Data Action Components

Data action components include Customer Data Feeds, the Data Collection Server, SFTP/S3/HTTP publishers, IRIS, and the Profile Cache Server.

Action components are systems and processes that let you move data in and out of Audience Manager and (for the lack of a better phrase) do things with it. These Audience Manager components include:

Customer Data Feeds (CDF)

CDF are files sent hourly to customers. These contain user IDs along with associated segment IDs, trait IDs, and other data. For more information, see Customer Data Feed Overview.

Data Collection Server (DCS)

See Data Collection Components.

SFTP/S3

The SFTP/S3 publishers receive synchronized ID data from the Outbound Feed Converter. When these files are ready, the SFTP/S3 publishers send this data to a destination specified by the client. These files contain synchronized ID data with a one-to-many mapping of Audience Manager user IDs (UUID) to:

Audience Manager customers do not have access to features that directly control the SFPT/S3 publishers. Customers use this service indirectly when they create and send data to destinations. The SFTP/S3 system is, essentially, an automated job process that runs at scheduled intervals.

IRIS

In Greek mythology, Iris is a figure who travels and delivers messages rapidly. The IRIS system is a namesake that reflects the characteristics of this figure from the ancient world. In modern terms, IRIS is a low-latency, high-frequency cookie synchronization and data transfer service.

IRIS works with the same type of data as the SFTP/S3 system. However, IRIS is different because it sends data to destinations in real time rather than at set intervals. This is a separate system because the SFTP/S3 publishers can’t send data to an HTTP destination and they’re not designed for real-time data transfers.

There are no UI controls that let customers work directly with IRIS. Customers work with IRIS indirectly when they create and send data to destinations, and for other processes that require rapid data transfers.

Examples of IRIS services and features include:

Segment Mapping Rules

To optimize traffic between IRIS and segment destinations, IRIS sends segments to destinations based on a set of rules.

Sample data file

The following example contains real-time segment data from IRIS. Keep in mind this is sample data only. Each customer may have different formatting requirements so the contents can vary.

{
    "ProcessTime": "Tue Jul 21 19:12:45 UTC 2015",
    "Client_ID": "111111",
    "AAM_Destination_Id": "22222",
    "User_count": "5",
    "Users": [
        {
            "AAM_UUID": "28272096202945091600036434734793744071",
            "DataPartner_UUID": "CAESEFdv5pk-Lurd8vL9Yfb3qFg",
            "Segments": [
                {
                    "Segment_ID": "1200598",
                    "Status": "1",
                    "DateTime": "Tue Jul 21 19:12:12 UTC 2015"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AAM_UUID": "35183292386788708387827965829455926157",
            "DataPartner_UUID": "CAESEF_d8blvZjchQ2WTzdB65yk",
            "Segments": [
                {
                    "Segment_ID": "1306742",
                    "Status": "1",
                    "DateTime": "Tue Jul 21 19:12:15 UTC 2015"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AAM_UUID": "28012470144260632050402316345856327572",
            "DataPartner_UUID": "CAESEEPfHBiRjhkzvBPXQ-0MFRE|UzCESAAABOnFeHJy",
            "Segments": [
                {
                    "Segment_ID": "1306742",
                    "Status": "1",
                    "DateTime": "Tue Jul 21 19:12:33 UTC 2015"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AAM_UUID": "18981483751565214534184221210627150539",
            "DataPartner_UUID": "CAK4NDH0ESEE6NBEhoWDkB7s7ZY|VPYFQQAAASXPElL0",
            "Segments": [
                {
                    "Segment_ID": "1306742",
                    "Status": "1",
                    "DateTime": "Tue Jul 21 19:12:36 UTC 2015"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AAM_UUID": "04761851136483019318109155624251711702",
            "DataPartner_UUID": "CAESEDkM5aSaKMV8MfaBhgSspmE|VYnTNwAAASzvVhxy",
            "Segments": [
                {
                    "Segment_ID": "1306742",
                    "Status": "1",
                    "DateTime": "Tue Jul 21 19:12:42 UTC 2015"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Profile Cache Server (PCS)

See Data Collection Components.