Campaigns, flights, advertisers, and other items in TAP have a status that affects how TAP works with the item. There is also flight delivery status, which only applies to flights.
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Status
Status refers to the state of the item's configuration. The status changes automatically as the configuration changes, such as when the delivery start date arrives. You can also manually change the status of an item from the item's overview sidebar or by using the Status column in a list.
The image below shows an example of a flight’s status in the Flight overview sidebar.

Status | Used with... | Description |
|---|---|---|
Draft | • Flights • Campaigns | The item is not yet ready. Draft flights do not reserve inventory. Only Active and Paused flights reserve inventory. |
Active | • Flights • Advertisers | The flight is eligible for delivery if it also meet these conditions:
|
Approved | • Campaigns | |
Declined | • Campaigns | |
Paused | • Flights | Paused flights do not deliver impressions, but they do reserve inventory. |
Inactive | • Advertisers | You cannot create a new flight with an inactive advertiser. Campaigns with an inactive advertiser also become inactive. |
Done | • Flights • Campaigns | Flights:
Campaigns: |
Archived | • Flights • Campaigns • Advertisers • Prog. Deals • Teams • Rules | See Archiving. |
Flight Delivery Status
Flight delivery status refers to the readiness of TAP to start delivering the flight. Flight delivery status doesn't necessarily correspond to flight status. For example, if a flight's delivery status is pending, and you then archive the flight, the archived flight's status is Archived, but its delivery status remains as Pending.

A flight's start date can only be changed when the flight's delivery status is "Pending."
Delivery Status | Description |
|---|---|
Pending | The flight is not ready to deliver. Typically, this means creative is missing or the start date has not yet arrived. |
Ready | The flight can deliver. It is fully configured and the flight start date has arrived. The flight may or may not actually be delivering. Example: There could be a problem preventing delivery. |
On hold | Temporary status applied when a flight that was Ready is no longer ready, such as if its creative has been deleted. |
Inactive | The advertiser has Inactive status. If the advertiser is set to Active, its inactive flights will also be reactivated. |
Done | The flight has finished delivering. Typically this means it has reached its delivery goal. Note that flight status Done does not necessarily correspond to flight delivery status Done. For example, if the flight reaches its end date without achieving its goal, the flight status will be Done but the flight delivery status will still be Ready, indicating you can extend the flight's date range and continue delivery. |