Side panels

The side panel is organised in tabs, where each tab holds various information about the currently selected placeholder.

You can jump to the description of the panels here:

Composite Ads

Shows a list of composite ads connected as composite sub ads to the currently selected lineitem.

Composite ads are ads to which one or more subads are linked. The list shows each subads alongside its preview, name, size, status etc. From the local menu, it is possible to remove the link to each subad.

Details

Show a list of data about the currently selected

Press the EDIT button to open the fields that are possible to edit. Typically these fields will be highlighted by a surrounding frame. Once edited, press SUBMIT button to send the updated date.Summary

Shows a summary of the most important information related to the selected placeholder.

Validation

The latest validation report (if available).

Creative properties

Start time and End time

The start and end time of a creative in a digital campaign

Rotation%

If a line-item has more than one creative of the same size, you can select the preferred percentage of each creative.

Creative level targeting

Enter targeting for the creative here

Proof link

For production ads a proof link can be provided to allow a customer to see a proof of the creative on a fictive site.

If a line item has more than one creative of the same size and you select the optimized rotation option

Used when no URL can be provided. Often this is combined with a message in the Description field.

Pixel tracker/Third Party Tracking URL

Enter a pixel tracker or Third Party Tracking URL here. This may also be used to overwrite existing tracker values. If there are multiple creatives on the same order, the Pixel tracker information can be copied to all creatives using the double-check mark.

I don’t have a creative

Check this box to indicate if there is no creative.

Description

Use this field to add a general description of the creative.

History

The History panel shows a chronological listing all events for the current and older versions of the creative. The newest event is always at the top of the list.

Above the list of events, there are a couple of controls that can be used to show or hide events as follows:

Versions:

• Select either all versions or a specific version

Filter:

• All: Shows all events

• System: Shows events that have been activated by the system.

• User: Shows events that have been activated by the current user.

• Emails: Show only events where an email has been sent.

For each event the timestamp, user, process and the resulting status is shown.

Some events have an arrow that shows additional information generated by the event.

Insertions

The Insertions panel shows all insertions for the currently selected creative.

This is merely for information - there are no actions.

Notes

A list of notes added by users. Notes can be either Public or Internal.

To add a note simply start typing in the notes field.

• If the Public checkbox is checked, the note is visible for all users who can access the order.

• If the Public checkbox is not checked, only internal users can see the note.

Click in ADD NOTE to save a note and open a new empty notes field

Pick up

The Pick up panel is used when a creative originally uploaded to another line-item is to be copied to the currently selected creative placeholder.

A list of creatives with the same dimensions as the currently selected placeholder is presented. The list can be filtered using:

Search name: Searches the title, caption and other fields

Insertion date: Searches for a specific insertion date.

Click on the preferred creative from the list to copy it to the current creative placeholder.

Production

Used for managing general notes as well as visuals and assets.

Notes and Visual

In the notes field general notes can be entered.

Use the ADD VISUAL button to indicate that a visual will be added. Once clicked, a visual file may be uploaded in the left side of the screen. To remove a visual, press the REMOVE VISUAL button.

Proof link

For production ads a proof link can be provided to allow a customer to see a proof of the creative on a fictive site. If a QR code is displayed, it can be scanned in order to view the creative on a mobile device.

Assigned Assets

This is a list of assets that have been uploaded to the order. The list is shown in upload order with the newest assets on top. Uploaded assets can be downloaded and deleted.

To upload assets, drag them to the drop area below the Assigned Assets list or click to select.

The SUBMIT button sends the uploaded assets to the server without changing the status. This means that more assets can be uploaded.

The SEND TO PRODUCTION button sends the uploaded assets to the server and changes the status. This means that the production department can start working on the order and no more assets can be uploaded until the order is opened for upload again.

Proof

The proof panel is used for indicating changes to the current creative.

See this video for a presentation of how annotations are added.

Show reviewed annotations

Use this switch to show or hide annotations that have already been reviewed in a previous review cycle.

List of annotations

The list shows the annotations that have been added to the creative in the left side of the screen. For each annotation a text can be entered.

Annotations with yellow background are not saved with the current version of the creative while annotations with grey background are saved.

In the annotation you can:

• Click the paperclip to a dialog where the asset can be selected. TThe asset will be referred to by the annotation. This is great if you want to indicate that a certain annotation relates to the use of a specific asset. To delete the asset from the dialog, click the x-icon on the chip that shows the asset name.
  Once the annotation has been saved or submitted, assets are available in the Assigned Asset list under the production panel.

• Click the palette to change the color of the annotation. This can be used to make the icon on the creative stand out from the background.

• Click the trashcan to delete the annotation.

Multi-page documents

For documents with multiple pages, it is also possible to show only the annotations that belongs to the current page. Annotations are tagged with a page number to make it easier to find out where they belong.

Annotating Audio creatives

For audio creatives a player bar is displayed below a visual representation of the audio levels. To add an annotation, use the player bar to navigate to the right sequence and add an annotation. In the annotation list, the timestamp is added to the annotation.

Annotating video creatives

For video creatives a player bar is displayed below a the video. To add an annotation, use the player bar to navigate to the right sequence and add an annotation. In the annotation list, the timestamp is added to the annotation.

Saving and submitting annotations

The SAVE button saves the annotations but does not change the status. This means that more annotation can still be added.

The SUBMIT button saves the annotations and changes the status which means that the design department can now start working on the order. Additional proofing is required.

The APPROVE WITH CHANGES button saves the annotations and changes the status which means that the design department can now start working on the order. Additional proofing is not required.

Templates

The Templates panel allow users to add images and text to creative templates imported from the ad server connected to ADPOINT. This is often used for native advertising.

In the Select box a list of available templates are listed. Upon picking a template the fields defined by the template are listed below. Due to the purpose and design of each template, the fields presented vary greatly depending on the template chosen. But in general templates consist of:

Image fields indicated by an area to which an image file can be dragged. Or click in the area to open a dialog to select an image file. Upon upload a preview of the image file is shown.

Text fields where text content can be entered. Click the icon to add emojis to the text field. Text fields may have specific requirements for the number of characters entered. Text fields marked with a red asterix (*) are required.

Press the SUBMIT button to save the data added to the template.

Hereafter a preview of the templated creative is shown on the selected creative placeholder (subject to availability and configuration)

Validation

Contains the latest validation report (if available)

Validation reports are generally split in 3 sections:

Errors: one or more errors that prevent the creative from being accepted.

Warnings: one or more warnings that can be accepted but may hinder correct presentation of the creative at a later stage.

Information: A list of properties revealed in the creatives during the validation process.

Versions

Shows a list of all versions of the creative.

Version list

This list shows the current and previous versions of the creative. The currently active version is indicated by a grey background.

It is possible to change the current version by clicking the three-dot menu on the version that should be current and select “Set new version”.

It is also possible to download the file belonging to each version.

3rd party tag

Shows field used for entering 3rd party tag information.

3rd party

Enter or paste the 3rd party tag here. You can also add additional information in the Description field.

Click the SAVE button to process the 3rd party tag.

SG Code

Enter or paste the SG Code here. Click the SAVE button to process the SG Code tag.

You can also enter additional information in the Image Click Through and Third Party Tracking URL fields. It is possible to add additional Third Party Tracking URLs by clicking the + icon next to the field.