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Onboarding Vistar DSP

Prerequisites

  • User creds with access to client Vistar DSP account

A shared [client]_reporting@pmg.com account is preferred over a personal account


Creating the Vistar DSP report

  1. Log into the Vistar UI using the user creds that has access to the client’s Vistar DSP account

  2. If it is a shared multi-account login, select the appropriate account:

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  3. After successful login to the expected account, navigate to the Reporting section:

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  1. Click on “Add Report” to create a new report:

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  1. Build out the report with the following criteria:

    1. Date Range - Last 7 Days

    2. Time Zone - Default

    3. Filter - Select the advertiser you wish to create report for (i.e. Athleta, Shake Shack)

    4. Group By: Select the columns checked in below screenshot! Select "Day" as the Date Interval

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  1. Click Load Report

  2. Add Spots in to metrics selection by clicking on Metrics: 1 removed, checking it and then clicking Apply:

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  1. With all of the columns selected and all metrics checked, click Save Report

    1. Report name - ADL - vistar_insights_ad - {client_name}

    2. Public - check if you wish for it to be available to all users under account

    3. Click Save.


Creating and Backfilling the datasource

  1. Open the Alli Data Library 2.0 - Onboard Platform app or install it if it is not already available for your client in Alli Data (follow this section Tutorial: Onboarding a Platform | Creating your datasources using Alli Marketplace for detailed instructions)

  2. Create the Vistar datasource by selecting the Vistar DSP option under platform dropdown and execute the Alli Data Library 2.0 - Onboard Platform app.

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  1. Locate the datasource that was created

  2. Authenticate datasource using the Vistar DSP Reporting UI creds.

  3. Select the report you created using the previous steps above (ADL - vistar_insights_ad - {client_name}):

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  1. Click on Save.


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