Proof-of-play reports and screen health
OutDeck proof-of-play reports show shop owners what actually played on their screens. Each screen records the items it finishes, and Reports shows plays per day and your top 10 media with total play time for the last 7 or 30 days, for one shop or all shops. A health table lists each screen's status, last check-in, app version and free storage.
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What you can do
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Plays per day
A chart of plays for each day in the period. Days with no plays show as zero, so a quiet day stands out.
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Top 10 media
Your 10 most played images and videos, with the number of plays and the total play time for each.
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Last 7 or 30 days
Switch between the last 7 days and the last 30 days with one click. There is no custom date range.
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One shop or all shops
See every shop together or pick one. Shop Managers and Shop Staff only see the shops they look after.
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Screen health
How many screens are online, plus each screen's last check-in, app version and free storage.
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Offline plays included
Plays recorded while a screen was offline, up to about 1,000, are sent when it reconnects and counted once.
What is proof-of-play in digital signage?
Proof-of-play is a record of what each screen actually played. Every time an OutDeck screen finishes an item, it logs the play and sends it to your account.
Reports adds these plays up, so you can see how much your content really ran, not just what you scheduled.
What does the OutDeck report show?
- Total plays for the period, with a plays-per-day chart. Days with no plays show as zero.
- Your top 10 media by plays, with each item's file name, whether it is an image or a video, and its total play time.
- The last 7 days or the last 30 days.
- All your shops together, or one shop at a time.
- How many of your screens are online, out of your total.
How can a shop owner use proof-of-play?
Check how a weekend sale or a Hari Raya promo ran. If the promo is among your 10 most played items for the period, Reports shows its plays and total play time by name. Items outside the top 10 are counted in the daily totals but not listed one by one.
Narrowing the report to one shop or to the last 7 days can bring a newer promo into the top 10. Switch the shop filter to compare how much play time your main items get in each shop.
What does the screen health table show?
One row per screen, with its shop, whether it is online, when it last checked in, its OutDeck app version and how much free storage it has. A screen counts as online when it has checked in within about two of its check-in intervals.
Use it to spot a screen that has dropped offline, or one running low on space before you add long videos.
Are plays from offline screens in the report?
Yes. A screen stores up to about 1,000 recent plays while it is offline and sends them when it reconnects. Each play is dated by when it played, not when it was sent, and is counted once, even if the screen has to send it again.
After a very long outage the oldest stored plays may be dropped, so the totals for that stretch can come out short.
What do OutDeck reports not do?
Reports are kept simple on purpose. Here is what they leave out, so you know before you rely on them.
- No file export. Reports are viewed in your dashboard.
- No custom dates. The periods are the last 7 days and the last 30 days.
- No audience numbers. Reports count plays, not the people who saw them.
- No alerts. Check the screen health table to see if a screen has gone offline.
- No split for dark hours. Outside display hours the player keeps running behind the black screen, so plays in those hours are counted too.
Common questions
Does proof-of-play count how many people saw my screens?
No. It counts plays, meaning each time an item finished on screen, plus the total play time. It does not measure viewers or footfall.
Who can see proof-of-play reports in OutDeck?
The Business Admin (owner) sees reports for every shop. Shop Managers and Shop Staff see reports only for the shops they have been given.
Can I download a proof-of-play report as a file?
No. Reports are viewed in your dashboard. If you need to share the numbers, a screenshot of the page works.
Can I pick my own dates for a proof-of-play report?
No. Choose the last 7 days or the last 30 days, and narrow either one to a single shop if you like.
Keep reading
- Manage every shop screen from one dashboard Pair a screen by typing its code, see which screens are online, and sync, identify or restart the player app without visiting the shop.
- Screens that keep playing when the internet drops Each screen saves its playlist and media, so once downloaded it keeps playing when the internet drops, then catches up when it reconnects.
- Playlists that loop all day on your shop TVs Line up images and videos, drag them into order, set how long each one shows, and let it loop all day.
- Retail digital signage for window promos, sales and new arrivals Window promos, sales that start and stop by date, and portrait screens by the fitting rooms, rolled out to every branch.
- Waiting room screens for clinics and medical centres A calm waiting room loop of opening hours, services and health tips you supply, plus a portrait screen at the registration counter.
- Simple per-shop pricing for digital signage
See what played on your screens
Start a free demo, no card required, and try it on your own Android TV, TV box, tablet, phone or Windows PC.