How to Create a Data Extract Activity

After you complete this procedure, you can start the activity or include the activity in a program.

Use the following steps to create a data extract activity:

1. Click the Interactions tab on the navigation bar.
2. Click Activities.
3. Click Data Extract.The Data Extract workspace appears.
4. Click Create from the toolbar.
5. Complete the information in the Properties section:
   • Name - The name of the activity. You use this name to identify the activity in the application. Subscribers cannot see the name.
   • External Key - A value you choose that uniquely identifies the activity. You use this value to identify the activity when using the API.
   • Description - The description of the activity. You use this description to further help identify the activity within the application. Subscribers cannot see the description.
   • File Naming Pattern - The name or naming pattern of the file. You can enter a static name or you can include placeholders for the date.
     
     For example, you could enter tracking.tbl to instruct the system to always look for a file named tracking.tbl or you could enter tracking%%Month%%.tbl to instruct the system to look for a filename where the last two characters are two-digit month.
   
   
   • Extract Range - Determines the date range covered by the tracking information in the extract file. Valid values include:
     • 1 day - Includes tracking data for the past day.
     • 7 days - Includes tracking data for the past seven days.
     • 30 days - Includes tracking data for the past 30 days.
   • Extract Type - Similar to a file type, this field determines the web analytics tools that will be able to interpret the extracted file. The value you select in this field determines the data you can include in the file in the Fields section.
     
     Currently, the only valid value is Omniture Extract. Future enhancements will support more values.
   
   
6. Complete the information in the Fields section:
   • [Fields] - Determines the fields that appear in the data extract file. Select the checkbox next to a field name to include it in the data extract file.
     The specific fields that you can select depend on the value you select in the Extract Type field.
   • NotificationEmail - The email address to receive the notification email when the data extract activity completes.
7. Click Save.

This page was last updated by Josh Cloud on Tue, 03 May 2011 13:01:23 GMT.

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