Understanding the Records / Segments / Distribution Metric
The Records / Segments / Distribution metric determines how you will be billed based on the number of records distributed to each destination account. You can view where this metric is displayed (if you've performed distribution) by selecting Administration → Usage Report from the navigation pane, and clicking the Usage tab.
LiveRamp calculates the total units using the following logic:
For each unique destination account a segment is distributed to, LiveRamp determines the maximum number of records within the segment over the month.
For each segment, LiveRamp sums up the maximum number of records per destination account.
LiveRamp sums the results across all segments.
This method of calculation prevents overbilling if the number of records within a segment changes when it is removed from a particular destination.
To learn more about the billing model and other metrics, see "Understanding LiveRamp Billing".
Example Scenario
See how the calculation works in the scenario below:
Date | Action | Active Destination Accounts |
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April 1 | 1,000 records uploaded to segment A. | None |
April 5 | Segment A distributed to destination accounts 1 and 2. |
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April 10 | Segment A removed from destination account 1. |
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April 15 | Segment A distributed to destination account 3. |
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April 20 | 9,000 new records uploaded to segment A. |
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Based on the scenario above, the maximum number of records in segment A distributed to each destination account for the month of April is as follows:
Destination account 1: 1,000
Destination account 2: 10,000
Destination account 3: 10,000
After summing these values, the total comes to 21,000 units. On the Usage Report page, the user can view how many tokens this would cost by clicking on the Records / Segments / Distribution row and navigating to segment A's row.