The Ad Creation Wizard helps you upload and set up multiple ads in just a few simple steps. You can set up to 50 ads at a time. Before following the below procedure, make sure your config.js file has correct Manifest Ad Data parameters set-up.
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From the navigation menu, click Creative > Ads.
The Ads page opens.
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Click New Ad > Ad Creation Wizard.
The Ad Creation Wizard appears. You can choose to create HTML/Static image-based ads, or in-stream (VAST or VPAID) ads.
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Select the folder in which to upload assets. The default folder is the Ad Creation Wizard from the Assets Library.
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Do one of the following actions:
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Drag files or browse for files from your local folders.
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Select existing assets from the Assets Library.
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Note: Ad Creation Wizard has a folder limitation of 5000. If the user has more than 5000 folders, an error message will appear stating "Some of the asset files could not be uploaded because they are not valid files."
You can use the Ad Creation Wizard to create HTML ads, or image-based ads (.jpg, .png, .gif).
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Note: Image-based ads can be up to 200 KB.
Please note these important points when building HTML ads using a workspace:
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Name your default images Default, Fallback, or Backup to ensure that AAS automatically assigns those images as Default Image.
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Ad Creation Wizard names the ads from the selected file (zip or image). For example, if you want your ad to be named Standard Banner 300x250, the zip file or image file should have the same name.
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Keep your default image to less than 200 KB.
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If your workspace is less than 200 KB, it will automatically be classified as a standard banner. You can change the format in the setup.
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If your workspace is greater than 200 KB, it will automatically be classified as a rich media banner. You can change the format in the setup.
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If you are uploading other formats, such as deluxe banner, we recommend using the Format ID field, (adFormatId), populated in the
config.jsfile. This ensures that the Ad Creation Wizard knows exactly for which format you are using the workspace.
All Amazon Ad Server workspace templates have the
adFormatIdfield populated. If you are coding your own ad, you might want to populate this field in order for the Ad Creation Wizard to recognize the correct format.The following table includes the format IDs, (adFormatId), that you need to populate in the
config.jsfile when you want the Ad Creation Wizard to automatically recognize the format you are building.
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In the Ad Creation Wizard, do one of the following actions:
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Click Build Ads.
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Verify that your ad formats and names are correct, and the proper default image is assigned. Then, click Next.
The Review Ads window displays the ads that you uploaded, and allows you to preview ads.
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Click Done. You can now view your ads in AAS.
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Note: The page may need to be refreshed before making any changes after this step.
You can use the Ad Creation Wizard to create in-stream ads, VAST or VPAID.
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Note: You cannot create both VAST and VPAID ads in the same procedure.
Before you start uploading your ads to the Ad Creation Wizard, make sure that the video files are named according to your naming convention. Ad Creation Wizard prefills the ad name field based on the name of your video files. For more information about VAST ads, see About in-stream video.
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In the Ad Creation Wizard, click In-Stream Ads.
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By default, in-stream video is selected. Click Build Ads.
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Click Select Assets, and select an asset that was already uploaded to AAS, or upload new assets. Then click Assign.
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Click Assign.
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Verify that all ad names are correct; and then click Next.
The Review Ads window displays the ads that you uploaded, and allows you to preview ads.
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Click Done. You can now view your ads in AAS.
Before you start uploading your ads to the Ad Creation Wizard, make sure that the zip files are named according to your naming convention. Ad Creation Wizard prefills the ad name field based on the name of your zip files. For more information about VPAID ads, see About in-stream video interactive.
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In the Ad Creation Wizard, click In-Stream Ads.
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Click In-Stream Video Interactive; and then click Build Ads.
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Click Select Assets, and select an asset that was already uploaded to AAS, or upload new assets. Then click Assign.
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Verify that all ad names are correct, and then click Next.
The Review Ads window displays the ads that you uploaded, and allows you to preview ads.
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Click Done. You can now view your ads in AAS.
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