DCR Static Lite Browser SDK

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Overview

DCR Static Lite <Page Measurement> allows clients to measure the time spent by users on static content (in focus). Unlike Video measurement, the Static Lite <Page Measurement> does not require a configuration file.

• The cadence of the View and Duration pings for DCR Static Lite is same as Video content. (View ping when content is loaded completely and Duration ping every 5 minutes following that).
• View ping gets triggered when content is loaded completely and Duration ping every 5 minutes following that irrespective of the page being in focus (duration is calculated by c27 param for the amount of time user is on the page)

DCR Static Lite <Page Measurement> is a compact version of DCR Static <Page Measurement> with the following primary differences.

Static <Page Measurement>	Static Lite <Page Measurement>
Requires a configuration file.	Does not require a configuration file.
Duration ping cadence is every 5 minutes.	Duration ping cadence is every 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

To start using the App SDK, the following items are required:

	Item	Description	Source
☑	App ID (appid)	Unique ID assigned to the player/site and configured by product.	Contact Nielsen

DCR Static Lite Implementation

To implement DCR Static Lite <Page Measurement>, only a single script tag reference is required on the page. Static Lite will automatically initialize and handle pings once the page loads completely.

Append the parameters as hashbang URL parameters, starting with a hash (#) in place of a query string (?).

• The use of hashbang parameters provides the ability for the browser to cache DCR static script file as hashbang parameters are not sent to the server when requesting for the file.

Below is an example of a DCR static <script> tag.

with HTTPS URL

<script async src="https://seccdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsDcrLite510.min.js#nol_sfcode=dcr&nol_ci=AB-XXXXXX&nol_apid=TXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX&nol_assetname=My_assetname&nol_apn=My_AppName&nol_ad=0&nol_vc=b02&nol_devid=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX&nol_segA=NA&nol_segB=NA&nol_segC=NA"></script>

with HTTP URL

<script async src="http://cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsDcrLite510.min.js#nol_sfcode=dcr&nol_ci=AB-XXXXXX&nol_apid=TXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX&nol_assetname=My_assetname&nol_apn=My_AppName&nol_ad=0&nol_vc=b02&nol_devid=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX&nol_segA=NA&nol_segB=NA&nol_segC=NA"></script>

Performance Tip

It is recommended to include the "async" attribute in the script tag to asynchronously load the script and allow the DOM to continue processing. This provides a non-blocking loading of DCR static, providing better page load performance and minimal affects to additional scripts or page processing.

Tag Parameters

The parameters for the script tag are defined below. These parameters will automatically be loaded into DCR Static Lite once the page is loaded completely. These are the only parameters supported by the tag.

Parameter Definition

Parameter	Description	Required?	Specified by	Example
nol_sfcode	Location of collection environment.	Yes	Nielsen	dcr
nol_ci	Brand level aggregation	Yes	Nielsen	My_ClientID
nol_apid	UniqueID assigned to player/site.	Yes	Nielsen	PXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
nol_assetname	Section of each site (e.g. section value should be first level in page URL: website.com/section). Limit to 25 unique values	Yes	Client	My_assetname
nol_apn	User-defined string value for describing the player/site.	Yes	Client	My_AppName
nol_vc	Sub-brand level aggregation	Yes	Client	VCID
nol_segA	Segment A custom segment for reporting	No	Client	NA
nol_segB	Segment B custom segment for reporting	No	Client	NA
nol_segC	Segment C custom segment for reporting	No	Client	NA

The values passed through the Nielsen keys will determine the breakouts that are seen in reporting. The custom segments (A, B & C) will roll into the sub-brand. To not use custom segments A, B and C, do not pass any value in these keys.

Aggregation Limits There are limits on the number of unique values that can be aggregated on in reporting. The specific limitations by key are:

Key	Aggregation Limit
section	Maximum of 25 unique values (section <= 25)
segA	Maximum number of unique values allowed across segA, segB, and segC is 25 (segA + segB + segC<= 25)
segB	Maximum number of unique values allowed across segA, segB, and segC is 25 (segA + segB + segC<= 25)
segC	Maximum number of unique values allowed across segA, segB, and segC is 25 (segA + segB + segC<= 25)

Advanced Tag Implementation

DCR Static Lite ensures that clients have a prior knowledge of the values for the parameters, they also offer the option of dynamically binding these parameters to the script tag.

Below is an example of how to bind Dynamic Parameters to the script tag.

In the HTML <head> section of each page, add the script snippet as shown below.

Note: This tagging is an alternative way of dynamically passing parameters to Static Lite in replacement of the standard <script> tag implementation.

<script type= "text/javascript" async>
var _nolParams = 
{
  nol_sfcode: 'dcr',
  nol_ci: 'My_ClientID',
  nol_apid: 'PXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX',
  nol_apn: 'My_AppName',
  nol_vc: 'My_vcID',
  nol_segA: 'NA',
  nol_segB: 'NA',
  nol_segC: 'NA',
  nol_assetname: 'My_assetname'
};
 
/* This function dynamically builds the script tag and injects it into the page */
 
(function (params) 
{
  var url = 'https://cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsDcrLite510.min.js#'; // Only for HTTPS URLs 
  var url = 'http://cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsDcrLite510.min.js#'; // Only for HTTP URLs 
  var query = [];
  for (var param in params)
{
  query.push(param + '=' + params[param]);
}// for
url += query.join('&');
var script = window.document.createElement("script");
script.async = true;
script.src = url;
window.document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);
})(_nolParams);
</script>

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Pre-Certification Checklists

After the website is ready to be sent for Nielsen Certification, please go through the Pre-Certification Checklist and ensure the webpage behaves as expected, before submitting to Nielsen.

Testing an Implementation - Browser

See Digital Measurement Testing.