techedge LogExtender Software User Manual
- June 5, 2024
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Table of Contents
LogExtender
User Manual
Changelog
Version| Date
1.0.1| 4/2/2022
Latest Updates:
• Updated SG support address
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Introduction
LogExtender is designed to easily harmonize program titles and another program
attributes. In addition to harmonizing data such as the program title in the
official program logs, LogExtender also allows you to append your own
additional information to the program logs such as production company,
acquisition cost, extended genre classification, etc.
Once a title is harmonized any existing and future transmissions will
automatically be linked to the harmonized title. All data changes will
instantly be vailable in AdvantEdge for analysis.
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2.1 Harmonized Field Answers
Before you can begin harmonizing program titles and allocate additional
attributes to these harmonized titles you will have to enter the selectable
options for each field. There are 5 fields where field 4 and 5 are dependent
of each other. To add values to a field you click the [Add] button and enter a
new value. 
2.2 Chanel Groups
Harmonized titles and the allocated attributes can be applied only to
transmissions on specific channels or channel groups if desired. To use this
function you must first create these groups in the “Channel Groups”
tab.
2.3 Prog & Log Definition
The Prog & Log Definition tab allows you to switch between working on Standard
or Internal program logs (where available).
Making a query
The LogExtender has three sections: Title Harmonization, Category Assignment,
and Telecast Exceptions.
3.1 Title Harmonization
Title Harmonization scans the data and displays the number of transmissions
for each unique title.
The user can right click on a title (or multiple titles if a multi-selection
is made using Shift or Ctrl keys) and apply a harmonized title. The data will
be available in AdvantEdge for analysis instantly.
Typically, different series can appear under different titles in the program
log. In the screenshot above “A league of their own” appears under “A league
of their own s09”, “A league of their own s1”, “A league of their own /#fowler
lott wall”, etc. By highlighting the relevant titles and selecting “create”
the user is able to create a new Harmonized Title named “A league of their
own” (see screenshots below): 
All future transmissions with one of these titles will automatically be
harmonized.
Once the initial harmonization work has been done the window will only display
new titles which have not yet been harmonized creating an easy overview. A
title can be added to an existing harmonized title by right-clicking on the
title and choosing the ‘Assign to…’ option. This will be brought up a dropdown
list of available harmonized titles to select from:
3.2 Category Assignment
Under Category Assignment, it is possible to add additional attributes to a
program that has been harmonized. The additional attributes could be extended
genre classification, acquisition cost, production company, first airing date
etc. All these attributes will automatically be added to all harmonized
program titles in AdvantEdge on both back data and future data. In the
screenshot below the harmonized title “A League Of Their Own” has been
selected and the additional attributes are assigned to this title. 
3.3 Telecast Exceptions
Telecast Exceptions display every single transmission with date and time,
original title and harmonized title. This allows you to make exceptions from
the rules that are applied only to the specified transmissions. Right-click on
the title/titles and select “edit” or “assign to” to set up an exception.
Following these steps, the specific title and attributes will appear under
these fields.
For instance, in this example, we wish to set a different title for all “A
League of Their Own” titles that aired on Fridays. The unique airings need to
be selected and by right clicking “edit” they can be selected as per the
screenshot below. 
The next step is to select a specific title – in this case “A League of Their
Own Premiere”. The additional attributes can also be re-selected so they
differ from the selection already made under “Title harmonization”. Please see
screenshot below. 
The title exceptions
are now added under “Specific Tile” and the Specific Attributes as in the
screenshot below. 
Output in AdvantEdge
The changes made in the LogExtender are instantly available in AdvantEdge.
This allows the user to search and filter on harmonized titles and additional
program attributes. 
The data is displayed as columns in the Programme List View and can also be
used in the crosstab to split data in the same way as with any other
attribute.
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