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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 types of actualization:
- Standard actualization
- Margin actualization
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Margin actualization
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There are three sets of triangulation rules related to actualization:
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When actualizing, there are four ways that any under- or over-delivery balance can be distributed over future months:
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| None | The under- or over-delivery balance is not distributed. Instead, the values on the original Schedule grid line are updated. |  |
| Proportionally | The under- or over-delivery balance is evenly distributed over the remaining months of the campaign. |
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| Next Month | The entire under- or over-delivery balance is carried over to the next month of the campaign. |
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| Last Month | The entire under- or over-delivery balance is carried over to the final month of the campaign. |
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When a standard Cost Line is actualized, the values in
Standard Actualization triangulation: The relationship betweenthe Actual Cost for Period, Actual Rate,
andand Actual Units fields are sent to the external financial system.
There are four possible sources for the values
of these Actual columns:
- Committed
- Site
- 3rd Party
- Manual
To apply a Committed, Site, or 3rd Party source, use the Apply Source button on the Standard Actualization grid.
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| The values are copied from the committed Cost Line's values, on the Schedule grid | ||||||
| The values are copied from the Site columns, on the Standard Actualization grid. The Site Cost and Site Units columns are populated by data retrieved from the Site source, if any. There are two possible Site sources:
If a Cost Line has delivery data from both Site sources, the Site Cost and Site Units columns display the Vendor Inbox values, not the DV360 values. | ||||||
| The values are copied from the 3rd Party columns, on the Standard Actualization grid. The 3rd Party Cost and 3rd Party Units columns are populated by data retrieved from the Ad Server provider, if any. If the two conditions below are met, delivery data is automatically retrieved from the Ad Server provider once per day, at around midnight local time:
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Types of Actualization Triangulation
There are three sets of triangulation rules related to actualization:
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| Margin Actual Units Triangulation |
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For more information, see the following pages:
Client Net CostvaluesOnly one margin actualization triangulation set can be active at a time. By default:
- The Margin Percentage set is active
- The Margin Actual Units set is not active