Paid and Qualified History

This report is used to report AAM paid and qualified history according to AAM reporting rules. The AAM reporting parameters are:

• Paid (individual, business/traveler)

• Branded editions

• Qualified (home delivery and single copy)—previously called “verified” by AAM

• Print versus digital (replica or non-replica)

This report can be used independently of other AAM reports and operates based Paid/Qualified Row setup (see Paid/Qualified Row in the Setup manual).

Calculating Averages

The AAM Paid and Qualified History report calculates averages using the number of publishing days in the report period, not the number of days with AAM history. Also, net draw values (not gross) are used. Returns and draw adjustments have been subtracted from the draw.

A Note About Excluded Editions

If some editions (but not all) are excluded from AAM on a given day, the average draw reported in Paragraph 1A and the Unpaid section will be lower than if all editions in the section were excluded. This is because the draw (the numerator in the calculation) is reduced by the excluded amount, but the number of publishing days (the denominator) is left unchanged.

So, if you wish to exclude a day from AAM, make sure that all editions are entered in Press Room Entry with the Exclude from AAM checkbox selected. The numbers in each paragraph are calculated as follows:

• Paragraph 1A and the Unpaid section: These are “all or nothing” groups that include or exclude all editions. The day will be excluded only if all print editions of the publication on that day are marked as excluded. If even one edition is not selected for exclusion, then the day will be included in the number of publishing days (the denominator).

• All other paid draw paragraphs (such as 1B, 1C, etc.): These paragraphs are calculated differently, because each one includes only a single edition. An edition is either included or excluded based on the Exclude from AAM checkbox. If the checkbox is selected, the edition is excluded. If the checkbox is not selected, the edition is included.

To produce this report:

• Select Pd/Qualified History from the AAM menu to display the AAM Paid and Qualified History Report window.

  
• Click Add and complete the following fields.

  Field	Type	What to enter
  PRODUCT	setup	Enter the publication for which you are creating the report (enter “*” to multi-select publications).
  START DATE END DATE	date	Enter the date range to cover in the report.
  USE BUSINESS RULE FOR COMBINED DAYS	yes/no	Select this checkbox if you want the Business Rules, Which day(s) of the week should be combined on the AAM Paid and Qualified History report? (AAM section) to control which days are combined.
  COMBINE DAYS WEEKDAY	yes/no predefined	If the above checkbox is not selected, you can identify which days should be combined by selecting this checkbox and then, in WEEKDAY, identifying the individual days to combine. Enter “*” and select the days to combine.
  PRINT BY AAM ZONE	yes/no	Indicate whether to print the report by AAM zone.
  INCLUDE ALL DATES	yes/no	Indicate whether all dates should be included. If you do not select this checkbox, dates that are set up to be excluded in Press Room Entry will be excluded.

• Click OK and then Continue to produce the report. A sample is shown below.

Example—Paid and Qualified History Report