How to pull a media spend report from CM

How to pull a media spend report from CM

video walk through here!

Step-by-Step Directions:
Navigate to the reporting area of the adserver by hitting the four little squares > Reporting and Attribution


Report Builder > Offline Reporting


Optional: Reporting can be filtered > Created By: Me, Anyone, Shared with me (helpful if you want to repurpose an already created report)









Create a brand new report by selecting New > Standard


Title report something that will identify what the report is to you
When you're doing a media cost or media spend report, your date range should be the entire duration of the campaign
Select filters based off your needs
Metrics need to include the 4 from the example below


Save time and clicks by changing the delivery format to Excel > Save and Run





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