# 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](https://documentation.adhese.org/books/adhese-ui/page/inventory-screenforecasting#bkmrk-inventory-%2F-forecast) options include channels.

The *Channels* screen shows a table with three columns:

1. The *N<sup>o</sup>* column displays the ID of the location.
2. The *Channels* column shows the name of the publication, location, and format.
3. The *N<sup>o</sup>* 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](https://documentation.adhese.org/books/inventory-setup/page/locations#bkmrk-create-a-new-locatio) chapter. <p class="callout info">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](https://documentation.adhese.org/books/campaign-management/page/the-delivery-scheme-of-adhese-explained#bkmrk-location-level).</p>
2. Create a new position; see [Create a new position](https://documentation.adhese.org/books/inventory-setup/page/positions#bkmrk-create-a-new-positio) chapter.
3. Click *Channels* in the *Administration* screen. The *Channels* screen opens:  
    [![Schermafdruk van 2024-10-22 13-20-11.png](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/scaled-1680-/97264bl4BsHRSsXx-schermafdruk-van-2024-10-22-13-20-11.png)](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/97264bl4BsHRSsXx-schermafdruk-van-2024-10-22-13-20-11.png)
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.  
    [![Schermafdruk van 2024-10-22 13-21-08.png](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/scaled-1680-/aTYPBtxtBHFH22XR-schermafdruk-van-2024-10-22-13-21-08.png)](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/aTYPBtxtBHFH22XR-schermafdruk-van-2024-10-22-13-21-08.png)
5. To add a position to the channel, select a position from the list of available positions on the left and click the &gt;&gt;&gt; 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 &lt;&lt;&lt; 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 [![edit.png](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/Gk6rxgFjOAIS2eci-edit.png)](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/Gk6rxgFjOAIS2eci-edit.png). 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 &gt;&gt;&gt; button.
    2. Excluding positions from the channel: 
        1. Select the position from the list on the right, and
        2. Click the &lt;&lt;&lt; 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