# Set up a Promotional Ads Feed as a Partner

If you want to receive information on new or newly updated assets uploaded by brands you partner with, consider setting up **Ad Update Data Feeds**. Only assets marked with promotional themes by a brand or associated with a deal will be included in these feeds. To identify which assets are tagged accordingly, use the *Deal* and *Deal Type* filters on the [Manage Assets](https://app.impact.com/secure/mediapartner/ads/searchAdsDirectoryMP.ihtml) screen.

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**Note:** Refer to the [promotional ads feed FAQs](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/marketing-content/promotional-ads-feed-faqs) for more information.
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1. From the top navigation bar, select ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1183576591b45997efe4dc81a25024640591d02a%2F245137dc972a7a7f6165b59538fcdbac8fd5bd8fee4ba9f20c1a2982c5b58b57.svg?alt=media) **\[User profile] → Settings**.  
2. Under *Technical*, select **Data Feeds**.
3. Next to *Daily Action Feed*, select ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-6027673a720a6522269e1861ad0554c4a85baf29%2F9dcf248c757a094c6af27798e61091b8425a0afa1637ae0e5ba3448c5f85b1a1.svg?alt=media) **\[Edit]**.
4. ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d0b6669ae76a7bef06a8d6940d7ad5c16bb8d018%2F7cb018d4face8d7cceb880eb5086c812e764fbcfe6f2a0377f88bc7576973070.svg?alt=media) **\[Toggle on]** to **Enable data feed**.
5. Select the **Frequency** at which you want to generate data feed files.
   * Each file will only include events that happened since the last time a data feed file was generated. So, for example, if you decide to set the frequency to **Hourly**, only event that occurred within each last hour will be included.
   * Refer to the table below to see when each selection would generate a file. All times are shown in UTC format.

<details>

<summary>Frequency reference</summary>

|                      |                                                   |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Frequency Option** | **Generation Times**                              |
| Hourly               | Every day, every hour since the last run time.    |
| Every 2 hours        | Every day, every 2 hours since the last run time. |
| Every 4 hours        | Every day, every 4 hours since the last run time. |
| Every 8 hours        | Every day, every 8 hours since the last run time. |
| Twice daily          | Every day at 06:00:00Z and 18:00:00Z.             |
| Daily                | Every day at 02:00:00Z.                           |
| Monthly              | The first day of each month at 03:00:00Z.         |

</details>

6. Select the **Data Format**. You have the following options:
   * XML: Human- and machine-readable [markup text](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML)
   * TAB: Plain text, tab-spaced values
   * PIPE: Plain text, pipe-separated ( | ) values
   * CSV: Plain text, comma-separated values
7. Select the ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-590bdf4e1ffbcc1fe86ad456bebab6a28c64af1f%2Ffd6e4291628446bb1fe27a831f7874b256a28cc84833d72cce2e73b94641edb7.svg?alt=media) **\[Radio Button]** to choose the **Delivery Method**: **Partner FTP** or **Email**.

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{% tab title="Partner FTP" %}

* Select a Server URL from the ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c2cb550b55c51ea1eeff0acbd6f437a03b621a2c%2F60d033ae8a04c14498d5229c3c0160ac05feea7f605dbd770741793c900469f0.svg?alt=media) **\[Drop-down menu]** and enter the FTP server URL.
* Enter the **Directory** path for the FTP server.
* Enter the **Port** number for the FTP connection (default is 21).
* Enter your **Username** for FTP login.
* Enter your **Password** for FTP login.
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{% tab title="Email" %}
Enter the **Email Address** to receive the delivery notifications.
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3. Select **Save**.

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   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note:</strong> The <em>Restart your feed</em> option does not reset your feed setup. This option should only be used if you are receiving support from impact.com and you are instructed to select the <strong>Reset</strong> button.</p></div>

#### File data fields

* Each data feed will always include all of the fields marked `Always Present in File` found in the linked spreadsheet below, but not all fields will always be present. Fields marked `Present when new data is available` will not appear in the file if no new data is available for a given line item.
* Refer to the [impact.com Promotional Ad Data Feed File Data Fields](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NDboUQWz8NBLZBAUBHkbvokWG24W3uE0w3fNRK_xoGo/edit#gid=0) spreadsheet for information on data fields in each file.