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Overview
On the Ad Server dashboard, users can manage their ad server integrations and Ad Placements, and upload Ad Placements to connected Ad Server providers.
Access the Ad Server Dashboard
The Ad Server dashboard is only available if an Ad Server provider has been assigned to at least one Schedule line within the campaign.
There are two ways to access the Ad Server dashboard, depending on how many Provider Types have been assigned to the campaign:
- The only Provider Type is Ad Server (one or more Ad Server providers, and no other types of providers, has been assigned to the campaign):
- Navigate to the campaign's External Integrations tab, which opens directly onto the Ad Server dashboard.
- Navigate to the campaign's External Integrations tab, which opens directly onto the Ad Server dashboard.
- There is more than one Provider Type (one or more Ad Server providers and one or more other types of providers have been assigned to the campaign):
- Navigate to the campaign's External Integrations tab, which opens the External Integrations Overview dashboard.
- In the Ad Server widget (see External Integrations Overview Dashboard UI Elements, item 2), click on one of the Ad Server providers to open the Ad Server dashboard.
- Navigate to the campaign's External Integrations tab, which opens the External Integrations Overview dashboard.
Ad Server Dashboard UI Elements
The Ad Server dashboard contains the following elements:
Item | Description | |
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| 1 | Campaign header | |
| 2 | Connection Status | The status of the connection to the Ad Server provider:
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| 3 | Provider list | A list of Ad Server providers assigned to the campaign. Click the Provider list to:
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| 4 | Filters icon | Click to open the filter pane and filter through the list of Ad Placements. |
| 5 | Search bar | Search for an Ad Placement by:
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| 6 | Log In / Log Out button Log In button
Log Out button
| If the user is not logged in to the Ad Server provider, this button is the Log In button.
If the user is logged in to the Ad Server provider, this button is the Log Out button.
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| 7 | Supplier Mapping button | If the user is not logged in to the provider, the Supplier Mapping button is inactive. If the user is logged in to the Ad Server provider, the Supplier Mapping button is active.
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| 8 | Link Campaign / View Campaign button Link Campaign button
View Campaign button
| If the OneStrata is not linked to an ad server campaign, this button is the Link Campaign button.
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| 9 | Save Changes button | If there are new, unsaved changes to the Traffic Grid, the Save Changes button is active.
If there are no new changes to the Traffic Grid, the Save Changes button is inactive. |
| 10 | Traffic Grid | A list of Ad Placements, by Ad Server provider. For more information, see Traffic Grid Reference. |
| 11 | Cancel button | Select an Ad Placement and click the Cancel button to cancel the Ad Placement. |
| 12 | Unlink button | Select an Ad Placement that has been uploaded to an ad server campaign and click the Unlink button to unlink the Ad Placement from the ad server campaign. The Ad Placement status changes from Uploaded to Not Uploaded. |
| 13 | Duplicate button | Select an Ad Placement and click the Duplicate button to duplicate the Ad Placement. |
| 14 | Upload button | Select an Ad Placement and click the Upload button to upload the Ad Placement to an ad server campaign. |
Traffic Grid Reference
The Traffic grid displays a list of a campaign's Ad Placements, by Ad Server provider.
The table below describes the default Traffic grid columns. If a OneStrata enterprise has created their own custom External Integrations template, the Traffic grid may contain fewer or more columns, in a different order.
For more information, see External Integrations Template and Input Types.
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Input Type | Column Name | Description |
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Generated | Item Type | The type of the Ad Server grid line:
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Generated | Status | The status of the Ad Placement:
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Concatenated, Generated, Copied | Name / ID | The name and identification number of the Ad Server grid line. If Item Type is Ad Placement:
If Item Type is Package:
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| Copied | Cost Line ID | The OneStrata-generated identification number of the Cost Line that generated the Ad Server grid line. The Cost Line ID value is copied from the Schedule grid. |
Copied | Start Date | The start date of the Ad Server grid line. The Start Date value is copied from the Schedule grid line that generated the Ad Server grid line. |
Copied | End Date | The end date of the Ad Server grid line. The End Date value is copied from the Schedule grid line that generated the Ad Server grid line. |
Copied | Rate Type | The Rate Type of the Ad Placement. The Rate Type value is copied from the Schedule grid line that generated the Ad Server grid line. |
Copied | Supplier | The Supplier entity associated with the Ad Placement or Package. The Supplier value is copied from the Schedule grid line that generated the Ad Server grid line. |
Copied | Format | The format of the Ad Placement. The Format value is copied from the Schedule grid line that generated the Ad Server grid line. |
Copied | Format Dimension | The dimensions of the Ad Placement. The Format Dimension value is copied from the Schedule grid line that generated the Ad Server grid line. |
Copied | Service Type | The Service Type of the Ad Placement:
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Selected | Placement Type | How the Ad Placement is placed. The possible Placement Type values depend on the selected Ad Server provider and Service Type. By default, the value of Placement Type is set to the value of Default External Placement Type, which is part of the Technology Assignments column on the Schedule grid. |