Copy Detail Data Entry

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Using detail pages, schedule each piece of copy based on the date, runtime or program or daypart, and select the valid days of the week. If the copy is running throughout the schedule on the contract schedule page, you can leave the run dates and times blank.

See navigation and working with database records in the getting started section.

Field Descriptions

Media Inventory:  For clients with the Media Inventory Module ONLY - Select a media inventory record and the remaining fields will AutoFill.  Refer to Media Inventory for details.

Description:  Enter up to 30 characters to describe this copy.  Remember you may have many pages of different copy, so be descriptive with your entry.  Descriptions print on logs and various in-house reports and may print on invoices, depending on the invoice format defined in Print Invoices Customization.  If the invoice is formatted to include this field, do not change this description.  If you have copy changes, add a new page or new copy order.

Agency Description:  Enter up to 30 characters to describe the agency description for this copy.  The agency description can be formatted to print on the invoices.

Media ID:  can have up to 10 alpha/numeric characters.  Enter the ID for this copy.  If you are using auto-ID numbering, enter the prefix and press F3 for the next available tape #.  ID numbers print on the log and various traffic reports.

Source:  Enter a source for this commercial/spot.  This will print under the Source column on logs and automation lists.

Valid Enter the starting date for this “copy detail page” of the copy order.  This is the first day this copy page can be assigned to spots.  Leave this field blank if you do not need specific run dates for this copy detail page.  Enter the last date this “copy detail page” should air in the thru date field.  Leave this field blank if you do not need specific run dates for this copy detail page.

Run Times or Daypart or Program:  Enter the valid times this copy detail page can air.  When copy is assigned, this page will attach to spots within this designated range of time.  If no time needs to be specified, leave this field blank.  Enter the daypart code for this copy.  When copy is assigned, this detail page will attach to spots within this daypart.  If no daypart needs to be specified, leave this field blank.  This detail page can run during a specific program.  Enter the program order number if you know it, or begin typing the program description to display a window form which to choose.  If no program needs to be specified, leave this field blank.

Separation Code:  This field allows for additional product separation.  (Product separation can be defined as anything other than Industry in Industry/Other Separation Data Entry).  The system will not assign this copy detail page next to a spot or other copy detail page with the same product code.  It uses the time length on the record to determine the separation amount.

Length:  Enter the length of this copy.  This page will assign only to spots that are of the same length. Enter zero to allow assignment to any length spot.

Skip Weeks:  If this detail page should run every other week starting with the week of the “from date”, enter 2. 

% Rotation:  This field is ignored if on the Copy Header Page, field 6 is marked Even or Specified.  If this field is marked Percent, enter a percentage rate for this page to air in relation to the other detail pages on this copy order.  For example, by entering 33.33 on this page and 66.66 on another detail page, you would get a 2 to 1 rotation pattern.

Valid Run Days:  Check those days this copy detail page is valid.

You can choose to attach the actual script to each piece of copy. The script can be added and edited by clicking on the Edit Script button.

If the Notarized Script field is checked on the Contract Header Page, the script can then print with the invoices.

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