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by Vicky James

The History Browser is a great way to view a recap of the songs, categories or elements that have been aired. But did you know you can also copy the report data, save your favorite report designs, and print the results? Let’s look at an example: generating a report to see how often a specific promo aired last week.

To find the History Browser go to Dataset > History Browser or click its icon on the main toolbar.

I want to generate a simple report configured to display the number of spins each day of the promo for Colin’s Candy Store.

To start, set the configurations for each tab. I chose the dates I wanted to look back at, and kept all hours included. Under Categories, I selected my Promo category. I also have the option to use a Filter, so I can just see the results for the Colin’s Candy Store promo. That looks like this:

I also set the Display mode to “Individual Plays” so I will get a list showing each individual time the promo aired.

Next, the analysis will be compiled and generate the recap report as displayed here:

Here, I can not only see the total spins for the week, but also each time each promo was aired.

If you want a more in-depth breakdown, you can adjust to display more options using the menu in the bottom left corner.

Finally, you can Copy the data from the displayed list and paste it into a spreadsheet program, or you can print the report from MusicMaster. You can also save the report configurations to your Favorites, should you want to run the same analysis again in the future.

By Paul Ziino

Do you need to see what your top 40 songs were last week?  There is a quick way to do this using the History Browser in MusicMaster.  Either go to Dataset/Analysis/History Browser, or click the History Browser icon in the Toolbar. (more…)

By Aaron Taylor

For this article, I thought I’d try to create a reference guide to some other common questions that seem to come up for us on an ongoing basis here at MusicMaster. My hope is that you’ll be able to utilize this as a “Go to Guide” the next time you have one of those “I know you showed me this once” types of questions. (more…)

We get calls and emails fairly often from clients asking us how to create a specific type of report. Perhaps it’s a report that the General Manager or consultant has asked for, or maybe it’s a report you need for reporting purposes to a record label, regulatory agencies, or just internal programming department research or verification.

Our intention in this article is to give a brief “roadmap” as to where in MusicMaster you can locate many of these frequently requested reports, and a brief overview of the options available.

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by Marianne Burkett

From time to time, most people go to their Primary Care Doctor for a physical exam, take the car in for servicing or have their home HVAC inspected – just to be sure there isn’t a problem lurking. In the same vein, it’s also wise to take a critical look at your MusicMaster database every so often. (more…)