Nielsen Digital Content Ratings (DCR) - Page Measurement Tag Setup Guide
This article describes how to configure the Nielsen Digital Content Ratings (DCR) - Page Measurement tag in your iQ Tag Management (TiQ) account.
Tag Configuration
First, go to the tag marketplace and add the Nielsen Digital Content Ratings (DCR) - Page Measurement Tag to your profile (See Add a tag).
After adding the Tag, configure the below settings:
- Client ID: Your Nielsen client identifier. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_ci
key. - Sub-brand ID: Your Nielsen Sub-brand ID. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_vc
key. - App ID: Unique Nielsen ID assigned to player/site. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_apid
key. - Publisher Name: User-defined string value for identifying your player/site. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_apn
key. - Collection Environment: Location of Nielsen Collection Environment. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_sfcode
key. - Use Path for Site Section: When set to
yes
, the first folder in the web page’s path is used for Site Section. If the first folder is absent or not available, the Site Section value will default tohome
. The Site Section value can also be configured through Data Mappings (see below).
Site Section reporting is limited to a maximum of 25 unique values.
Load Rules
Load Rules determine when and where to load an instance of this tag on your site.
Recommended Load Rule: Load on all pages.
Data Mappings
Mapping is the process of sending data from a Data Layer Variable to the corresponding destination variable of the vendor Tag. For instructions on how to map a Variable to a Tag destination, see Data Mappings.
The destination variables for the Nielsen Digital Content Ratings (DCR) - Page Measurement Tag are built into its Data Mapping tab. Available categories are:
Standard
Destination Name | Description |
---|---|
Client ID | Nielsen Client ID. Overrides the value set in the Vendor Configuration. See Tag Configuration above for details. |
Sub-brand ID | Nielsen Sub-brand ID. Overrides the value set in the Vendor Configuration. See Tag Configuration above for details. |
Site Section | Allows you to send custom site sections (limited to a maximum of 25 unique values). This is passed to Nielsen in the nol_assetname key. If the mapping returns an empty value, then Site Section will be set to the default value of home . NOTE: If you are mapping to this destination, be sure to turn off the Use Path for Site Section toggle in the Tag settings. |
Custom Segment A | Custom Segment reporting is limited to a maximum of 25 unique values across custom segments A, B, and C (nol_segA + nol_segB + nol_segC <= 25 ). This passed to Nielsen in the nol_segA key. |
Custom Segment B | Custom Segment reporting is limited to a maximum of 25 unique values across custom segments A, B, and C (nol_segA + nol_segB + nol_segC <= 25 ). This passed to Nielsen in the nol_segB key. |
Custom Segment C | Custom Segment reporting is limited to a maximum of 25 unique values across custom segments A, B, and C (nol_segA + nol_segB + nol_segC <= 25 ). This passed to Nielsen in the nol_segC key. |
Vendor Documentation
This page was last updated: August 24, 2017