6.5.3.5 Accounting record creation table

With Version 2.158 accounting records will have the possibility to distribute Campaign items that do not have delivery data. So as of this version, it is not only site-based revenue distribution, it is revenue schedule distribution for this specific period. With this enhancement, the logic of how distribution and accrual records are created will be changed. Please see the tables below for more details.

Important information to consider

  • Accounting Distribution Quantity Type* on the Ad Spec level gives the logical information on how the Distribution, deferral, or accrual records on the Campaign item for Fixed price* billing categories should be calculated, for example, if for fixed price item the quantity is 1 but the revenue schedule has 10,000 delivered AIs, the logic needs to know that this should be calculated by impressions. This quantity type error will never be a problem for CPM because the Billing Category itself already defined the quantity type, e.g. for CPM it would be impressions. This field will be ignored for the Budget billing category.

  • When AdSpec has to be accounted for (distribution, deferral, accrual records) linearly and delivery data records should be ignored, the user can enable AdSpec for “Linear Accounting Calculation". When this checkbox is enabled, Accounting Records processes will ignore the delivered quantity from a connection.

Please note that if the Campaign item is invoiced based on delivery data and this checkbox is enabled, your invoice will be generated on the actual quantity however distributed linearly.

  • For Enhanced delivery data Sites and Video Groups, the secondary connection ID has to be present in the Enhanced delivery data record otherwise Distribution records will not be saved and show an error message.

Distribution records

Billing Category

Connection on Ad Type

Distribution enabled on Ad Spec

Distribution Quantity Type on Ad Spec*

2.158+

Fiscal Periods version before version 2.169

Billing Category

Connection on Ad Type

Distribution enabled on Ad Spec

Distribution Quantity Type on Ad Spec*

2.158+

Fiscal Periods version before version 2.169

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on delivery data

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

No records created

No records created

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

No records created

No records created

*Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records distributed on delivery data linearly

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created, warning shown

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created

No records created

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created

No records created

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created

 

No records created

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created

 

No records created

Budget billing category:

Unlimited True / linear distribution False

Records created based on actual media spend without limiting it to the campaign item budget.

 

 

 

Records created based on actual media spend without limiting it to the campaign item budget.

 

 

No records created

 

Unlimited false / linear distribution True

Records created based on actual media spend

 

 

 

 

Records created based on actual media spend

 

 

No records created

 

Unlimited false / linear distribution False

 

Records created based on actual media spend

 

 

 

 

Records created based on actual media spend

 

*Other ones listed in the Billing Category would be Fixed Price, CPD, CPO, CPO, CPW, CPY, CPW, CPL, CPx

Accrual records

Billing Category

Connection on Ad Type

Distribution enabled on Ad Spec

Distribution Quantity Type on Ad Spec

2.158+

Fiscal Periods version

Billing Category

Connection on Ad Type

Distribution enabled on Ad Spec

Distribution Quantity Type on Ad Spec

2.158+

Fiscal Periods version

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on delivery data

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on revenue schedule

Records created based on linear

*Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records distributed on delivery data linearly

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created, warning

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Deferral records

Billing Category

Connection on Ad Type

Distribution enabled on Ad Spec

Distribution Quantity Type on Ad Spec

2.158+

Fiscal Periods version

Billing Category

Connection on Ad Type

Distribution enabled on Ad Spec

Distribution Quantity Type on Ad Spec

2.158+

Fiscal Periods version

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on revenue schedule

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

CPM, CPC, vCPM, CPCV

Records created based on revenue schedule

Records created based on linear

*Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records distributed on delivery data linearly

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

No records created, warning

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Other ones, Fixed Price, CPD, …

Records created based on linear

Records created based on linear

Budget billing category Accruals / Defferal records

Billing Category

Invoicing

Linear Accounting Calculation

Connection

Distribution enabled

Expected result

Billing Category

Invoicing

Linear Accounting Calculation

Connection

Distribution enabled

Expected result

Unlimited True / linear distribution False

This means that CI will be invoiced based on actual delivery data with no limit

records created on linear

 

 

-

based on actual media spend

 

 

 

 

based on actual media spend

 

 

-

-

-

based on actual media spend

Unlimited True / linear distribution True

 

 

 

 

No records created

Unlimited false / linear distribution True

This means that CI will be invoiced linearly based on number of days

records created on linear

 

 

-

based on actual media spend

 

 

 

 

based on actual media spend

 

 

-

-

-

based on actual media spend

Unlimited false / linear distribution False

This means that CI will be invoiced based on actual delivery data

records created on linear

 

 

-

-

based on actual media spend

 

 

 

based on actual media spend