Campaign Versions

General

Campaign versions allow you to manage the lifecycle of a campaign from setup to launch safely and effectively. This solution allows you to prepare future versions of a running campaign and activate them when ready, without compromising the activity of the campaign's flight.

Version Status

A campaign version can have one of the following statuses in Flight Control:

Version Status	Description	Options Available
Draft	A new campaign is created with a "draft" version automatically. A draft can be edited. There can only be one draft per campaign.	Save Version Discard Draft Activate Version (when the "draft" status is the latest campaign version) Edit Description
Saved Locked	There can be many saved (programmatic) or locked (social) versions of a campaign. To "revert" to a previous version, you can create a new draft from that version and continue to edit it from the point it was saved or locked. You can't delete a saved/locked version. To unlock a version, create a draft.	Create Draft Activate Version (when the "saved" or "locked" status is the latest campaign version)
Active	The Active version has passed all necessary approvals and technical validation to be eligible for ad serving. The Active version is the version that will be served for the campaign. In case a campaign gets a serving call from the DSP before having an active version prepared, an error notification will be sent to the campaign owner. There can only be one active version in a campaign, but there can be multiple "Activated" versions. See below for details.	Create Draft
Deactivated	Deactivated means that this version was "Active" but a different version was set to "Active," changing the status of this version to Deactivated. Deactivated versions do not respond to ad calls.	Create Draft
Pending Activation	This means that the version has been scheduled to automatically activate at a future date and time.	Create Draft Cancel Scheduled Activation

Managing the Campaign Version

A campaign's version number is displayed in the campaign's Header. You can click the downward arrow icon () to see the current campaign version and take actions such as saving/locking the current version and creating/discarding a draft version. You can also see the campaign's past four versions, select a past version to view, and open the Version History pane.

Version History Pane

The latest version is always located on the top in the Version History pane. Search: Use to narrow down the results. Filter: Select to filter the result list by "All," "Activated" versions, or "Saved" versions. Actions: click this icon on each version status to see the available options. Reference the table above for details. All versions include the date and time the action was taken, the name of the person who took the action, the version that was used to create it, and when hovering over it, shows the number of placements in the version.  Note: Versions that have a scheduled activation will display the date and time set for the activation.

Activating a Version

Programmatic Campaigns

To activate a programmatic campaign:

1. Click the downward arrow icon () next to the campaign version number within the campaign's Header.
2. Click Activate Version in the dropdown menu.
   • The following actions take place automatically:
     • Flight Control checks the campaign’s logic to ensure no errors or unresolved comments exist.
     • The Activation Approval drawer is opened on the right side of the campaign map. 
       • Here you can see if there are any errors you need to fix, or if the campaign is ready to be activated.
       • If errors exist, a detailed message will display, and the Activate button will be disabled.
       • Note: Warnings do not prevent you from activating the campaign.
3. Click Activate in the Activation Approval pane.
   • This opens the Activation Version window.
4. Optional. Enter a version name.
5. Optional. Enter a version description.
6. Optional. Click the Set Time for Future Activation checkbox to schedule a future activation time.
7. Click Activate.

Social Campaigns

You can activate a social campaign version once you've published ads. For instructions on activating a social campaign, see Social Campaign Activation Workflow.

Important: 

• All version statuses, excluding “Draft” are locked from editing, except for specific actions that do not affect the campaign’s logic:
  • Card's name and description
  • Output Names
  • Placement Names
  • Card reposition
• Feeds and creatives can't be deleted if they’re connected to an active campaign version or the latest version; it is advisable to take extra caution when editing feeds and creatives in such cases.
• For social campaigns, changes made to feeds and creatives used in an active or locked campaign version won't affect the live campaign.
• For programmatic campaigns that don't require video rendering, changes made to feeds and creatives used in an active or locked campaign version will affect the live campaign.
• For the latest version, a red dot will display next to the version name (e.g., ) indicating that an Active version exists for the campaign. This is a reminder to activate the latest version.