How to read a report: total, screens, files, chart and hourly table
What each block of the «By Hours» report means and how to find the hour when content did not play.
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The «By Hours» report has three parts. Filters and buttons at the top, the summary by screens and files on the left, and the chart with the table on the right, where every cell is the number of shows in one hour of one day. The examples below are built for «1–30 September 2026» on the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. «Кава Терещенківська · Промо».
Filters and buttons
No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
1 | «Date range» | Start and end dates of the report. At most 30 days, because the cabinet builds a table by days and hours |
2 | «Device name» | One or more screens. An empty field means all screens you have access to |
3 | «PlaylistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. name» | Keeps only files from the selected playlists in the report |
4 | «File name» | Keeps only the selected files in the report, for example «promo-latte-15s.mp4» |
5 | «Run report» | Applies the filters and loads the data |
6 | «Clear» | Resets all filters to the initial state |
7 | «Export report» | Download: «File» gives one Excel file, «Archive» gives a zip with a file per screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. |
8 | «Share report» | A link for an external recipient without signing in, see Share a report |
Summary by screens and files
No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
1 | «Total shows count» | Sum of shows of all files on all screens for the selected period, with the filters applied |
2 | «Shows count by devices» | Every screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. that had at least one show, with its number of shows. Screens without shows are not listed |
3 | «Choose» under the screens list | Opens a windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. with only the screens that had shows. Tick them and click «Apply» to narrow the report |
4 | «Files list» | All files that played in the period, with a sequential number and name, for example «menu-tereshchenkivska-day.png» |
5 | «Choose» under the files list | Opens a grid of thumbnails with checkboxes. The selected files stay in the report after «Apply» |
Chart and hourly table
No. | Element | What it means |
|---|---|---|
1 | Chart bars | Number of shows for every hour of the period. The label below is in the format «day.month hour:minute» |
2 | Tooltip on hover | Exact date, hour and number of shows for the bar |
3 | Table row | One day of the period |
4 | Columns «00:00» … «23:00» | Shows for every hour of the day. The row sum is the shows for the day |
5 | Empty cell or zero | Nothing played in that hour: the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. was off, offline, or the hour is outside the schedule |
How to use the table
- Check working hours: shows should start and stop where the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. broadcasting hours or the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. working hours are set.
- Find a gap: empty cells in the middle of a working day mean the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. did not play. For the causes see Screen offline and Playlist not playing.
- Compare screens: build the report without a file filter and look at «Shows count by devices». A screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. with a noticeably lower number is worth checking.
Every show behind these totals can be seen as a separate row in the «List» report, see Find a show in the list. How exactly the cabinet counts a show is explained in How shows are counted.
Related articles
- How-to · 3 minBuild a playback reportPeriod up to 30 days, screens, playlists and files in the filters, the Run report button and the total number of shows in a minute.
- ConceptHow shows are counted: proof of playA show is one playback of a file on a screen that the player recorded and sent to the server. «By Hours» adds shows into totals, «List» keeps each one separately.
- How-to · 2 minFind a show in the list: date and time, screen, playlist, fileThe «List» report shows every show as a separate row with the exact time. Use it to check that a video played at a specific hour on a specific screen.
- How-to · 2 minShare a report by link without signing inA link to the report for the selected screens and files for an advertiser or a client. The recipient sees only this report and does not sign in to the cabinet.