Adtec digital TBGS w/adManage User Manual
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Chapter 2 - Getting Started
Over-write Local: This feature handles any scheduling conflicts that may
occur when merging local and Interconnect schedules. Enabling this feature
gives Interconnect scheduled content priority while disabling it gives local
scheduled content priority. The recommended setting is OFF unless
interconnect is being used.
Spot ID Prefix Key: This is used by the Pre Merge service to rename
ad files names to match the eight character naming scheme used in the
CCMS schedule. (See Appendix D for details on the CCMS Schedule) The
recommended setting is to leave this blank unless interconnect is
being used.
Export Schedule Template Path: The location of the pre merge
templates. The recommended setting is to leave this blank unless
interconnect is being used.
Default Paths
These paths are the default locations for the files used by adManage.
Note: When editing or entering a path as part of the system
configuration, you must use a trailing backslash “ \”
Local Schedules: The location of the raw unmerged local schedules. This
location is used by the Merger Service as the source for all local schedules.
The default is: C:\tbgs\LocalSchedules\
Verifications: The location of the verification files received from the ad
inserters after they have been processed by the Unmerge Service. They
are used for verifying inserted content and are retrieved by your traffic and
billing service.
The default is: C:\tbgs\Verifications\
Verification Key Count: This is the total number of days to
allow eyeMonitor to view verifications. (Includes current day.) The
recommended setting is ‘7’.
Interconnect Schedules: The location of the raw unmerged Interconnect
schedules. This location is used by the Merger Service to merge local and
Interconnect schedules.
The default is: C:\tbgs\InterconnectSchedules\
Merged Schedules: The location for the merged schedules ready for
deployment to the ad inserters. These files are placed in this directory
by the Merger Service. They are merged schedules that include local and
Interconnect schedules.
The default is: C:\tbgs\MergedSchedules\
Import Local Schedule Path: The source path to obtain local schedules
for the TBGS. The recommended setting is to leave this field
blank and to place your local schedules directly into the C:\tbgs\
LocalSchedules\ folder.
Export Local Verification Path: The destination path to an independent
server where local verifications are placed for further processing. It is used
by ITVerificationPreparationService. The recommended setting is to
leave this blank and retrieve the Local verifications directly from
c:\TBGS\Verifications\Local\.
Transaction Logs: The location of the RDY and LOG files received from
the ad inserters.
The default is: C:\tbgs\TransactionLogs\
Mirror List File: A mirror list file is a .MVL file created by adMange that
specifies the exact media contents to be held in each ad inserter within
a headend. These files are used by the solicitor unit at each headend for
scheduling, verification and media delivery.
The default is: C:\tbgs\MirrorListFiles\
MVL - 1 : The location of the local MPEG files to be deployed to the ad
inserters. It is used to store content for current and future distribution.
The default is: C:\TBGS\MasterVideoLibrary\
MVL - 2 : The location of the Interconnect MPEG files to be deployed
to the ad inserters. It is used to store content for current and future
distribution. This can be used for DPI ready encoded files as well.
The default is: C:\TBGS\MasterVideoLibrary2\