Platform Showcase: "Google Ad Manager" (GAM) Tag Implementation and Reporting
Tag Implementation
Implement Your Upwave Tag
From your Google Ad Manager homepage, navigate to Orders from the left-hand navigation, or search for the applicable campaign.
Open the relevant Order, then select the applicable Line Item.
Navigate to the Creatives tab.
Implement the Upwave tag based on the applicable unit type:
Click Save and Preview at the bottom of the Creatives page.
QA Your Implementation
Once you've completed your implementation:
Navigate to the Preview tab.
Confirm that the creative displays correctly.
For example, a common error is the tag code appearing visibly within the creative.
Configuring Impression Reporting
Find Your Upwave Reporting Email
At the top of your Upwave Tag Manager, you'll find your unique Reporting Email.
Your GAM report must be sent to this email address for Upwave to properly ingest the report and support applicable platform features.
Create an Interactive Report
In Google Ad Manager, navigate to Interactive Reports from the left-hand navigation.
Select Create my own report.
Create a new Interactive Report.
Add Required Dimensions and Metrics
Add the following dimensions and metrics to your report:
Creative-Level ID
This should match the ID passed through the first macro position of your Upwave tag, traditionally %ecid!.
In GAM reporting, use the field that returns that same creative identifier:
Creative ID
Master and Companion creative ID for master/companion creative sets
Creative-Level Name
Include the corresponding creative name:
Creative
Master and Companion creative for master/companion creative sets
Placement-Level ID
This should match the ID passed through the second macro position of your Upwave tag:
If
%eaid!→ Line Item IDIf
%epid!→ Ad Unit ID
Placement-Level Name
Include the corresponding name field:
If
%eaid!→ Line ItemIf
%epid!→ Ad Unit
Date
Select Date to identify the date associated with each impression-level exposure event.
Impressions
Include the applicable GAM impression metric associated with the exposure events captured by your Upwave tag.
This is typically reflected as Total impressions or Ad server impressions, depending on your GAM setup.
Publish the Report
Once you've finished configuring the report, select Publish.
Note: The report must be published before it can be scheduled for delivery.
Schedule and Deliver the Report
Once the report has been published:
Click Schedule report.
Configure the scheduled report with the following settings:
Date Range: Campaign to Date, or Last 30 Days at minimum
File Format:
.csvInclude: Headers and IDs
Under Recipients, enter the Upwave Reporting Email associated with your GAM tag.
Save the report schedule.









