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_cikey. - Sub-brand ID: Your Nielsen Sub-brand ID. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_vckey. - App ID: Unique Nielsen ID assigned to player/site. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_apidkey. - Publisher Name: User-defined string value for identifying your player/site. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_apnkey. - Collection Environment: Location of Nielsen Collection Environment. This is passed to Nielsen in the
nol_sfcodekey. - 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