Channels

Channels are a collection of positions within a publication (e.g. run-of-site) or across your network of publications (e.g. run-of-network). Channels group identical formats across different locations and make it easy to target ads across similar web pages.

All our forecasting options include channels.

The Channels screen shows a table with three columns:

1. The N^o column displays the ID of the location.
2. The Channels column shows the name of the publication, location, and format.
3. The N^o of items column indicates for each channel the number of items it incorporates.

Download a spreadsheet file that contains a list of all channels by clicking the Download all channels as spreadsheet button.

Create a new channel

To create a new channel:

1. Create a new location; see Create a new location chapter.

   Do not forget to select a group level in the Channel drop-down.
   The highest group level is 1. The higher the number the lower the group level. For more information on group levels, see this page.

2. Create a new position; see Create a new position chapter.
3. Click Channels in the Administration screen. The Channels screen opens:
   
4. Click the channel position you have just created. The Edit channel screen opens. Based on the selected format, all available positions across your entire network appear in the left column.
   
5. To add a position to the channel, select a position from the list of available positions on the left and click the >>> button.
6. To remove a position from the channel, select a position from the right-hand list of positions in the channel and click the <<< button.
7. Click the Save button to finish.

Edit a channel

To edit a channel:

1. Go to the Administration screen. Click Admin in the left navigation menu.
2. Click Channels. The Channels screen opens.
3. On the Channels screen, click the name of the channel you want to modify or use the edit icon . The Edit channel screen opens.
4. Change the channel by:
   1. Including additional positions:
      1. Select the position from the list on the left, and
      2. Click the >>> button.
   2. Excluding positions from the channel:
      1. Select the position from the list on the right, and
      2. Click the <<< button.
5. Click Save.

List all channels and positions

To obtain a list of all Channels and positions, and a list of all positions that are not currently in a Channel, go to Administration and click Channels. On the Channels screen, click the Download all channels as spreadsheet button.

The spreadsheet contains two tabs:

• Positions, listing all channels and the positions they currently contain, with the following columns:

  • Position ID
  • Position publication
  • Position location
  • Position format
  • Channel ID
  • Channel publication
  • Channel location
  • Channel format
  • Channel group level

• Positions not in channels, listing all positions not currently in a channel, with the following columns:

  • Position ID
  • Position publication
  • Position location
  • Position format