Howdy.
DISCLAIMER: I have a ticket open with OpenX as well for what its worth. This seems like an issue that is squarely between OVA and OpenX so I'm not sure if its something you can help me with.
PROBLEM: Ok, so the issue, in short, is that I cannot get companion ads working to save my life.
DETAILS: My real issue is I don't know how to configure things in OpenX. Is the video the companion to the banner? Or is the static banner a companion to the video?
In OpenX (Enterprise), I can do both. When I make the static banner a companion, it gives me javascript to embed in the page. When I make the video the companion, it gives me the VAST URL, e.g. [domain]/v/1.0/av?pgid=10430, which I would insert into my config file.
So i set up everything with the static banner as the companion. This means I embedded an openX script into the page which loads the companion ad, and in the OVA config file, I reference the video playceholder. I was able to display videos, but the companions weren't loading correctly. Id get any old 300x250 loading in the banner slot.
Next, I reversed the setup. I created a video companion slot, which gave me the vast URL above which I stuck into the OVA config file, and then I also reference a companion DIV ID in the config file for loading the banner. This produces nothing, no video or banner.
So I am wondering if anyone can help me get my head straight about how to set up the 'in between' of OVA and OpenX.
Cheers
CONFIG CODE FOR VIDEO AS COMPANION:
"displayCompanions": true,
"restoreCompanions": false,
"companions": [
{
"id":"companion",
"width":"300",
"height":"250"
}
],
"schedule": [
{
"tag": "[domain]/v/1.0/av?pgid=10430",
"width": 640,
"height": 368,
"zone": "1",
"position": "pre-roll"
}
]
CONFIG CODE FOR BANNER AS COMPANION
"schedule": [
{
"tag": "[domain]/v/1.0/av?auid=130946",
"width": 640,
"height": 368,
"zone": "1",
"position": "pre-roll"
}
]