Monitoring Ad Insertion Results

As each ad clip is inserted into a content file or content clip is used in a playlist, a log record is generated on in the advertising presentation log file (pnad.log or pnad) on your RealServer. This record includes, among other things, the playerID and IP address of the user, the content URL that was chosen for play, the ad file name, whether the ad was successfully inserted.

If an ad clip is incompatible with the featured content clip, the RealServer will not play the ad and a file incompatibility error is appended to the RealServer advertising presentation log.

If the RealServer fails to get a response from a third party plug-in, or if an ad list (ads.txt file) is not found, the featured content clip plays without interruption, and an error is written to the RealServer advertising presentation log.

In addition, the Access Log can track Player activity during clip play. Actions such as seek, pause, and image map click-through can be recorded when the StatsMask value is 4, 5, 6, or 7.

For more details about the Advertising Presentation Log and the Access Log, refer to RealServer Log Files.

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