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We have developed a Publication Date selection feature that allows to select and book available publication date with ease, saving the time and effort. The Publication Dates section offers two modes: one that displays only the dates, and another that uses color coding to indicate availability status for each date. We are using visually appealing colors that are easy to distinguish, and provide explanations for each status in a legend.
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What are Publication Dates and Why are these important?
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In the Campaign Builder, we provide a Publication Date selection view that displays the availabilities for booking an exclusive inventory product. This view shows each date that was set up as a Publication date, along with the Availability option. By using the Availability option, you can check which days are still available for booking and if any contending ads are blocking you from booking certain dates.
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Considerations when using this view: Please note that the view includes your current Campaign in the view if it was already saved and stage changed (mainly relevant: reserved/booked). Due to this you might see a date unavailable that is only unavailable because the campaign you are looking at is booking the full quantity already. Review the contending items to identify if your campaign is the only one blocking the slot or if there might be more. |
Working with the Availability Mode
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Upon clicking on the grey dot the new window will open helping you to discover more information on Booked, Offered and Available Inventory:
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Content Mode with Publication Dates
We also offer a support of the Publication Date availability selection when Contents were selected in your Campaign Item.
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Considerations when using this view: Please note that the view includes your current Campaign in the view if it was already saved and stage changed (mainly relevant: reserved/booked). Due to this you might see a date unavailable that is only unavailable because the campaign you are looking at is booking the full quantity already. Review the contending items to identify if your campaign is the only one blocking the slot or if there might be more. |
Please note the following behaviour: As soon as a Content was selected in your Campaign Item, the Requested Contents number was updated and the Inventory Forecast Administration setting is enabled you will start the publication date selection in the Content mode.
The Content mode provides you a view of availability per publication date with the selected Contents of your Campaign Item.
We will only differentiate the colours red and green here.
Green means: The publication date is available with all selected Contents.
Red means: At least one Content is not available for this Publication Date.
If there are Contenting items then you will see the grey number next to the date. Hitting the icon will allow you to see which Contending items you have and which Contents are available.
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Using Manual Date Ranges with Publication Dates
In the Media ConfigurationCampaign Builder, Publication Dates typically set the "From" and "Until" dates of a Campaign Item. However, if the "Manual Date Range" field is included in the Campaign Builder, custom date ranges can be set for the campaign item. This can be done by checking the manual date range checkbox on the Campaign Item.
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