Difference between revisions of "Media (Digital 2)"

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Media is the term used to identify the advertising assets that play on Digital Players. They are identified in Ad Manager's Digital 2 module as either a single Media Item or a Media Set of multiple Media Items. They are added to scheduled Reservations and published to the Players along with scheduling criteria.

Media Items

Media Items can be viewed in a numbr of ways:-

1. From a Finder of All Media Items - this will display a list of all Media Items currently in the Ad Manager database that meet the search criteria entered in the Finder. (need screen shot)

2. From the Media Items page of a Contract - this will display a list of all Media Items for the entire Contract that have been associated with its Reservations. (need screen shot)

3. From the Media Items page of a Subcontract (Digital) - this will display a list of all Media Items for that particular Subcontract (Digital) that have been associated with its Reservations. (need screen shot)

4. From the Media Items page of a Reservation. - this will display those Media Items that are associated with that particular Reservation. (need screen shot)

To view the information about a particular Media Item, double-click the selected Media Item in a list; right-click while on the selected Media Item in the list and choose Properties; or click the Properties button

(when available on a Page) when a Media Item is selected. (need screen shot)

Details

The Details Page of a Media Item displays some default information about the Item that is contained in Content Manager as well as fields to associate it with an Advertiser as well as a Brand. (need screen

shot)

Content Manager - This field itentifies the Content Manager that contains the Media Item Length - This field identifies the length of the media item in Content Manager. NOTE: If the Media Item is a static image there will be no time associated with it. Name in Content Manager - This field identifies the name that the Media Item has been given when uploaded to Content Manager. Name* - This is the Ad Manager name for the Media Item. Note that when Media Items are imported from Content Manager they are given the same same. Users can modify this name if required.

However, it is strongly recommended that users name the Media Item the same in Ad Manager and Content Manager for ease of identification. Description - This field can be used to further describe the Media Item. Advertiser - This field associates the Media Item with a particular Advertiser. Select from the pick list or add a new one as required. Brand - This field associates the Media Item with a particular Brand of the Advertiser. Select from the pick list or add a new one as required.

Approvals

The Approvals Page of a Media Item displays a list all Landlord Approvals that have been entered into the data for this Media Item. (need screen shot) As with other lists in Ad Manager, the view can be customized and ordered as desired.

The fuctions available through the buttons immediately above the pane are:

- To add a new Landlord Approval, select the New button. In the following screen select the Landlord name from the pick list and save the record. Note that users cannot

add nor edit the Media Item field nor Approved on field. These are system generated fields. (need screen shot)

- To remove a Landlord Approval, select it in the list and click the delete button. Ad Manager will ask for confirmation of the deletion. Click <Yes> to remove the Approval or

click <No> to cancel the deletion.

- To modify the Landlord information for a particular Approval, select it in the list and click the Edit button. Alternatively, users can double click the item in the list to open

the Edit function. Note that only the Landlord name can be modified by the user.

To filter the list of Landlord Approvals, in order to see a subset list, click the Filter checkbox at the top of the pane. (need filter screen shot). In the following window enter the criteria for the desired Approval(s), and click <OK> (need screen shot). Ad Manager will display those Approvals that match the criteria entered. When the Filter is active, a check mark will appear in the filter box. To clear the filter and see all records, click in the checkbox, and in the following window click <Clear>, followed by the <OK> button.

Media Sets

The Media Sets Page displays a list of all Media Sets that contain this particular Media Item. (need screen shot) As with other lists in Ad Manager, the view can be customized and ordered as desired.

Users cannot create nor delete Media Sets from this Page, However, information about a Media Set can be viewed and modified. - To view and/or modify the information for a particular Media Set, select it in the list and click the Properties button. Alternatively, users can double click the item in the list

to open the Edit function. (need screen shot)

To filter the list of Media Sets, in order to see a subset list, click the Filter checkbox at the top of the pane. (need filter screen shot). In the following window enter the criteria for the desired Media Set(s), and click <OK> (need screen shot). Ad Manager will display those Media Sets that match the criteria entered. When the Filter is active, a check mark will appear in the filter box. To clear the filter and see all records, click in the checkbox, and in the following window click <Clear>, followed by the <OK> button.