Generate/View Advertising Pool (EC50)

The Generate-View Advertising Pool (EC50) program lists all of the ads that are displayed in the Ad Space for a given time frame. This pool is generated when the Advertising Packages are defined or altered. You can generate the pools for a number of months into the future.

The following list defines all of the sections on the EC50 window:

  • The tree view on the the left side of the window displays the multiple levels of the pools that exist.

    1. The first level of the tree is the 'Ad Compile Number'.
    2. The second level is the Ad Space(s).
    3. The third level is the date break within each Ad Space.

      EC50/left panel

  • If you select one of the date levels (level 3), the list box on the right displays the list of Ads in that pool and the order in which the Ads will be displayed. The list box displays the following information:

    • Sequence - the order of the display.
    • Ad Reference - the Ad Reference (EC15) code for the Ad to be displayed.
    • Ad Description - the description of the Ad Reference code from EC15.
    • Type - the type of Ad from EC15, e.g. Product or URL.
    • URL Reference - the URL Reference from EC15.

    Here is an example of the Ads that exist in the current pool and the order in which the Ads will display:

    EC50/right panel

    Note: If a line is highlighted in blue, that is the Ad that will be displayed next when that Space is displayed on the web site.

  • If you select the Space level in the tree view (level 2), the list box on the right displays the same information as listed above with a break for each date range. Here is an example of the information that displays when you select the Space level:

  • If you double click on an Ad Reference on the right, a message window opens with the Ad Description and Source file name from EC15.

The following table outlines the functionality of each button on EC50:

Button Label Icon Functionality
Refresh Refresh Refreshes the data from the currently selected pool. If you want to create a new pool, you must use the Generate button.
Generate Generate The system checks the Ad Package files to determine the Ads that are set up for each date range and how often each Ad is to be displayed and then creates a new Ad Pool for publishing to the web site.

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Generate-View Advertising Pool (EC50)