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Overview
Actualization is the process where actual delivery metrics of a campaign are received from a Supplier or a third party and compared to the original schedule. Once these delivery metrics are reviewed by the Agency, the schedule is actualized, and that information is shared with finance for approved amounts to be paid to Suppliers.
Actualization Terms and Concepts
This section contains information about terms and concepts related to actualization in OneStrata.
Types of Actualization
In OneStrata, there are two type of actualization:
- Standard actualization
- Margin actualization
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Margin actualization
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Media Campaigns > (Specific Campaign) > Actualization Tab UI Reference
The Actualization tab displays information related to actualizing committed Schedule Grid lines.
The Actualization tab contains the following elements:
Description
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Click to switch between the Standard Actualization grid and the Margin Actualization grid.
Filters icon
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Click the Filters icon to open the filter pane and filter through the list of all committed schedule lines.
Search bar
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Search for a committed schedule line by Entity (Supplier or Order Partner) or ID.
Click the Roll settings to select how any under- or over-delivery balance is carried over to future months:
- None: The balance is not distributed. Instead, the overall totals on the Schedule Grid line will be updated.
- Proportionally: The balance is evenly distributed over the remaining months of the campaign.
- Next Month: The entire balance is carried over to the next month of the campaign.
- Last Month: The entire balance is carried over to the final month of the campaign.
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The Apply Source button is only available on the Standard Actualization grid. |
Click the Apply Source button to override the Schedule grid's Actual Cost for Period, Actual Rate, and Actual Units column values:
- Committed: The values of the Actual columns are reset to the media schedule values.
- Site: The values of the Actual columns are updated to match the values of the Site columns.
- 3rd Party: The values of the Actual columns are updated to match the values of the 3rd Party columns.
Actualize button
If no Actualization Grid lines are selected, the Actualize button is inactive.
If one or more Actualization Grid lines are selected, the Actualize button is active.
Click the Actualize button to actualize selected lines.
By default, only one billing period (month) is selected and displayed on the Actualization grid.
- If the campaign is in-flight, the default selected billing period is the previous month of the campaign.
- If the campaign has not started yet, the default selected billing period is the first month of the campaign.
- If the campaign has already finished, the default selected billing period is the last month of the campaign.
Click the Billing Period(s) filter to select the Billing Periods that are displayed in the Actualization grid.
A list of a campaign's committed schedule lines, broken down into selected billing periods and grouped by Order.
For more information, see Actualization Grid Reference.
The Actualization grid is a list of a campaign's committed Schedule grid lines, broken down into selected billing periods and grouped by order.
There are two Actualization grids, the Standard Actualization grid and the Margin Actualization grid, used for actualizing standard Schedule grid lines and margin Schedule grid lines, respectively.
The following table contains information about the Standard and Margin Actualization grid columns:
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Standard,
Margin
Standard,
Margin
The type of the Actualization grid line, according to the following hierarchy:
- Media
- Order
- Cost Package, Media Package, Placement
- Billing Period
- Cost Package, Media Package, Placement
- Order
- Non-Media
- Order
- Fee
- Billing Period
- Fee
- Order
Standard,
Margin
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The actualization status of the Actualization grid line.
If Line Type is Billing Period, the possible statuses are:
Not Actualized: The Billing Period line is not actualized in OneStrata.Actualized: The Billing Period line is actualized in OneStrata.
If Line Type is Placement, Media Package, Cost Package, Fee, or Order, the possible statuses are:
Not Actualized: None of the Billing Period lines filtered under the line are actualized.Partially Actualized: At least one, but not all, of the Billing Period lines filtered under the line are actualized.
Standard,
Margin
The invoice status of the Actualization Grid line.
If Line Type is Billing Period, the possible statuses are:
Not Invoiced: The Billing period line is not invoiced (no invoice has been created for the billing period).Invoiced: The Billing Period line is invoiced (an invoice has been created for the billing period).
If Line Type is Placement, Media Package, Cost Package, Fee, or Order, the possible statuses are:
Not Invoiced: None of the Billing Period lines filtered under the line are invoiced.Partially Invoiced: At least one, but not all, of the Billing Period lines filtered under the line are invoiced.
Types of Actualization Triangulation
There are three sets of triangulation rules related to actualization:
- Standard Actualization triangulation: The relationship between
Standard,
Margin
The name of the entity associated with the Actualization Grid line.
If Line Type is Billing Period:
Entity Name: The month and year of the billing periodID: Billing Period ID - The unique, OneStrata identification number of the Billing Period line.
If Line Type is Placement, Media Package, Cost Package, or Fee:
Entity Name: The name of the SupplierID: Cost Line ID - The unique, OneStrata identification number of the associated schedule line.
If Line Type is Order:
Entity Name: The name of the Order Partner. Click the Entity Name link to open the Order Details page of the order.Standard,
Margin
The name of the Cost Line.
A read-only value that is automatically populated from the media schedule.
Standard,
Margin
The External ID of the Billing Period line.
A read-only value that is only populated if the Billing Period line has been exported to an external financial system.
Standard,
Margin
Start and End Date
The start and end dates of the Cost Line orBilling Period line.A read-only value that is automatically populated from the media schedule.
Standard,
Margin
The total vendor cost of the Cost Line or Billing Period line, for its entire flight.
On the Standard Actualization grid, depending on the primary Cost Type of the campaign, the Contract Total value is equal to the Vendor Gross Cost (VC) or the Vendor Net Cost (VC).A read-only value that is automatically populated from the media schedule.
Standard,
Margin
Rate Type
The Rate Type of the Cost Line.
A read-only value that is automatically populated from the media schedule.
Standard,
Margin
The Vendor Net Rate (VC) of the Cost Line or Billing Period line.
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Depending on which set of margin actualization triangulated values are active:
- The Vendor Net Cost, Margin %, and Client Net Cost columns triangulate off each other
- The Rate, Actual Units, and Vendor Net Cost (VC) columns triangulate off each other
- The Client Net Rate (VC), Actual Units, and Client Net Cost (VC) columns triangulate off each other
For more information, see Margin Actualization Triangulation Rules.
Margin
Client Net Rate (VC)
The Client Net Rate (VC) of the Cost Line or Billing Period line.
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Standard,
Margin
The number of units of the Cost Line or Billing Period line, for its entire flight.
A read-only value that is automatically populated from the media schedule.
Standard,
Margin
The total vendor cost of the Cost Line or Billing Period line, for the filtered billing periods(s).
On the Standard Actualization grid, depending on the primary Cost Type of the campaign, the Current for Period value is equal to the Vendor Gross Cost (VC) or the Vendor Net Cost (VC).A read-only value that is automatically populated from the media schedule.
Standard,
Margin
If the line has never been actualized, the Pre-Actualized value is equal to the Current for Period value.
When the line is actualized for the first time, the Pre-Actualized value becomes locked and no longer changes, even if the Current for Period value changes.
For example, imagine a Cost line that has never been actualized:
- Its Current for Period value is $100.
- Its Pre-Actualized value is set to whatever the Current for Period value is, which is $100.
- If the Cost line's Current for Period value changes, its Pre-Actualized value also changes.
Then, the Cost line is actualized in OneStrata:
- At the time of actualization, its Current for Period value is $100.
- At the time of actualization, its Pre-Actualized value is also $100, and becomes locked.
- Afterwards, if the Cost line's Current for Period value changes (for example, it increases to $125), its Pre-Actualized value does not change (it remains $100).
Standard,
Margin
The difference between the Actual Cost for Period value (the value to be actualized or that is actualized) and the Current for Period value (the value that was committed).
On the Standard Actualization grid, depending on the primary Cost Type of the campaign, the Balance value is equal to the Vendor Gross Cost (VC) or the Vendor Net Cost (VC).- the Actual Cost for Period, Actual Rate, and Actual Units values
Site: The Actualization Grid's Site columns
The vendor cost to be actualized or that is actualized, for the filtered billing period(s).
On the Standard Actualization grid, depending on the primary Cost Type of the campaign, the Actual Cost for Period value is equal to the Vendor Gross Cost (VC) or the Vendor Net Cost (VC).shared-block-key | Standard-Actualization-Triangulation |
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The Actual Cost for Period, Actual Rate, and Actual Units columns triangulate off each other.
For more information, see Standard Actualization Triangulation Rules.
The rate to be actualized or that is actualized.
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Actual Units (standard actualization)
The amount of delivered units to be actualized or that is actualized.
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Actual Units (margin actualization)
The amount of delivered units to be actualized or that is actualized.
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Site Cost
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Only available if the Order was sent to an In-System Order Partner, and the Order Partner sent delivery metrics through Vendor Inbox. |
The amount of delivered units of the Billing Period line, for the filtered billing period(s), as provided by the Order Partner within Vendor Inbox.
Site Units
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Only available if the Order was sent to an In-System Order Partner, and the Order Partner sent delivery metrics through Vendor Inbox. |
The amount of delivered Units of the Billing Period line, for the filtered billing period(s), as provided by the Order Partner within Vendor Inbox.
3rd Party Cost
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Only available if the ad serving was provided by an ad server connected to OneStrata, and if the OneStrata Agency's Suppliers were linked to the external integration Provider's suppliers. For more information, see Manage External Integrations. |
The delivery cost of the Billing Period line, for the filtered billing period(s), as provided by the external Ad Server provider.
3rd Party Units
For more information, see Manage External Integrations.
The amount of delivered units of the Billing Period line, for the filtered billing period(s), as provided by the external Ad Server provider.
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Other Income (VC)
The difference between the Client Net Cost (VC) and Vendor Net Cost (VC) values.
Other Income (VC) = Client Net Cost (VC) - Vendor Net Cost (VC)
Actualization Triangulation Rules
A set of triangulated values contains three values that are mathematically connected; given any two values, the third value can be calculated from the first two values.
Sets of triangulated values follow this pattern:
- One fixed value
- Two non-fixed values
When one of the non-fixed values is manually changed by the user, the fixed value remains constant, but the other non-fixed value is automatically recalculated.
For example, imagine the following scenario:
- Rate: $1
- Units (fixed): 10
- Cost: $10
If the Rate value is changed to $2, the Units value remains 10 and the Cost value is automatically recalculated to $20. Similarly, if the Cost value is changed to $5, the Units value remains 10 and the Rate value is automatically recalculated to $0.50.
Locked/Unlocked vs. Editable/Read-Only
In OneStrata, triangulated values can be locked or unlocked:
- Locked (fixed): A fixed value that does not change
- Unlocked (non-fixed): A non-fixed value that can be changed, either manually by the user or recalculated by OneStrata
All values, including triangulated and non-triangulated values, can be editable or read-only:
- Editable: A value that can be directly changed by the user
- Read-only: A value that cannot be directly changed by the user
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- Both unlocked values are editable: Given a set of triangulated values X, Y, and Z (where Y is fixed), X can be manually changed by the user and Z is recalculated by OneStrata. Or, Z can be manually changed by the user and X is recalculated by OneStrata.
- One unlocked value is editable and one unlocked value is read-only: Given a set of triangulated values X, Y, and Z (where Y is fixed), only X can be manually changed by the user and Z is always recalculated by OneStrata. Z cannot be manually changed by the user.
The interactions between these two dimensions (locked/unlocked and editable/read-only) are summarized in the following table:
Editable
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Read-only
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Locked
Unlocked
A non-fixed value that can be manually changed by the user or recalculated by OneStrata,
A non-fixed value that cannot be manually changed by the user, and can only be recalculated by OneStrata.
There is one set of triangulated standard actualization values:
By default:
- Unlocked
- Editable
Can be locked
By default:
- Locked
- Read-only
Can be unlocked
By default:
- Unlocked
- Editable
Can be locked
There are two sets of triangulated margin actualization values:
- Margin Percentage Triangulation: The relationships between The relationship between the Vendor Net Cost, Margin Percentage, and Client Net Cost values
- Margin Actual Units Triangulationtriangulation: The relationships between the Vendor Net Rate, Actual Units, and Vendor Net Cost values, and between theClient Net Rate, Actual Units, and Client Net Costvalues
Only one margin actualization triangulation set can be active at a time. By default:
- The Margin Percentage triangulation set is active
- The Margin Actual Units triangulation set is not active
Margin Percentage Triangulation
The Margin Percentage triangulation set is the default set of triangulated values.
Entered by user or calculated according to this formula:
Vendor Net Cost = Client Net Cost - (Margin Percentage * Client Net Cost)
By default:
- Unlocked
- Editable
Can be locked
When the Margin Percentage triangulation set is active:
- The value of Actual Units is locked
- The values of the Rate (Vendor Net Rate (VC)) and Client Net Rate (VC) columns are recalculated by OneStrata
Entered by user or calculated according to this formula:
Margin Percentage = (Client Net Cost - Vendor Net Cost) / Client Net Cost
By default:
- Locked
- Read-only
Can be unlocked
Entered by user or calculated according to this formula:
Client Net Cost = -1 * (Vendor Net Cost / Margin Percentage - 1)
By default:
- Unlocked
- Editable
Can be locked
Margin Actual Units Triangulation
By default, the Margin Actual Units triangulation set is not active.
Unlock the Actual Units column to deactivate the Margin Percentage triangulation set and activate the Margin Actual Units triangulation set.
Always:
- Locked
- Read-only
When the Margin Actual Units triangulation set is active:
- The values of the Rate (Vendor Net Rate (VC)) and Client Net Rate (VC) columns are locked
- The value of Margin % is automatically recalculated by OneStrata
If the Margin Actual Units triangulation set is active:
- Unlocked
- Editable
Calculated according to this formula:
Vendor Net Cost = Vendor Net Rate * Actual Units
If the Margin Actual Units triangulation set is active:
- Unlocked
- Read-only
Always:
- Locked
- Read-only
If the Margin Actual Units triangulation set is active:
- Locked
- Read-only
Can be unlocked
Calculated according to this formula:
Client Net Cost = Client Net Rate * Actual Units
If the Margin Actual Units triangulation set is active:
For more information, see Triangulation.