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How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 30 Nov 2014 12:42
by XTended
How to add a campaign with different schedule times?
I need to add a campaign from 01-12-2014 till 01-12-2015.
Each day 6 playouts. The schedule times are different:
Saturday: 09.00/10.00/11.00/12.00/13.00/14.00
Sunday: 17.00/18.00/19.00/20.00/21.00/22.00
Monday till Friday: 16.00/17.00/18.00/19.00/20.00/21.00
Which steps do I have to take to complete this campaign within the Advert News Management module?
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 30 Nov 2014 15:07
by radio42
I am not sure what you are unsure about?!
Just assign the campaign to the mentioned slots resp. overlays. That's it.
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 00:56
by XTended
Sounds easy.
Ok I know how to create a new partner and add a campaign to it.
But the difference is, I need to create 3 different schedule times for 1 commercial:
Saturday: 09.00/10.00/11.00/12.00/13.00/14.00
Sunday: 17.00/18.00/19.00/20.00/21.00/22.00
Monday till Friday: 16.00/17.00/18.00/19.00/20.00/21.00
Is there a manual of it?
Not everybody is a programmer like you
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:23
by hdradio
It's not easy but I haven't found some easier method.
That is how I do it:
I create a campaign.
I click "Single" button
I select (click the checkboxes) the hours of a day.
While I am still on that day, I "Ctrl-C" to copy the those times.
I then click on the day I want to copy (on any cell without checking it's checkbox) and hit "Ctrl-V" and the copied times are pasted to the new day.
I do it as many time as needed to copy selected hours/days as my schedule needs.
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:47
by XTended
Thanks HDRadio!
I will try your way.
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:05
by XTended
OK I understand that part, but do I have to create all entries for a year manually?
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:31
by hdradio
XTended wrote:OK I understand that part, but do I have to create all entries for a year manually?
I think yes
Is it too much 365 copies/pastes ?
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:41
by XTended
I was hoping I could use 3 different filters to set it automatically....
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:13
by XTended
Already did copy - past for a year
Thanks I will make a print of your manual
Re: How to add a campaign with different schedule times
Posted: 01 Dec 2014 19:51
by radio42
In general:
The 'times' you schedule a commercial is given by the overlays.
An overlay defines when 'something' is playing.
The 'something' in case of adverts is defined by an advert slot. Often you have a 1:1 relation ship between an overlay and a slot!
Finally you assign your campaign to either a slot or directly to an overlay.
This is pretty simple and has nothing to do with being a programmer. Just see it like a calendar entry (e.g. within outlook):
The calendar entry is your overlay occurrence.
The content of the calendar entry tells you what to do - here it tells ProppFrexx what to play, i.e. an advert slot.
The rest you said you already understand: Partners and Campaigns...assigning a campaign to a certain advert slot therefore tells ProppFrexx what campaign to play.