Adtec digital TBGS w/adManage - Manual (Page 17)

15 Chapter 3 - Using adManage
and Merger Services.
Interconnect Schedules:
Interconnect Schedules are CCMS compatible .SCH files provided
by an Interconnect provider. They contain a daily (24 hour) list of ad
copy scheduled to run on a specific headend channel. As these files are
loaded into the Interconnect schedule directory (The default directory is
C:\TBGS\InterconnectSchedules\ ) the TBGS creates a list of required ad
copy for each site using the MVL and Merger Services.
Merging Schedules:
Schedule merging is an automated service which handles the
schedules from a local or Interconnect environment. The Merger Service
runs behind the scenes once enabled. To enable merging, you will need
to set the Auto Merge setting to enable on the Configuration > System
page of adManage.
Verifications:
Verification files (.VER) are mirror images of schedule files and
include the results of that day’s inserts. As each break airs, fails, or
expires, the appropriate code for each spot is updated and written to the
verification file in the ad inserter. After each avail, the ad inserter will
send back the verification file to the TBGS so that it can be processed by
the UnMerger Service before being placed in the appropriate directory.
(See Appendix E for explanation of Verification Status Codes)
Ready Files:
Ready files (.RDY) files are created by the ad inserter which
specifies any missing content requested by a specific .MVL file. It also
reports any file located on the ad inserter that is unmanaged. These files
are used by the Alarm Service of adManage to monitor and distribute
alarms.
MVL Files:
The MVL file, or Mirror List File, is created by the adManage MVL
Service. This file contains a list of all required ad copy for the current
day and up to seven days forward for all networks in each headend. This
file also stores the content expiration list.
Content Management
The Content Management functionality of adManage allows
centralized control of your commercial insertion system. This includes
the TBGS server, adManage, eyeMonitor, and any ad inserter. A
complete illustration of Adtec’s adVantage Ad Insertion Solution is found
in Appendix B.
Missing:
Once you have logged into adManage, you will see that the initial
screen is the Missing Content page. You can also navigate to it through
Content Management > Missing (Figure 3.1)
Figure 3.1
The Missing Content section lists any media or schedule file
marked as missing by the ad inserter RDY file. RDY files are created
by the ad inserters and reported back to adManage typically every 10
minutes. You can sort through missing content by limiting the missing
content to a specific headend and a specific file.
Single click on one of the headends listed in the Headend Selection
list. Doing so will populate the Missing Content list box with all of the
missing content specific to that headend.
Once you highlight a specific file in the missing content list box,
the right panel grid will populate with the data specific to that file.
Above the grid, you will be given the headend information, a short
description of the missing content, the status of the content and the
location that it is missing from. The Missing From grid will display: the
headend and channel of the missing content, the file name of the RDY
file that reported it missing as well as the date/time stamp of that RDY
file. It also reports whether or not the file is physically located on the
TGBS and what the scheduling specifics are for the missing file.