The DMS Data Entry Form: Sponsored Events

Sponsored Events articles are plugged on the sport category landing pages. The plug is in the right channel and has a blue background and purple border. The plug contains an image and short tease text, which is linked. Clicking on the link brings the user to the Sponsored Events article page.

Sponsor name: [companyname]
Tracking name: sponsor abbreviation, element name, location, valid period, e.g., [companyname]_events_cycling_September
Sponsor URL: http://[company hostname]/
Test sponsor URL: for testing sponsor URL
Existing keys: lists placement keys
Placement key:
right_sponsored_events_cycling
right_sponsored_events_outdoors
right_sponsored_events_running
right_sponsored_events_snowsports
Start date: enter start date
Expiration date: enter end date
Approved: Y or N
Image URL: URL for plug image, e.g., /Images/dynamic/run_icon.gif or http://www.best.com/Images/dynamic/run_icon.gif
Image sample window: to test that the image is available and the URL is correct
Target URL: must be provided by XML author
/sponsored/cycling/events.html?article_name=e_articlename
/sponsored/outdoors/events.html?article_name=e_articlename
/sponsored/running/events.html?article_name=e_articlename
/sponsored/snowsports/events.html?article_name=e_articlename
Test target URL: tests that the URL is available and allows you to see the content displayed after the record has been saved without actually generating a trackable, sponsored hit to that URL
Caption: about a sentence, as a tease for the Sponsored Info article. Followed by "Sponsored by [sponsorname]."
Text: N/A
Logged IP: logged by DMS
Update time: logged by DMS

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