What is changing?

With version 2.130 we’re going to rename many of the AdServer related fields and objects into something more general. The main changes will affect the objects AdServer Login and AdServer IDs.

In our new version those will be labled as:

• Connections

• Connection IDs

This will affect how these objects are named, but also affects other fields and buttons which are closely connected to these. For example lookup fields to formally called AdServer Login object will now also be called Connection. Same with Junction objects, like Selected Connection IDs. Also It could be, that to keep a coherent experience, some buttons will have a slightly different label.

See below, for a table of all the changed Objects, Fields, Buttons ect.

Why are we doing this?

Our integration to external systems has always been one of our main assets in ADvendio. As the media landscape is progressing, we are also witnessing a more complex landscape of different systems and players.

While in the past, it might have been enough for a publisher to have an AdServer connected, but now we are facing DSPs, SSPs, DMPs and many more. But also ADvendio got more flexible in it’s integration of external systems. We can now connect to SSPs and have started the integration of DSPs and Social Media as well.

To ensure a consistent experience for our customers and users, we decided to move to a more general naming for our objects and processes, if they concern more than just an AdServer.

Do I need to act? What do I need to do?

As we’re changing only the record type label and not the technical name, the change should not affect any functionality. As for our ADvendio features, we made sure that all vital processes, will adapt the change without issues.

Salesforce still offers a lot of possibilities for customization. If any of your own custom logic uses reference to the above mentioned Record Types, please check if your logic is using the Record Type API name and not the Labels. If you use Record Type Labels, you will need to enhance your logic to fit the new naming. Examples for these can be:

• Custom Reports based on AdServer Login or Ad Type

• Lightning Flows, which perform logic based on the AdServer in use

• Workflow Rules

• Custom Validation Rules

If possible we recommend, installing the new version in a sandbox environment, to familiarize yourself with the changes and test any custom logic or validations which might be affected. You can then use the chance to prepare a small messaging for your user base.

What if I don’t want these changes?

As these are part of our ADvendio Managed Package, you will not have the option to enable or disable the new names.

However Salesforce still offers you ways to customize this. You can go to:

Setup → Translation Workbench → Override

and override the names of fields, objects, buttons and similar.

Detailed Changes: