Use these instructions when shelving a paid creative - either a main, cross-sell and/or upsell. By shelving a creative you are preventing it from being used in new efforts, but they will still work in efforts that already exist. Only paid creatives can be shelved. Lead Gen offers can only be deactivated. For instructions on how to deactivate a lead gen creative, go here.

How to Shelve a Creative

1. Navigate to the Creatives tab in IRIS by clicking 
   
   

    If you need to bulk change the status of Creatives...

   1. Sort the creatives by status by selecting a status in the column. 
      
      
      
      
   2. Once the status has been sorted by type the the  will become active. 
   3. Select the Creatives that you want to change the status of and click 
      
      
      
      
   4. The Creative Status dialog box will appear:
      
      
      
      

   5. Make changes tot he status and confirm the changes by clicking 

      Making bulk changes to the status will effect any trees the creative is currently tied to in IRIS.

2. Search for the Creative you wish to shelve and select 

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3. Under Creative Status, click 

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4. The Creative status dialog box will appear, change the status to Shelved
   
   
   
   

   When you shelve a creative, you will be given the option to also shelve all of the trees that use the creative. When you schedule a creative to be shelved, using this option will shelve the tree at the same time that the creative is shelved. Clicking on the number of Efforts hyperlink will show all the affected Efforts.

5. Select a Date and Time to shelve the offer on

6. Click 

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7. Under Creative Status, the Shelve on date and time will be shown

   
   
   

8. Click 

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