Moving Walls Planner
This guide walks through viewing and adding a blackout period using the Blackouts tab on the Network detail page in the Moving Walls Planner.
Overview
Tab | Purpose |
Overview | Summary of the network's key details |
Inventories | Inventory locations linked to this network |
Venues | Venues associated with this network |
Prices | Current pricing and selling terms for this network |
Blackouts (this guide) | Periods when this network is unavailable |
External IDs | Map this network to external system identifiers |
Part 1: Viewing Blackout Periods
From the left-hand menu, go to Networks and open the network you want to configure (e.g., “Test network”). The “Prices” tab shows the network's Current Pricing (Currency, Base CPM, Base CPS) and Selling Terms (Lead Days, Min Days, Min Consecutive Days/Hours, Min Hours, Min Spots per Day) for context.
Prices tab — Current Pricing and Selling Terms
Select “Blackouts” from the left-hand sub-menu (alongside Overview, Inventories, Venues, Prices, and External IDs). If no blackout periods exist yet, the panel reads “No blackout periods configured. Add a blackout to get started.”
Blackouts tab — empty state
Part 2: Adding a Blackout Period
Click “+ Add Blackout” to open the blackout panel, which has fields for “Start Date,” “End Date,” and an optional “Reason for Blackout.”
Add Blackout panel — Start Date, End Date, Reason for Blackout
Click the calendar icon on “Start Date” (or “End Date”) to open a date picker, and select the day the blackout period begins (and, separately, ends).
Calendar date picker for Start Date
Optionally enter a note in “Reason for Blackout,” then click “Save” to add the blackout period, or “Cancel” / the × icon to close the panel without saving.
Quick Reference
Field | What it does | Example used |
Start Date | First day the network is unavailable, picked from a calendar date picker | (not selected in recording) |
End Date | Last day the network is unavailable, picked from a calendar date picker | (not selected in recording) |
Reason for Blackout | Optional free-text note describing why the network is unavailable during this period | (not entered in recording) |
Kindly refer to the attached video for reference.
Source: Network_view_blackout.mp4