot be published through the Facebook channel. You need to set at least one of Contents, Image, and Video.

Procedure

1. Sign in to the AICC as a tenant administrator and choose > Account Post.
2. Click Post.
3. Configure basic information based on Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters for configuring basic information

   Parameter	Description
   Theme	Enter a customized value. The value can contain a maximum of 100 characters.
   Contents	Enter a customized value. The value can contain a maximum of 5000 characters.
   Image	Upload a local image. A maximum of nine images can be uploaded. The size of an image cannot exceed the value of the tenant parameter Maximum size of uploaded social media images. The image must be in either of the following formats: PNG JPG GIF BMP TIFF
   Video	Upload a local video. Only one video can be uploaded. The video size cannot exceed the value of the tenant parameter Social Media Video Upload Size Limit. The video must be in MP4 format.
   Release Channel	Select Facebook.
   Channel Information - Facebook
   Allow embedding	The check box is selected by default. Select or deselect the check box based on site requirements.

4. Click Next.
5. Configure publishment information based on Table 2.

   Table 2 Parameters for configuring publishment information

   Parameter	Description
   Release a channel/Page	Select the Facebook channel created in Creating a Facebook Channel.
   Publication Type	The options are as follows: Real-Time Release Scheduled Release
   Estimated Release Time	This parameter is mandatory when Publication Type is set to Scheduled Release. Set a future time.
   Approver	An approver is automatically displayed. This parameter is displayed only when the tenant parameter Social Media Approver Account is set.
   Remarks	Enter remarks. The value can contain a maximum of 500 characters.

   To publish the post through multiple channels, click Create to add multiple channels.

6. Click Submit.

   After you click Submit, the post is automatically published by default. If the tenant parameter Social Media Approver Account is set, the post can be published only after the approver approves the post.