What is Model 1 line?
Model 1 line is a source line that enable automatic insertion of multiple standard lines by specifying their common data (i.e. channel, week, product code, time, duration, etc).
The "Lines Model 1" section allows to easily define weekly lines for a proposal and link them to assets through a simplified interface. This section, as shown in the figure below, is divided into two sections for easier management of Proposal details and the Linked assets:
Proposal details
To manage proposal lines simply right-click and select one of the following options:
ADD (Ctrl + N) - Inserts a new line featuring the same information as the last inserted one.
NB: Please note that depending on whether the "copy previous days value in new line" parameter is enabled or disabled, the number of runs per day of the last inserted line will be automatically repeated.
REMOVE (Ctrl + D) - Deletes the selected line from the proposal.
Proposal lines are formed by the following data, so it is required to compile it in order to define a line:
LINE
Field - Line
Description : Unique proposal line number.
This column can be sorted for better management of proposals.
Values : automatic progressive (1,2,3, etc)
Field - Channel
Description : Select the station on which the asset will be scheduled
Values : defined stations (e.g.: ch1, ch2, etc)
Field - Week
Description : Indicate the start date of the scheduling.
This column can be sorted for better management of proposals.
Values : dd/mm/yyyy
Field - Product code
Description : Select the product code that matches the featured product. By default, the product code set for the currently selected customer is displayed.
NB: When you change the Product Code and its product description, the changes would be updated in Proposal’s General tab as well as in Strategic Editor.
Values : predefined text
Field - From - to
Description : Set here the time slots that restricts the scheduling interval
Values : hh:mm - hh:mm
Field - Duration
Description : Indicate the duration (in seconds) of the proposal line.
This column can be sorted for better management of proposals.
Values : 00, 05, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, ...50, 55, 60, 65, ...170, 1680, 1710, 1740, 1800
Field - Description
Description : Insert a brief descriptive text for the proposal line.
This column can be sorted for better management of proposals.
Values : custom text (e.g. B&B 2011 campaign)
Field - Sun,Mon...Sat
Description : This field can be managed in two different ways:
•Mark all days with an "X", the total number of runs would be distributed across seven days.
•Set the number of runs for each day, the total number of runs would be the total sum of all seven days.
NB: Please note that days without runs number would be managed by the programming.
Values : •X
•1, 2, 3...
Field - Type
Description : Select the spot code related to the proposal line.
Values : custom codes (e.g. alcohol)
Field - No.
Description : Indicate the number of runs the proposal line can have.
Values : an integer number
Field - Price
Description : When the total line’s price is inserted, the unit price would be calculated automatically. The unit price is calculated by dividing the total line’s price with the runs number.
Values : unit price
Field - Total
Description : The total proposal line's price, the unit price multiply by the runs number
Values : Total = unit-price * n.runs
Field - Scheduling
Description : Select the scheduling method to be used for automatic scheduling
Values : Priority, rotation, optimization, top, fixed time, top, bottom, or top & bottom
Field - Filler
Description : Indicate if the line is related to a filler, or can be used as a filler.
Values : None, Filler, Insert in the fillers list
Field - Type
Description : Allows to manually select the event type(s) to which the line is related, it's possible to select the 'default commercial types' set in the parameters.
This column can be sorted for better management of proposals.
Values : custom types (e.g. spot, promos)
Field - View free space
Description : Opens an overview of the scheduling status within (and outside) the selected time range, it's also possible to view the block information (i.e. free space of each block within a certain day) or view the segment information (free space of each segment within a certain day).
Values : --
Field - Free
Description : Indicate if the proposal line is free-of-charge, if no cost is involved.
Values : No, Yes
Linked assets
The Linked assets section contains all the assets associated to different proposal lines, each asset present in this list is related to a single proposal line (indicated in the 'row' column). Under this section it is possible to add/remove assets to proposals lines using the following functions:
Add Asset - Opens the assets search window to locate the asset and assign the asset to the currently active proposal line. If the inserted asset's duration is longer than the one specified in the proposal, a warning message would be displayed.
NB: It's possible to add more than one asset to a proposal line.
Remove Asset - Disassociates the selected asset from the proposal line.
Add to all proposal lines - When right-click on an asset from the list, this function allows you to assign the asset to all the (model 1) lines defined for the current proposal.
Apply modifications
Once proposal line have been defined and assets have been associated to it, click the <Save> button:
SAVE - Make all changes take effect by saving all lines in the database. Please note that model 1 lines would also be created in the standard lines section (highlighted with a special color) depending on its weekdays selection:
•All weekdays are marked with an "x": One standard line will be created for the entire model-1 line.
•Each weekday is set with a number: One standard line will be created for each weekday of the model-1 line.
For instance, if the model 1 line is set to be scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in a distributed way (i.e. marking them with an "x"), one single standard lines would be created. Otherwise, if the model 1 line is set to be scheduled with a different number of runs, a single standard line will be created for each weekday.