Publisher Statistics Next Generation

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Publisher Statistics Next Generation

On 16th December 2008 we entered the open beta phase for a new generation of publisher statistics. With its convenient analysis and control tools, professional zanox publishers will profit from full flexibility: A wide selection of advanced reporting elements and parameters will allow publishers to freely create their own custom report templates as well as saving them for future use. Additionally, the new export functionality will facilitate convenient data export to Excel. Since the publisher is no longer limited to default reports, he is free to choose from more than a dozen of pre-arranged templates based on most common publisher use cases. This is how publishers are now able to get detailed insight as to how individual programmes and advertising spaces are performing in a highly convenient way. With the launch of the open beta phase of the new publisher statistics, we are kicking-off a whole series of efficient reporting tools which will be implemented one by one. Soon publishers will be able to include graphs and images, set up asynchronous reports or receive automated ones on a regular basis.

All new functionalities at one glance:

Full flexibility to individually arrange, sort and filter data
Choose from more than a dozen of report templates, which can be customised, saved and re-accessed at any time within just one click
Individually arrange, hide or unhide your reporting elements in separate columns
Excel export functionality
Once logged-in, it just takes two clicks to access any report

Release 0.5.0 / 23.04.2009

In the following you can find the most relevant improvements and bugfixes of the new zanox Publisher Statistics/next generation at one glance ...

Overview of the most important improvements:

From now on reports can be made visible via graphic charts. With this advanced new feature comfortable visualisations of sales, leads and commissions are possible and give a much better feeling for trends and tendencies than just numbers.

Overview of fixed bugs:

Publisher with a very large amount of programmes sometimes got an error message while fetching the programmes for an ‚Overview’ report. This bug is fixed by now.

The grouping functionality for AdServer works properly now.

For some special use cases and for very small values the ‚hide zero values’ flag did not work correctly. Those malfunctions have been eliminated.

The identifier "this" in relation to a time frame (drop down menu ‚report period’) has been renamed to "current".

Release Update

Right on time for Easter we have updated the "zanox Reports" of our zanox Publisher Statistics/next generation: Now the new "transactions" columns are being considered within the default templates as well. - So, in one word... With this new version we offer you an even more powerful means to analyse your numbers and generate some really meaningful reports.

Release 0.4.0 / 18.03.2009

And again we have released a new version of the new zanox Publisher Statistics/next generation ...

Overview of the most important improvements:

Until now all ‚commission’ columns of a report table were displayed with a selected "display currency". Other currencies were re-calculated into that one. With the new release there is always an additional column connected with a certain ‚commission’ column - showing the corresponding amount in the original (tracked) currency as well.
Next to the separate columns for leads and sales a new column named "transactions" will be selectable - showing the sum of leads and sales. This might help saving space within the report table. (Please note: The former column "sum commission" is being replaced by column "transactions commission (open,approved,confirmed) - this also in the predefined and saved reports).

Overview of fixed bugs:

After choosing the report period selection "last year" an unexpected error occured. This has been fixed.
The rendering of the first footer line in the overview report was broken. It is not any longer.
The filter icons have been re-ordered to create a better overview.
First and second drill downs were dealing with the wrong time frames while time period "last year" was selected. This bug is no more!

Release 0.3.0 / 25.02.2009

Another version of the new zanox Publisher Statistics/next generation has gone online. With release 0.3.0 we improve the performance of the appliance and implemented some more helpful features:

Overview of the most important improvements:

A separate sorting functionality on first and second drill down level (independant from global sorting on first grouping level) is available now.
An additional table header can be created via double-click within report table. This is very helpful for orientation reasons while working with long tables.
Horizontal Scrolling is possible by now: click the table - hold it - scroll it.
The export of a report into an MS-Excel file has been optimised.
Updating times of views, clicks, leads and sales will be listed above the report.
An additional parameter "Edit Date and Time" has been implemented.
Checkbox field in 'Formatting' tab corresponds with the open report view tab now.
Adapted reports will be named as "<report name> (modified)" from now on, making clear that the original report has been changed.
Session timeout has been increased to 30 minutes.

Overview of fixed bugs:

AdServer Views & Clicks will be shown properly from now on.
The possibility of creating duplicate report names has been abolished.
Wrong saving procedure for AdMedia formats has been fixed.
The calculation of the confirmation rate has been corrected.
Sub-IDs are shown completely in export files.
The "excerpt"-view shows all transactions within the correct time frame now.
The SlideBox "Report Management" can be effectively pinned by now. (No automatic "Pin" release any more.)

Release 0.2.0 / 21.01.2009

After launching the new zanox Publisher Statistics/next generation in version 0.1.0 on 16th Dec. 2008, we have used this release for bug fixing first of all. With the upcomig release 0.3.0 we will implement some more helpful and exciting features.

Overview of the most important improvements:

MouseOver on an AdMedia name will show the programme’s name in a tool tip.
Status icons have been optimised and are clearer now.
All Adrank icons will be shown right-aligned - next to the programme’s name.

Overview of fixed bugs:

The wrong interpretation of the selection "last year" with „this year“-values has been fixed.
"Subaffiliate-IDs" will be shown comprehensively for all accounts.
The table header preview für „Overview“, „Sales Details“ and „Leads Details“ works properly again.
The ‚Report Period’ selection „last 30 days“ generates correct results now - also for time periods crossing the turn of the year.
The wrong interpretation of the ‚Report Period’ selection „last 12 months“, which generated a 13 months report, has been fixed.
The allocation of linked transactions in the „Overview“-statistics with corresponding „excerpt“ statements works properly.
By now the right currencies are used within the detailed statistics.

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