Categories - Set up, Restrictions and Scheduling

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Category restrictions allow you to assign limiting or undesirable attributes to inventory which assists in campaign scheduling by filtering out these locations from availability.

Adding Category Restrictions to Inventory

To add a restriction find the face using Filter or Narrow down, if needed, then select the Restrictions tab from the drop down Go to button .

Click the Add button to identify a category from the list or you can choose New and create a new category.

Continue adding categories as necessary.

To remove a category from a face click the checkbox beside the category and click on Remove button .

Adding Categories to Brands

To add categories to brands find the brand using Filter or Narrow down, if needed, and click on the categories page then click on the Add button .  From the list you can pick the applicable category or if add a new one by clicking on New.  

To remove a category from a brand click on the category and then click on the Remove button in the top right corner.

Ignoring Restrictions when Scheduling

By default faces where the campaign's brand restriction matches the face restriction are not included in available spots for scheduling.  You can choose to ignore restrictions when scheduling by clicking the Ignore restrictions slider to the right on the find available spots page.  If you choose to book a face that has a restriction the booking will display the conflict:

If the location gets booked you can see the conflict by looking at the booking: