Flights

Campaigns can consist of one or many flights. Flights are configurable to one-minute granularity, and control campaign delivery. The Flights tab is used to Add a Flight, see the Status of a flight, set the Start and End Date and Time for each flight, end delivering flights and remove pending flights. At least one Flight is required for the Campaign.

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Accessing the Flights tab

Select the Campaigns option from the Navigation pane. Then click the Add Campaign  button. Finally select the Flights tab. This tab is also available in the Edit Campaign and Duplicate Campaign windows.

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Start / End Date and Time

The Start and End, Date and Time fields set the schedule date and time range of the Flight. Click in the field and type in the date or use the calendar control  to open the calendar to change the dates and time to schedule the Flight. The current date and time are highlighted. These are required fields for the Campaign.

Use the arrows  to the right of the Month and Year to change the month in the currently selected year.

Use the drop-down arrow next to the month and year, in the calendar, to easily change the year and month selected for the date.

Use the Clear in the calendar to clear the date field. Use the Today option to set the date to the current date.

Takeover

The Takeover slider can be used to have the flight takeover and deliver 100% of the date time range of the campaign. It will replace all messaging including song and brand messaging.

Add Flight button

Simply set the Start and End Date and Time, then click the Add Flight  button to add the Flight to the Campaign. For additional Flights, simply set the Start and End Date and Time, then click the Add Flight  button. When finished adding flights select the Target Channels.

Key

The Key on the right shows the Flight status key. The green dot  shows the Flight is currently Delivering the Campaign to the Target Channels. A Flight that is Delivering can have the End Date changed or the Flight can be Ended. The yellow dot  shows the Flight is Pending. Pending Flights have not started. The Start and End Date and Time on a Pending Flight can be changed. A Pending Flight can also be deleted. The red dot  shows the Flight has ended, either due to reaching the end date or manually ended. 

Remove All Flights

The Remove All Flights button will remove all Pending flights from the Campaign.

Add a Flight to a Campaign

The following steps can be used to add a Flight to a campaign:

1. Select the Campaigns from the Navigation pane.
2. Create or Edit a Campaign. If Creating a new campaign setup the Header.
3. Select the Flights tab. At least one Flight is required for the Campaign.
   
4. Type in a Start Date and Time. Optionally, click the calendar control in the Start field to select a start date and time.
   
5. Type in an End Date and Time. Optionally, click the calendar control in the End field to select an end date and time.
6. Optionally, select the Takeover slider to have this flight takeover and deliver 100% of the date time range of the campaign.
7. Click the Add Flight  button to add the defined flight. Repeat the process of setting the Start and End Date and Time for each additional flight.
   
8. When finished adding flights, go to the Target Channels tab for new campaigns or click the Save  button if editing a campaign.

Delete a Flight

The following steps can be used to Delete a Pending Flight from a campaign:

1. Select the Campaigns from the Navigation pane.
2. Select the Flights tab. At least one Flight is required for the Campaign.
   
3. Locate the  Pending Flight. To the right of the Takeover option is an Delete  button, click to Delete the Flight.
4. Click Save .

End a Flight

The following steps can be used to End an Active Flight for a campaign:

1. Select the Campaigns from the Navigation pane.
2. Select the Flights tab.
   
3. Locate the  Delivering Flight. To the right of the Takeover option is an End  button, click to End the Flight.
   
4. Click YES to End the Flight or NO to close the window and return to the underlying Flight tab.
5. Click Save .