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• Ad Creative Template Variable Name: A general name for your variable. This will also be shown as Field Name to the user during the creative upload process, so we recommend picking something your users can recognize

• Variable Type: Which data type is this variable? The selection will also reflect how your field will be shown to the users. Possible types are:

  • attachment: This type should be used for files.

  • boolean: This type represents a checkbox with true or false.

  • date: This type represents a date with a calendar selection.

  • integer: This type represents a whole number.

  • picklist: This type represents a list of multiple values.

  • string: This type represents a text.

  • textarea: This type represents a longer text.

  • attachmentURL: This type should be used for URLs to externally stored images.

• Required: Check this if the field is required for the user.

• Possible Values: Only applicable for picklist Variable Types to enter the possible values to be selected separated by a semicolon.
  Note: In order for the picklist values to be in a dropdown list you have to write the values separated by ; (semicolon)

• Variable ID: An Id to save the value in the background. This value needs to be set (for non-digital items you could set the same value as the name).

• Default: A possible default value to support the user in the selection.

• Help Text: A possible help text displayed over the template field and which be shown in the UI.

• Placeholder: A placeholder text which will be displayed for each variable.

• Sort order: Unique sort number within the template to define in which position this field will be shown in UI (see more details in the section below).

• Unique key: Filled by Advendio to ensure that during automatic imports, we can identify any update for already existing creative template variables.

• Maximum number: The maximum number count of characters that can be entered for a string and text area variable in the Ad Creative Template. This setting defines the limit for the length of text that users can input.

3. Connect your Template to Ad Types

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