⚙️ For DOOH administrators
Use the DOOH system parameters to specify basic settings and functionality.
For example, you can specify used languages and currency, select which stages the booking workflow has, or which spot group is for DOOH spots.
To set DOOH system parameters, perform the following steps:
In IXM One, go to Administration > DOOH > DOOH system parameters.
Specify the following settings:
Trigger calculation
Click to recalculate the DOOH booking airtime chart via a database structure set up in the background.
Data is generally recalculated after you've added or changed locations and products.
Note that the recalculation can take a few minutes.
Company name
Enter the name of the company. This name appears on forms and reports.
Languages
Select the languages that the company uses from the dropdown menu.
To add a new language, click + and select the language from the combo box.
By default, your local language and English are selected.
The system supports forms in multiple languages. You can select a language for each client if you want them to receive offers in their local language. However, you must set up offer and order confirmation forms for each language.
Enable analog ad spaces
Select to enable analog ad spaces.
Select to automatically generate a short name for each product from the short name of its product group.
The system adds a consecutive number to the name by default.
If you don't select this option, you must specify a short name for each product you create.
Evaluation parameters (products)
Specify evaluation parameters to group different products for reporting.
To add a parameter, click + and enter a name for the parameter.
You can later select these parameters in product groups and products.
Use evaluation parameters for bookings
Select and specify evaluation parameters for bookings. To add a parameter, click + and specify the following values:
Enter a name for the parameter.
Select one color to indicate that a booking is reserved and one color to indicate that a booking is ordered.
You can uses these parameters to categorize bookings in the chart view.
Specify the share that you want to sell in digital ad spaces in percent.
This serves as a default value for new top level locations.
The share specifies the amount of time when ads are played on all digital ad spaces. The rest of the time is used for general content.
Note that you can later edit the percentage directly for players and locations.
Define also time at start and end date of a campaign
Select to specify not only a date but also a time when a campaign starts and ends.
Use prices
Select to work with prices and to enable printing:
Specify the currency and local value-added tax (VAT) for prices.
You must select this option to print business proposals, order confirmations, and bills.
Currency
Select your currency and specify the following settings:
Symbol: specify the currency symbol. For example: €
Decimal separator: specify the decimal separator. For example: .
Thousand separator: specify the thousand separator. For example: ,
Decimal length: specify the number of decimals. For example: 2
VAT
Specify the local value-added tax (VAT) in percent.
Agency discount
Specify the default agency discount in percent.
Additionally, you can set up a default discount and agent discount for each agency client under DOOH clients.
Select and specify the following settings:
Advertising tax: select if your country uses a special advertising tax that has to be added to offers and invoices. You can specify the tax per product group in percent. This means that you can use different tax levels for different types of products, such as analog and digital. Enter an account number for the invoice form.
Yearly client bonus: select to enable the calculation of a yearly bonus for clients at the end of the year based on the sum of all orders of the year. You can specify the levels and percentages for yearly client bonuses for each client and use it in reports.
Allow a change of the list price to a higher value per booking: select to allow changing the list price for a booking to a higher price. The list price is the price that the system calculates based on campaign duration and price strategy of the DOOH product.
Chart colors
Specify colors for different booking states in the DOOH chart.
Select and specify the following settings:
Enable registered for bookings: select to enable the booking state registered.
Waiting list: select to enable the booking state waiting list.
Default duration of a reservation: specify the default duration of a booking in days.
Maximum duration of a reservation: specify the maximum duration of a booking in days.
Maximum prolongation of a reservation: specify the maximum prolongation of a booking in days. Only administrators can enter longer durations than specified here for a reservation.
Notify the sales person of a booking via the news center when a booking item switches from waiting list to reserved: the owner and additional sales person receive a notification via IXM One news center and by email if an email address is available. Note that the waiting list must be enabled for notifications.
Print functions
Select and specify the following settings:
Enable function "print business proposal": select to print business proposals, order confirmations, and bills.
Enable function "print order confirmation": select to print order confirmations. Then select one additional option:
Order confirmations can always be printed, regardless of the booking status
A booking can be ordered only after printing the order confirmation
Order confirmations can be printed only for reserved bookings
Enable function "create bill"
User may reset an ordered booking to reserved as long as the invoice data has not been printed
Select the spot group to which spots generated from bookings are added.
You must select a spot group, otherwise you can't upload media files to bookings.
Notifications
Select to send notifications to the sales person before a booking item without media starts.
Specify the following settings:
Specify how many days before the booking item starts the notification should be sent.
Optionally, select whether the additional sales person, if there is one, should be notified.
Click Save to save your changes.
