Differences of prioritizing methods
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We will explain the differences of the prioritizing methods on a series of examples.
EXAMPLE 1
The articles set contains 30 lead articles, 12 picture story articles, 7 downpage articles and 11 nib articles.
If you select the Prioritize on each page option, APM will prefer the shapes that contain more content positions, in this order:
•Shapes with all 4 content positions
•Shapes with 3 content positions
•Shapes with 2 content positions
•Shapes with 1 content position
The shapes are proposed while there are enough articles to fill them. When there are no more articles for all 4 content positions, those shapes are never proposed again.
So, let's see the possible outcome, considering pages in the order they are processed, and assuming also that the ads on the page allows the placement of given shapes.
Page |
Shape |
Comment |
Remaining articles |
12 |
4 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, Downpage, 3 nibs) |
29 Lead, 11 picture story, 6 downpage, 8 nibs |
|
13 |
3 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, 2 nibs) |
As APM cannot repeat the same shape on the consecutive page, and assuming there are no two different shapes with all 4 content positions, the shape with maximum content positions is used |
28 Lead, 10 picture story, 6 downpage, 6 nibs |
16 |
4 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, Downpage, 3 nibs) |
APM now can repeat the shape used on page 12. |
27 Lead, 9 picture story, 5 downpage, 3 nibs |
17 |
3 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, 2 nibs) |
APM now can repeat the shape used on page 13. |
26 Lead, 8 picture story, 5 downpage, 1 nib |
18 |
2 content positions (Lead, Picture Story) |
APM cannot repeat the shapes used on 16 and on 17. |
25 lead, 7 Picture story, 5 downpage, 1 nib |
|
and so on... |
Having in mind that the shapes are allowed to repeat after specified number of pages, the Prioritize on each page option will clearly prefer shorter articles, attempting to use as many as possible shapes with more content positions, and repeating them whenever possible. The unpleasant side effect of such repetition can be reduced by randomizing pages. See Repeating or Randomizing APM Runs.
EXAMPLE 2
The articles set contains 30 lead articles, 12 picture story articles, 7 downpage articles and 11 nib articles.
If you select the Prioritize on each 2nd page option, on every second page APM will prefer the shapes that contain more content positions, in this order:
•Shapes with all 4 content positions
•Shapes with 3 content positions
•Shapes with 2 content positions
•Shapes with 1 content position
But on the rest of the pages, it will put the shapes in the order defined either by the order of objects in the library sorted by object name, or randomized objects, if the appropriate randomize option is turned on.
Therefore, you might have the following outcome:
Page |
Shape |
Comment |
12 |
Any suitable shape |
|
13 |
3 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, 2 nibs) |
As APM cannot repeat the same shape on the consecutive page, and assuming there are no two different shapes with all 4 content positions, the shape with maximum content positions is used |
16 |
any suitable shape |
|
17 |
3 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, 2 nibs) |
APM now can repeat the shape used on page 13. |
18 |
Any suitable shape |
|
|
and so on... |
EXAMPLE 3
The articles set contains 30 lead articles, 12 picture story articles, 7 downpage articles and 11 nib articles.
If you select the Prioritize on each 3nd page option, on every third page APM will prefer the shapes that contain more content positions, in this order:
•Shapes with all 4 content positions
•Shapes with 3 content positions
•Shapes with 2 content positions
•Shapes with 1 content position
But on the rest of the pages, it will put the shapes in the order defined either by the order of objects in the library sorted by object name, or randomized objects, if the appropriate randomize option is turned on.
Therefore, you might have the following outcome:
Page |
Shape |
Comment |
12 |
Any suitable shape |
|
13 |
Any suitable shape |
|
16 |
4 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, Downpage, 3 nibs) |
|
17 |
Any suitable shape |
|
18 |
Any suitable shape |
|
19 |
3 content positions (Lead, Picture Story, Downpage, 3 nibs) |
APM cannot repeat the shape used on page 16. |