Connectors are a system for all batch data file transfers between impact.com and brands, partners, or other parties. Each connection (an individual connector) has certain attributes, such as the data type (clicks, conversions, product catalogs, etc.), direction (inbound or outbound), method (SFTP, FTP, Email), and more.
The Connector Wizard allows you to set up connections to other platforms so that impact.com can automatically batch process the data to deliver enriched data to your systems.
From the left navigation menu, select
[Menu] → Settings.On the left, under Account → Technical, select Connections.
Select Create Connection in the top right to access the Connector wizard.
Continue to configure a data upload or a data download connection.
A data upload connection allows you to provide impact.com with data regarding audiences, identities, or card-linked transactions.
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Select the Method to use to give data to impact.com: Email, SFTP, or FTP.
The Email method requires that you add a wildcard pattern that matches filenames of attachments within the email, e.g.,
audiences_*.csv.*represents any sequence of characters.?represents any single character.
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Select the Methodology to use, either Push to impact.com or Pull from third party.
The Pull from third party methodology requires that you enter a Folder with the absolute directory path that contains the file, e.g.,
/home/ShandaLear/Audiences.
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Select Next to continue.
Select existing credentials from the drop-down list, Edit Existing Credentials or Create New Credentials.
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If you're creating new credentials, enter a name for the credentials that describes its use case. E.g., Download Reports from impact.com, then select either Public Key or Password. If you choose Password, the values will be populated for you.
You will see a popup displaying your provisioned credentials. Select Copy to proceed. The credentials will be copied to your clipboard.
Select Next to continue.
A data download connection allows you to receive audience or report data from impact.com.
Select existing credentials from the drop-down list, Edit Existing Credentials or Create New Credentials.
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If you're creating new credentials, enter a name for the credentials that describes its use case. E.g., Download Reports from impact.com, then select either Public Key or Password. If you choose Password, the values will be populated for you.
You will see a popup displaying your provisioned credentials. Select Copy to proceed. The credentials will be copied to your clipboard.
Select Next to continue.