Add a feed to a profile

After you create a dynamic profile in Studio, you can add a dynamic feed. When you add a feed, the content in the feed is also uploaded to the ad server. When your ad serves, the ad server loads the content stored on our servers, instead of directly calling the content in the feed each time. This helps your ad load faster.

There are two ways to add a feed to your profile: you can upload new content, or use an existing feed.

Upload new content

Upload a dynamic feed that has not been used by any other Studio profile.

1. Go to the Manage Data step of the Dynamic Content workflow.
2. In the Feeds section, click the New Content button. You're taken to "Step 1: Select source".
3. Select a Content source:
   1. Local file: Use with CSV or XML files.
   2. Google Docs: Use a Google Sheets spreadsheet.
   3. Remote file: Use this option to provide a link to a non-secure, publicly available remote file.
4. Proceed depending on which content source you selected:
   1. Local file: Click Browse for File and select the file you want to upload.
   2. Google spreadsheet:
      1. Click Choose document. The Available Google Docs spreadsheets window opens.
      2. Check the box next to the feed you want to use and click Select spreadsheet. If your feed is not listed, make sure the feed is shared with the email addresses as noted in the window.
         As an alternative, you can paste the URL of the Google spreadsheet you want to use. If you do, make sure to get the link from the "Share" option instead of copying it from your browser's address bar. Otherwise Studio may have problems opening the feed.
      3. In the Sheet drop-down, select the name of the spreadsheet tab that you want to upload.
   3. Remote file: In the Path field, enter the path to the remote file.
5. Click Start import.
   To upload a feed to Studio, you must have at least one row of valid content (not including the column header row). If a feed doesn't have at least one row of valid content, you'll see the error “The file could not be parsed.
6. After the import is complete, a summary and preview of your content source appears. Review the information. If you're satisfied, click Continue >>.

The feed is now uploaded to Studio.

Next step: Set data types for each column in your feed

Use an existing feed

Use a dynamic feed that is already being used by another Studio profile. Any changes made to the feed will affect all the Studio profiles that use that feed.

1. Go to the Manage Data step of the Dynamic Content workflow.
2. In the Feed section, click Use Existing Content. The Import a feed window opens, displaying a list of existing feeds associated with your Studio advertiser.
3. Select the feed you want this profile to share.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Save and Continue >> .

You're taken to the Manage Rules step of the Dynamic Content workflow.

Next step: Set your targeting rules and rotation options