Insertion list options

The insertion list shows the insertions of a given campaign in your network with various KPIs. 

The following options are available:

• Filters (read "Time column" below to learn how to use these filters with the Time column)
  • All - all insertions, regardless of their start/end date/time
  • Upcoming - insertions with start date/time in the future;
  • Current - insertions that are currently activated; i. e. start date/time in the past and end date/time in the future
  • Ended - insertions with end date/time in the past
• Search - search by insertion name or id
• Report settings - see section "Schedule report at end of campaign" below
• Status*
  • Archived - default filter: is not Archived; an insertion goes into status Archived 180 days after its end date
  • Offline
  • Online
  • Terminated - an insertion goes into status Terminated once it reaches its end date or its target volume of impressions, clicks etc.
• 3 column icon (located on the right) - see section "Customizing the insertion list" below
• Select all - checkbox to select the top 50 insertions in the list; if your insertion list is longer, scroll down to the end of the list and click on Select all again to select all insertions
• Options located in the top navigation bar (select one or more insertions to display these options)
  • Insights - link to Instant Insights where the insertion is set as a filter
  • Report - a link to Instant Report Builder where the insertion is set as a filter
  • Put online
  • Put offline
  • Copy - see section "Copying insertions" below
  • Edit - see section "Editing multiple insertions" below
  • Delete
  • Live preview - The Live preview is available with display, native and out-stream video ads in the web environment only.
  • Link (select two or more insertions to display the menu)
    • Create a link - see Link and exclude direct insertions
    • Create an exclusion - see Link and exclude direct insertions
    • Create a group volume - see Create direct insertion: group volumes
• Context menu (hold your mouse over an insertion and click on "..." to display these options)
  • Copy
  • Put online
  • Put offline
  • Delete
  • Live preview - see Preview web creatives; the Live preview is available with display, native and out-stream video ads in the web environment only
  • History - a log of each modification in the insertion with date/time, user, modifications made, and status changes.  
  • Delivery Chart
  • Insights - link to Instant Insights where the insertion is set as a filter
  • Report - a link to Instant Report Builder where the insertion is set as a filter

* If an insertion has a yellow warning icon with the tooltip "You have changes to be put online", you must put this insertion online so that all the changes you have made in the insertion become effective on the publisher site/app etc. 

Customizing the insertion list

You can customize the insertion list as follows:

• Hide/Display columns - using the selector shown in the screenshot above, you can hide/display columns (Status, Links, Name etc.)
• Pin columns - hover over a column name and click the pin icon. The pinned column will then move to the left.
• Rearrange columns - hover over a column header and drag and drop it to the desired location.
• Adapt column width - drag and drop the vertical lines between columns to change the column width

Time column

The following table explains the behavior when you use a Filter (All, Upcoming etc.) and sort the Time column in ascending order (↑):

Scheduled report at end of campaign

In the insertion list of a campaign, click on Report settings to set up a report "by day", covering the entire campaign. This report will be sent once, on the day following the last day of the campaign. 

Report settings:

• Period — the time frame of the campaign
• Metrics — Impressions, Clicks, Click rate
• Dimensions — Day, Campaign name, Insertion name
• Report name — editable field; default name: [Reporting-][name-of-the-campaign]; cannot be modified once the scheduled report is saved
• Email recipients — editable field; default recipient: the current user's own e-mail address; cannot be modified once the scheduled report is saved

Editing multiple insertions

You can bulk change multiple insertions in a campaign to save time in everyday work:

• go to the campaign's insertion list
• select the insertions to be edited by enabling their checkbox
• click Edit in the top navigation bar
• choose from editing Insertion type, Start/end date, Priority, Cost and Frequency capping.
• Click Save and make sure you put all modified insertions online so that your changes take effect

Copying insertions

Copying a single insertion

To copy a single insertion, hover over the insertion in the insertion list, click on "..." and select Copy. If needed, make further adjustments:

• Advertiser — select the Advertiser for the insertion copy
• Campaign — select the campaign for the insertion copy
• Copy insertion placements — select if you want the insertion copy to have the same placements as the original insertion
• Copy insertion creatives — select if you want the insertion copy to have the same creatives as the original insertion
• Name of copy — adjust the name of the insertion copy; default name: "Copy of [name of original insertion]"
• Finally, click Copy

​​Copying multiple insertions

To copy multiple insertions:

• go to the campaign's insertion list
• select the insertions to be copied by enabling their checkbox on the left side
• click on Copy in the top navigation bar
• if needed, adjust the settings of the copies
• adapt the names of the copies
• click Duplicate