Managing Data Feeds

Use the data feed listing page to view existing data feeds. From this page, you can choose specific columns to display, filter column names, and perform basic actions.

Listing page columns

The following table describes columns included on the listing page.

Name

Description

ID

The Archer IDs assigned to the selected data feed

Name

A user-defined name for the selected data feeds

Status

Indicates whether the data feed is active or inactive

For more information, see Data feed status types.

Target

Identifies the target application or questionnaire for the data feed

Duration

Indicates the amount of time the data feed run takes to complete

The duration displayed in this column depends on the status type of the feed. For more information, see Data feed status types.

Predecessor

The previously run, completed data feed that triggers the selected data feed

Scheduled

Indicates the date and time that the data feed is scheduled to run

Updated By

Identifies the user who last updated the data feed

Listing page actions

Import a data feed

Use this option to import existing data feeds into Archer.

  1. From the menu, click Admin menu > Integration > Data Feeds.
  2. In the header, click Import.
  3. Select the file to import.
  4. Review the imported data and make any necessary corrections.

Actions column

The Actions column on the listing page includes basic actions available for a selected data feed.

  1. From the menu, click Admin menu > Integration > Data Feeds.
  2. In the Actions column, click Elipsis.

Export a data feed

The Export Data Feed option exports the selected data feed. This option is also found within an individual data feed.

Copy a data feed

The Copy data feed option creates a copy of the selected data feed.

View the run history

The Run History page contains the following information:

  • Name of the data feed
  • Status of the data feed. For more information, see Data feed status types.
  • Start and end date and time of the data feed
  • Number of source rows processed

Run details

The Run details report indicates statistical details of the data feed run and includes descriptive messages and the locations of any problems that may have occurred.

Access the Run details report in 1 of the following ways:

  • On the listing page, click the status of a data feed.

  • On the Run history page, select a data feed history record.

  • On an individual data feed page, in the header, click the data feed status.

Statistics

The following table describes each element.

Element

Description

Status

Indicates the status of the data feed

For more information, see Data feed status types.

Source Row

Indicates the number of source rows processed in the data feed

Modifications

Indicates the number of target, sub-form, and child records created, updated, and deleted, and also how many records the data feed failed to process

Messages

The following table describes each element.

Element

Description

Message

States the error in the data feed run

Type

Indicates the message type

Created

Indicates the date and time when the error occurred

Row

Identifies the number of the row in the source data in which the error occurred

This row is numbered starting from the first row of actual data, not from the header row.

Location

Identifies the name of the source file processed and the position of the character in the file causing the error

For example, (3, 17) indicates the 3rd row, numbered this time starting from the header row, and the 17th character in the row.

Run now

The Run Now option runs the selected data feed. Each associated data feed must be run individually. To run the data feed, the feed must be active.

This option is also found within an individual data feed.

Manage data feed page actions

Edit Transport Type

The Edit Transport Type option allows you to change the transport type of the current data feed.

  1. From the menu, click Admin menu > Integration > Data Feeds.

  2. Select a data feed and go to the Source Connection tab of the data feed.

  3. From the Transport Method list, select a transport type.

The copy page link option copies the URL of the current data feed. The following actions occur when you click copy page link:

  • If the data feed has been saved, the URL takes the user to the Manage Data Feed page of the current data feed.
  • If the data feed has not been saved, the URL takes the user to the data feed listing page.
  1. From the menu, click Admin menu > Integration > Data Feeds.
  2. Select the data feed.
  3. Click Copy page link.

Data feed status types

The data feed status indicates the current state of the data feed. The status is also found within the listing page, an individual data feed, the Run history page, and the Run details page.

The following table describes each data feed status.

Status Type

Description

Duration

Active

This data feed is scheduled to run.

The duration of the data feed run is not displayed.

Inactive

This data feed is not currently active and will not run.

The duration of the data feed run is not displayed.

Running

This data feed is currently in progress.

The time difference between the start of the run and the current time

Completed

This data feed has finished running.

The amount of time the data feed took to run

Faulted

This data feed stopped due to an error. Find specifics in the Archer logs.

The amount of time that the data feed ran before it stopped due to an error

Terminating

This data feed is in the process of stopping.

The amount of time that the data feed ran before it began the process of stopping

Terminated

This data feed has stopped.

The amount of time that the data feed ran before it stopped due to an error.

Warning

This data feed has validation errors. See the Archer logs for more details.

The amount of time the data feed took to run

Pending

This data feed is in the queue to run.

The duration of the data feed run is not displayed.