Cart/Copy Missing (Station/Date/Advertiser)

Use this report to print spot times for each advertiser's orders with missing copy for a particular log date range giving a general reason of the problem.

Information Gathering

This report is based on the latest missing copy information that was generated from Log Options or the Log Editor. The latest copy missing information MUST be updated prior to running this report; otherwise, the report could contain outdated information. If you need to run the report for future log days that are not yet ready for airing, go into the Logs Menu in VT and select Log Maintenance. Then click on the button for Log Options. Check the box for Copy Missing and select your log dates and station(s) you want to check for missing copy. Then click Execute. Once the update process is complete, it will generate the report automatically showing any spots that have missing copy. This method of calculation actually looks at each advertiser's orders and compares them to their copy instructions checking for valid copy for the log dates specified. This report is normally run from Log Options; however, you do have access to it here in Report Center. One big reason is that you can group the report by Salesperson from within Report Center if needed.

Important Information

There is another method you can use to run the copy missing report from within the Log Editor. This method involves actually rotating and assigning copy to the log. Once the log is edited and is ready to air, click on the Edit Menu from within the Log Editor and select Cart/Copy Assignment. Then select Rotate Copy and Assign Carts. Once the process is complete, you will be prompted if you want to print the Copy Missing Report. By saying Yes, you can preview and also print the Copy Missing Report for that date. This method simply checks to see if all spots on the log have a cart number assigned. Regardless of which method you choose, it is worth mentioning that you should NEVER actually rotate copy and assign carts to future log dates that are not ready for airing. Otherwise, you run the risk of the wrong copy running IF changes are made to an advertiser's copy instructions after the fact. As a general rule, once a cart number is assigned to a spot on the log, it will not change-even if changes are made to the copy or copy rotation for the advertiser. That's why the Log Options Method is highly recommended. You can always safely execute the Copy Missing Report in Log Options and get an accurate listing of what orders have missing copy without having to actually rotate and assign copy first. This is a very detailed report listing each spot time that has a problem. The report will automatically group by Station and list copy problems for each specific log date requested. If bumped spots have copy problems, (b) will print next to those spots to show they are on the bump list.

Report Options

Sample Report