VT Daily Traffic Procedure Checklist

Yesterday’s Log

• Reconcile Yesterday’s Log – For automated hours, go to the Logs Menu > Reconcile Logs. For live hours, manually reconcile from the Logs Menu > Log Editor.
• Print the Daily Roster Report - For the log you just reconciled. Go to the Report Center > Logs > Daily Roster. File this report and discard earlier versions.

Tomorrow’s Log

• Enter New Advertisers - Go to the Advertiser Menu > Edit Advertisers.
• (Optional) Import New Orders - Go to the Orders Menu > Order Import Queue.
• Enter new or changed orders - Go to the Orders Menu > Create/Edit Orders.
• Check the Order Approval Queue - Go to the Orders Menu > Approval Queue. Either approve the pending orders or remind the person who is supposed to.
• Print Orders - Go to the Database Menu > Reports > Orders and print either Orders – Internal Use or Orders – Contract Confirmations. Then file the original orders.
• Perform any needed Log Maintenance - Log format changes, go to Logs Menu > Log Maintenance. Reschedule bumped spots from Logs Menu > Log Editor.
• Run reports to confirm the log is ready - Go to the Report Center > Logs for the Bumped Spots Listing and Log Conflicts Report. Resolve any reported problems.
• Assign Copy and Rotate Carts - Go to the Logs Menu > Log Editor > Edit Menu > Cart/Copy Assignment > Rotate Copy and Assign Carts.
• (Optional) Print a work copy of the log - From the Log Editor’s Print Menu.
• Make the log Official - Go to the main VT Logs Menu > Log Maintenance > Log Options. Print an official log if desired.
• Print the Daily Roster Report - Go to the Database Menu > Reports > Logs > Daily Roster. Hold this report until you reconcile the log.
• (Optional) Export the Log - Go to Logs Menu > Export Log.
• Run Any Necessary Reports - As needed or desired.
• Old Message Removal - Go to System Menu > System Information.
• Perform a Backup - On the VT Server, go to VT Utilities > Database Menu > Backup.