The MaterialsId is a unique string that is generated for each ad uploaded to SendMyAd that can be used to track the ad within the site. You can customize your MaterialsId by doing the following:

Note: Only Admin users or users that are members of a group that has permission to access the Company Profile can edit the MaterialsId

1. Under "Views" select "Company Profile".
2. Click on the "Print Ad Settings" pulldown on the right, to view the options within.
3. Under the "Ad Details Settings" subheading is the option "Materials Id Format:" and the current format will be listed.
4. Click "Edit MaterialsId Format" to enter the the editor.
5. You should see your current MaterialsId format displayed as a series of variables, as well as a series of "Possible Values" that can be clicked on to add their variable to the format.
6. If desired, you can also hardcode alphanumeric characters, as well as underscores and hyphens.
7. Once you have your MaterialsId format entered as desired, click the "Close" button to save the changes.

Below is a list of the possible values that can be entered into the MaterialsId editor. The actual variable is displayed within the parenthesis:

Publication Code (%publicationCode%): Inserts the Publication Code that is entered in the publication set up.

    Example:  If the publication code in the publication set up is entered as "TST"
                    MaterialsId format entered as:  %publicationCode%-12345
                    MaterialsId displays as:  TST-12345

Publication Name First Letter (%publicationNameFL%): Inserts the first letter of the publication name.

    Example:  If the publication name is "Test"
                    MaterialsId format entered as:  %publicationNameFL%-12345
                    MaterialsId displays as:  T-12345

Publication Materials Code (%publicationMatCode%): Inserts the Materials Code that is entered in the publication set up

    Example:  If the materials code in the publication set up is entered as "MatTST"
                    MaterialsId format entered as:  %publicationMatCode%-12345
                    MaterialsId displays as:  MatTST-12345

Advertiser Code (%AdvCode%): Inserts the Advertiser Code that is entered in the Advertisers' Company Profile.

    Example:  If the advertiser company is "ABC Advertising" and the code in their company profile is: ABC
                    MaterialsId format entered as:  %AdvCode%-12345
                    MaterailsId displays as:  ABC-12345

5 Digits Publication Unique (%5UD%): Inserts a 5 digit string starting at 00000 and counting sequentially up for each new ad.

    Example:  MaterialsId format entered as: %5UD%
                    For the first ad uploaded to the system, MaterialsId displays as:  00001
                    For the second ad uploaded to the system, MaterialsId displays as:  00002

7 Digits Publication Unique (%7UD%): Inserts a 7 digit string starting at 0000000 and counting sequentially up for each new ad.

    Example:  MaterialsId format entered as: %7UD%
                    For the first ad uploaded to the system, MaterialsId displays as:  0000001
                    For the second ad uploaded to the system, MaterialsId displays as:  0000002



A common MaterialsId format is the publication code followed by the 5 or 7 digit unique string.

    Example:  Two publications, one is named "Test 1" with a publication code of "TST1", and the second publication named "Test 2" with a publication code of "TST2"
                    MaterialsId format is entered as:  %publicationCode%-%5UD%
                    The first ad uploaded to SendMyAd is uploaded to the "Test 1" publication, the materialsId for this ad will be:  TST1-00001
                    The second ad uploaded to SendMyAd is uploaded to the "Test 2" publication, the materialsId for this ad will be:  TST2-00002
                    The third ad uploaded to SendMyAd is uploaded to the "Test 1" publication, the materialsId for this ad will be:  TST1-00003