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--- te3:outgoing_lists [2014/10/28 13:18] – moderator
+++ te3:outgoing_lists [2014/12/04 06:28] (current) – [1. Automatic outgoing list] moderator
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 Menu: {{:te3:settings_logo.png?nolink|}} Settings / Outgoing list
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 <WRAP caution>Modifying "Outgoing list" settings can have a huge impact on the outgoing traffic distribution. If not set properly, traffic on your site could decrease. Before you apply any changes, read this topic very carefully.</WRAP>
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-===== Description =====
 "Outgoing list" is a list of your [[te3:trade_types|active trades]], with a certain amount of percentage assigned to them.
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 TE3 "outgoing list" also tracks visited sites and if a surfer has already visited some of the sites on the list, those trades get replaced by the highest placed pending trades.
-You can choose between two types of "outgoing lists":
+You can choose between **two types of "outgoing lists":**
-  - **"Automatic outgoing list"**: is set by default and should sufficient for most webmasters, \\ \\
+===== 1. Automatic outgoing list =====
-  - **"Manual outgoing list"**: designed for users with very specific requirements.
+"Automatic outgoing list" is set by default and **should be sufficient for most webmasters** - it is the more efficent method of distributing traffic in most cases. All parameters are preset, but can be fully customized to meet your specific needs:
+=== Visual presentation ===
-{{:te3:out_list2.png?nolink|}}
+{{:te3:out_list9.png?nolink|}}
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 ^ # ^ Action ^ Description ^
 | 1. | ''Automatic'' / ''Manual'': | choose between "Automatic" and "Manual" outgoing list. |
-| 2. | ''Outlist length'': | specify, what percentage of active trades you would like to place on the outgoing list. |
+| 2. | ''Outlist length'': | specify, what percentage of active trades you would like to place on the outgoing list. [[te3:outgoing_lists#Outlist length|Learn more]] |
 | 3. | ''Start weight value'': | specify start weight value (e.g. 1000 or 100). |
-| 4. | ''Decrease ratio'': | specify decrease ratio. Decrease ratio affects percentage asigned to trades. |
+| 4. | ''Decrease ratio'': | specify decrease ratio. Decrease ratio affects percentage asigned to trades. [[te3:outgoing_lists#Decrease ratio|Learn more]] |
-| 5. | ''Add record'': | click {{:te3:interface_plus.png?nolink|}} icon to add record ("Manual outgoing list"). |
+| 5. | ''Successive number'': | succesive slot number - trade with the lowest number has the highest priority on the outgoing list. |
-| 6. | ''Successive number'': | succesive slot number - trade with the lowest number has the highest priority on the outgoing list. |
+| 6. | ''Graph'': | probability a surfer will be sent to a respective trade. |
-| 7. | ''Weight'': | set weight as a descending value ("Manual outgoing list"). |
+| 7. | ''Domain'': | domain name for the respective trade. |
-| 8. | ''Graph'': | probability a surfer will be sent to a respective trade. |
+| 8. | ''Update'': | {{:te3:button_update.png?nolink|}} outgoing list. |
-| 9. | ''Domain'': | domain name for the respective trade. |
+ \\ \\
-| 10. | ''Delete record'': | click {{:te3:backup_delete.png?nolink|}}icon to delete record ("Manual outgoing list"). |
+Since "Automatic outgoing list" distributes traffic automatically, **there are some limitations**:
-| 11. | ''Update'': | upate outgoing list. |
+  * you cannot {{:te3:add_button.png?nolink|}} add / {{:te3:backup_delete.png?nolink|}} delete records - the number of slots is fixed (you can change the ''Outlist length'') and trades are aloted to the slots automatically, based on the ''Owed'' ratio,
+  * ''Weights'' for slots on the list cannot be modified directly - they get calculated automatically from the ''Start weight value'' and ''Decrease ratio'' - if you change ''Decrease ratio'', ''Weights'' will be re-calculated accordingly.
+=== Outlist length ===
+You can change the number of slots on the list by modifying the percentage of active trades ("outgoing list" must have at least one slot).
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+++++ Example |
-==== Automatic outgoing list ====
+**Multiple slots:** if you have 20 active trades on your site and your ''Outlist lenght'' is set to ''25%'', there will be 5 slots on the "outgoing list" and you'll be sending traffic to trades aloted to the slots according to the probability TE3 calculates for each of them. If a surfer has already visited some of the trades on the list, those trades will be replaced by pending trades.
+**Single slot:** if you have 20 active trades on your site and your ''Outlist lenght'' is set to ''1%'', there will be 1 slot on the "outgoing list", and the probability a surfer is sent to that trade is 100%, unless he has already visited the trade. In that case he will be sent to a trade with the second highest ''Owed'' ratio.
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+=== Decrease ratio ===
+Trades on the "outgoing list" are relative to each other and the ''Decrease ratio'' defines correlation between them. When you edit ''Decrease ratio'', you influence distribution dispersion and you change probability a trade will receive a surfer. As you can imagine, different settings will produce very different results - we don't advise you to experiment with this feature, only change ''Decrease ratio'' when you have a good reason for it.
-"Automatic outgoing list" is set by default and is the more efficent method of distributing traffic in most cases. All parameters are preset, but can be fully customized to meet your specific needs:
-  * **Outlist length**: you can change the number of slots on the list by modifying the percentage of active trades ("outgoing list" must have at least one slot). \\ \\ Multiple slots: <color grey>if you have 20 active trades on your site and your ''Outlist lenght'' is set to ''25%'', there will be 5 slots on the "outgoing list" and you'll be sending traffic to trades aloted to the slots according to the probability TE3 calculates for each of them. If a surfer has already visited some of the trades on the list, those trades will be replaced by pending trades. </color> \\ \\ Single slot: <color grey>if you have 20 active trades on your site and your ''Outlist lenght'' is set to ''1%'', there will be 1 slot on the "outgoing list", and the probability a surfer is sent to that trade is 100%, unless he has already visited the trade. In that case he will be sent to a trade with the second highest ''Owed'' ratio.     </color> \\ \\
-  * **Decrease ratio**: trades on the "outgoing list" are relative to each other and the ''Decrease ratio'' defines correlation between them. When you edit ''Decrease ratio'', you influence distribution dispersion and you change probability a trade will receive a surfer. As you can imagine, different settings will produce very different results - we don't advise you to experiment with this feature, only change ''Decrease ratio'' when you have a good reason for it. \\ \\
 ++++ Example |
 ''Decrease ratio 0.65'': \\ {{ :te3:out_list5.png?nolink|}} \\ \\ If you have 20 active trades on your site and your ''Outlist lenght'' is set to 25%, there are 5 slots on the “outgoing list”. If ''Decrease ratio'' is set to ''0.65'', there is a 39.57% probability, a surfer will be sent to trade aloted to slot ''1'', 25.72% probability for slot ''2'', etc. \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
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-Since "Automatic outgoing list" distributes traffic automatically, there are some limitations:
-  * you cannot add / delete records - the number of slots is fixed (you can change the ''Outlist length'') and trades are aloted to the slots automatically, based on the ''Owed'' ratio,
-  * ''Weights'' for slots on the list cannot be modified directly - they get calculated automatically from the ''Start weight value'' and ''Decrease ratio'' - if you change ''Decrease ratio'', ''Weights'' will be re-calculated accordingly.
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-==== Manual outgoing list ====
+===== 2. Manual outgoing list =====
+"Manual outgoing list" is designed **for users with very specific requirements**. If you switch "Outgoing list" from ''Automatic'' to ''Manual'', default settings (''Outlist length'', ''Start weight value'' and ''Decrease ratio'') will be disabled. "Manual outgoing list" is fully customizable - specify the number of slots on the list by {{:te3:interface_plus.png?nolink|}}adding and {{:te3:backup_delete.png?nolink|}}deleting records, define correlations between trades by setting ''Weights'' for each slot:
+=== Visual presentation ===
+{{:te3:out_list10.png?nolink|}}
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+^ # ^ Action ^ Description ^
+| 1. | ''Automatic'' / ''Manual'': | choose between "Automatic" and "Manual" outgoing list. |
+| 2. | ''Add record'' | click {{:te3:interface_plus.png?nolink|}} icon to add record. |
+| 3. | ''Delete record'': | click {{:te3:backup_delete.png?nolink|}}icon to delete record. |
+| 4. | ''Successive number'': | succesive slot number - trade with the lowest number has the highest priority on the outgoing list. |
+| 5. | ''Weight'': | set weight as a descending value ("Manual outgoing list"). |
+| 6. | ''Graph'': | probability a surfer will be sent to a respective trade. |
+| 7. | ''Domain'': | domain name for the respective trade. |
+| 8. | ''Update'': | {{:te3:button_update.png?nolink|}} outgoing list. |
-If you switch "Outgoing list" from ''Automatic'' to ''Manual'', default settings (''Outlist length'', ''Start weight value'' and ''Decrease ratio'') will be disabled. "Manual outgoing list" is fully customizable - specify the number of slots on the list by {{:te3:interface_plus.png?nolink|}}adding and {{:te3:backup_delete.png?nolink|}}deleting records, define correlations between trades by setting ''Weights'' for each slot.