Note: Each yield partner is an "ad network" company in DFP. These companies can be used for Mediation for mobile apps.
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Sign in to DoubleClick for Publishers.
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Click Admin > Companies.
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Click New company > Ad network.
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Click Other company
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Specify a unique name for this DFP company to determine how it will appear in DFP reports. This name can differ from the partner's official name. Use “Avocarrot” in this case.
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Select Enable for Mediation to use this company
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Set the Credit status as “Active” for this company.
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Click Save.
Note: Yield groups allow you to specify what inventory you want to sell with mediation for mobile apps. You can add Avocarrot network into a yield group with targeting similar to line items.
Note: If you already have a yield group, in DFP, go to Delivery > Yield groups and click the name of the yield group you'd like to edit. And Click Edit then go to step 9 below.
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Sign in to DoubleClick for Publishers.
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Click Delivery > Yield groups.
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Click Create yield group.
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Enter a unique Yield group name that's descriptive for reporting.
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Select the Ad format you wish to target with this yield group.
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Banner: Display ads for web or mobile apps. For example, a 320x50 leaderboard slot.
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Interstitial: A full-screen ad to be displayed in a mobile app environment.
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Select "Mobile app" in the Environment list
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For Banner, enter a list of inventory sizes to target. Make sure you choose sizes that correspond with what Avocarrot supports.
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Add Targeting to define where in your inventory this yield group can compete for impressions.
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Under "Yield partners", click Add another yield partner
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Select your yield partner created for Avocarrot from the Yield partner drop-down menu, or select Create a new yield partner to add a new yield partner in your network (see step 1 above). The option to create a new yield partner only appears for users with permission to edit companies.
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Select “Custom event mediation” in the integration type list.
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Select the operating system you wish to target, either "iOS" or "Android."
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Enter name for Label, this will be reflected in reporting page.
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Enter class name:
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For Banner:
AvocarrotAdMobCustomEventBanner
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For Interstitial:
AvocarrotAdMobCustomEventInterstitial
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Enter your Ad Unit ID from Avocarrot dashboard as Parameter values
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Enter a Default CPM value to manually set the price at which the Avocarrot network will compete. Please Consult with your account manager about the optimal CPM. This value is used for mediation ranking.
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Click Save to confirm your changes without activating this yield group for delivery, or click Save and activate to confirm your changes and immediately approve ‘Avocarrot’ network for delivery.
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You can activate the yield group by changing the status of the yield partner to “Active”
Once a yield group has been created and activated, DFP is ready to begin sending requests to Avocarrot.