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Multiple Customer Attribute Files

  • November 23, 2016
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Are there any potential "gotchas" or concerns with mapping multiple customer attribute files to Adobe Target.

Each File would represent a separate customer group based on membership level and site/country

Example:

Member US

Member UK

Each would be mapped to target. Each would be mapped to it's own report suite.

 

Thanks!

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    Eric Caudle wrote...

    If I map two attributes from one file to target (example: field1 & field2). And then I map two fields from another file to Target with the same field names (example: field1 & field2 again), does this count as 2 or 4 attributes toward my 200 attribute limit?

    If they aren't in the same datasource, it would count as 4. If you uploading additional files to the same datasource, it should only count as 2. Essentially, every time you click the "Add Subscription" button and choose a solution, you should count that toward your limits.

    Here is a screenshot showing multiple files within the same datasource.

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    jantzen_b
    jantzen_b
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    November 23, 2016

    No problem! Thanks for stopping by! smiley

    Also, if you wouldn't mind, we like to have our users mark the correct answer in case someone reads this thread in the future. You can do so by clicking the "Mark as: Correct" text next to the answer you felt best answered your question.

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    Jantzen

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    eric_caudleAuthor
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    November 23, 2016

    Thanks again!

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    Employee
    November 23, 2016

    Eric Caudle wrote...

    If I map two attributes from one file to target (example: field1 & field2). And then I map two fields from another file to Target with the same field names (example: field1 & field2 again), does this count as 2 or 4 attributes toward my 200 attribute limit?

    If they aren't in the same datasource, it would count as 4. If you uploading additional files to the same datasource, it should only count as 2. Essentially, every time you click the "Add Subscription" button and choose a solution, you should count that toward your limits.

    Here is a screenshot showing multiple files within the same datasource.

      eric_caudle
      eric_caudleAuthor
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      November 23, 2016

      That makes sense. Thanks!

       

      Eric

      eric_caudle
      eric_caudleAuthor
      New Participant
      November 23, 2016

      Thanks Jantzen! That information is helpful.

      A follow up question if you don't mind:

      If I map two attributes from one file to target (example: field1 & field2). And then I map two fields from another file to Target with the same field names (example: field1 & field2 again), does this count as 2 or 4 attributes toward my 200 attribute limit?

      Thanks again!


      Eric

      jantzen_b
      jantzen_b
      Employee
      November 23, 2016

      Eric Caudle wrote...

      Also, what does the following statement mean: "Each attribute source should contain the same number of comma-separated fields. "

      Does this mean that each file uploaded should have the same headers or just the same number of fields?

      The statement is found here: https://marketing.adobe.com/resources/help/en_US/mcloud/crs_data_file.html

       

      I believe this is just a reminder to ensure all rows in your data source have either a value or placeholder for each column when converted to CSV format. Alternatively, it may also indicate that you need to ensure any new data added to the same source has the same number of columns to avoid schema mismatch errors. 

      eric_caudle
      eric_caudleAuthor
      New Participant
      November 23, 2016

      Are there any potential "gotchas" or concerns with mapping multiple customer attribute files to Adobe Target.

      Each File would represent a separate customer group based on membership level and site/country

      Example:

      Member US

      Member UK

      Each would be mapped to target. Each would be mapped to it's own report suite.

      Also, what does the following statement mean: "Each attribute source should contain the same number of comma-separated fields. "

      Does this mean that each file uploaded should have the same headers or just the same number of fields?

      The statement is found here: https://marketing.adobe.com/resources/help/en_US/mcloud/crs_data_file.html

      Thanks!

      jantzen_b
      jantzen_b
      Employee
      November 23, 2016

      Eric,

      There shouldn't be any issue uploading multiple files to Customer Attributes and using them in Adobe Target. I would suggest a quick read through the FAQs located here. There are a few Target specific questions toward the bottom of the page.

      Thanks,
      Jantzen

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