Client Estimate Definition

Client Estimate Definition Window

1. Key a description of up to 30 characters in the field adjacent to the Estimate code.

2. Key or Lookup an Estimate Type code.

3. Key or use the Broadcast Calendar Lookup to select the beginning and ending Flight Dates, thus specifying the date range during which buys can be entered for the estimate.

   • Maximum range is 12 broadcast months which can be 53 weeks in a Leap year (if there are 53 weeks in a Broadcast Calendar). Note: When using the maximum range, flight dates must start at the beginning of the Broadcast month.

   • If the entire campaign gets moved forward or backward in time, you may change the flight dates and shift all the buys using the Shift Flight Dates function.

    

4. Accept the default or use the drop down to select a different Week Start Day to be used for this estimate only.

   For use with the variable weeks feature.

   • Defaults to the Week Start Day on the Buying Profile.

   • You may not change this day if goals have been entered or if spots have been scheduled on the buy.

5. Depending on how you will enter spots, select either the Weekly or Daily option button to specify the type of worksheet to use for this estimate.

   • Weekly. Date headings on the worksheet will be the date of the first day of each possible week in the estimate flight dates. This will be the Monday date unless you have chosen a different Week Start Day for this estimate.

   • Daily. Date headings on the worksheet will be the date of each possible day in the estimate flight dates.

6. In the Billing Client ID Codes section, use the Label and Description fields to define additional text to print on draft and live client bills.

   You may enter text into any, all, or none of these fields. If you leave a field blank, a space is left on the bill where that associated text would print.

   • The Label fields can contain up to 10 characters.

   • The Description fields can contain up to 20 characters.

   Estimate labels and descriptions appear underneath the To: field on the upper right of the client bill. The description text appears directly to the right of the label text.

7. In the Default for Estimate Goals section, use the Due Date fields to specify the pertinent dates.

   • Key or use the Broadcast Calendar Lookup to specify the Schedule Due Date, which allows you to track changes to the buy after a specific date.

     When the estimate is first defined, the Schedule Due Date keyed on the Client Estimate Definition window defaults to the Product Estimate Definition window where it may be changed.

     For more information on the how Broadcast uses this date, refer to Schedule Due Date topic.

   • Key or use the Broadcast Calendar Lookup to specify the Traffic Due Date, which allows you to specify the date when traffic instructions are due to the stations.

     When the estimate is first defined, the Traffic Due Date keyed on the Client Estimate Definition window defaults to the Product Estimate Definition window where it may be changed.

     This date displays on the Buy Spec Report.

   • Key or use the Broadcast Calendar Lookup to specify the Input Due Date, which allows you to specify the date by which the schedules are due to be in the system.

     When the estimate is first defined, the Input Due Date keyed on the Client Estimate Definition window defaults to the Product Estimate Definition window where it may be changed.

     This date displays on the Buy Spec Report and on the Client Ordered Report.

8. In the Copy Products section of the window, select the check box next to each product that you want to add to the estimate.

9. Click the Save icon.

10. You'll then return to the Prompt window where you can then further define the product level of the estimate.

Additional Options

• Shift Flight Dates

• Inquire