Overview

The Actualization grid lines can be adjusted as needed, like updated with actual delivery data, and actualized. The validated metrics and amounts are then pushed to the agency's financial system, where client and vendor invoices can be processed.

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Actualize a Standard Cost Line

Standard Cost Lines use the Standard cost method. In the Standard cost method option, vendor costs and client costs are directly connected and can be easily calculated from each other.

To actualize a standard Cost Line, do the following:

1. Open the appropriate media campaigncampaign that contains the Cost Line to be actualized.
   
   
2. Navigate to the campaign's Actualization tab.
   
   
3.  Select the Standard Actualization grid, if it is not already selected.
   
   
4. Optional: Click the Billing Period(s) filter (see Actualization Tab UI Elements, item 8) and select the desired billing period months periods to actualize. By default, only one billing period is displayed.
   
   
5. Select the desired Cost Line.
   
   
6. Review the delivery balance Roll setting (see Actualization Tab UI Elements, item 5) and make sure that the appropriate option is selected. If desired, change the delivery balance roll option: None,Proportionally,Next Month, or Last Month.
   
   
7. Adjust the Actual Cost for Period, Actual Rate, and Actual Units columns to the values that will be actualized. There are two options:
    
   • Apply values from a third-party another source: Click the Apply Source button and select a source. The options are Committed, Site, and 3rd Party.
     
     
   • Manually adjust values: The Actual Cost for Period, Actual Rate, and Actual Units columns are linked, and their values are triangulated off each other. When one column is manually updated, the second locked column does not change and the third unlocked column is recalculated accordingly. For more information, see Apply Standard Actualization Triangulation Rules.
     
     
8. Click the Actualize button.

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Actualize a Margin Cost Line

Margin Cost Lines use the Margin cost method. In the Margin cost method option, vendor costs and client costs are not directly connected. Instead, they are connected through a third value, Margin Percentage, which indicates the percentage difference between what the vendor charges and what the client is billed. 

To actualize a margin Cost Line, do the following:

1. Open the appropriate media campaigncampaign that contains the Cost Line to be actualized.
   
   
2. Navigate to the campaign's Actualization tab.
   
   
3.  Select the Margin Actualization grid, if it is not already selected.
   
   
4. Optional: Click the Billing Period(s) filter (see Actualization Tab UI Elements, item 8) and select the desired billing period months periods to actualize. By default, only one billing period is displayed.
   
   
5. Select the desired Cost Line.
   
   
6. Review the delivery balance Roll setting (see Actualization Tab UI Elements, item 5) and make sure that the appropriate option is selected. If desired, change the delivery balance roll option: None,Proportionally,Next Month, or Last Month.
   
   
7. Manually adjust the values that will be actualized. There are two options:
   
   
   • Update Vendor Net Cost (VC), Margin %, or Client Net Cost (VC):These three columns are linked, and their values are triangulated off each other.When one column is manually updated, the second locked column does not change and the third unlocked column is recalculated accordingly.  For more information, see Apply Margin Actualization Triangulation and the Margin Percentage Triangulation Rulesset.
     
     
   • Update actual delivered units: Unlock and manually update the Actual Units column. For more information, see Apply Margin Actualization Triangulation Rulesand the Margin Actual Units Triangulation set.
     
     
8. Click the Actualize button.