What data do you need?
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What do you want to examine?
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Operations planner
Daily spend and installs or actions by campaign and creative
- What one row represents
- One row = date × campaign × creative. Do not duplicate spend across breakdowns.
- Where to get it
- Daily campaign performance from ad platforms or your MMP. Export creative-level rows to examine creatives.
What the file needs to contain
| What to include | What it is used for | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Define recent, prior and historical periods | Required |
| Campaign or channel | The unit of allocation and efficiency comparison | Required |
| Spend | Calculate unit costs and budget plans | Required |
| Installs or actions | The unit-cost denominator and forecast outcome | Required |
| Creative ID | First observations and creative decomposition | For additional analysis |
| Impressions and clicks | Inspect CPM and conversion-stage contributions | For additional analysis |
How to arrange the file
Fictional rows illustrating the layout. The row count shown is not enough to establish analysis eligibility.
| Date | Channel | Campaign | Creative ID | Spend | Installs | Impressions | Clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Meta | Acquisition | Video A | 200,000 | 160 | 60,000 | 1,200 |
| 2026-09-01 | Meta | Retargeting | Image B | 100,000 | 40 | 35,000 | 600 |
Check before you export
- Upload a daily history and select the recent 7, 14 or 28 days. Missing data, zero outcomes or low fit withhold budget forecasts.
- Keep country, platform and channel definitions consistent and declare the source currency.
- The fictional sample spans 98 days and four campaigns with new creatives and deteriorating campaign efficiency.