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Snap Overview
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Snap type:
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Read
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Description:
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Retrieve information about open events
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Prerequisites:
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None
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Support and limitations:
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Account:
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This Snap uses account references created on the Accounts page of SnapLogic Manager to handle access to this endpoint.
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Views:
Input
This Snap has at most one document input view. Each document contains data in the form of json.
Output
This Snap has at most one document output view. Each document contains a corresponding response in the form of JSON.
Error
This Snap has at most one document error view and produces zero or more documents in the view. Each document contains the corresponding error record if snap is not able to process data to SFMC.
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Settings
Label
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Overview
You can use this Snap to read data from the data extension table. Data Extension is a table within the application database that contains your data. You can use the data to run queries, pull information, and send it to a subset of subscribers. Data extensions can be used in the Marketing Cloud connector.
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Snap Type
The read data extension Snap is a read-type Snap that reads data from the data extension tables.
Prerequisites
None.
Limitations and Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document |
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| The environment endpoint, data extension name and others filters used to read the data. |
Output | Document |
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| The information read from the of data extension tables. |
Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
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Snap Settings
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Label*
Default Value: Read data extension | String | The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline.
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Environment Endpoint*
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Environment Endpoint
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S1 | Dropdown | Select the SOAP API | |
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endpoint instances to the appropriate environment. |
Default value: S1
S4
S6
S10
S7
ProductionSupport
S1
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Data Extension Name | |
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(required)
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* Default Value: N/A | String/Expression/Suggestion | Enter the name of the | |
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data extension. |
Default value: None
Need all fields? Default Value: deselected | Checkbox | Select this | |
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checkbox if you want all |
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the fields in the data extension to be fetched. | |||
Properties | Enter the list of properties/fields of data extension that needs to be fetched. | ||
Property * Default | |||
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Properties
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Filters
Property
Name of the property to filter upon.
Operator
Specifies the operator.
Default value: equals
notEquals
greaterThan
lessThan
greaterThanOrEqual
lessThanOrEqual
between
IN
like
existsInString
existsInStringAsWord
notExistsInString
beginsWith
endsWith
contains
notContains
isAnniversary
isNotAnniversary
greaterThanAnniversary
lessThanAnniversary
Value
Specifies the value for the filter.
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Timeout
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Value: N/A | String | Enter the name of the property/field of the data extension. | |
Filters | Specify the filters to select the event information. | ||
Property Default Value: N/A | String | Enter the property that you want the Snap to use for the filter. | |
Operator Default Value: N/A | Dropdown | Select the condition/operator of the filter. | |
Value Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Enter the value of the property that you want the Snap to use for the filter. | |
Timeout Default Value: 900 Minimum value: 1 | String | Enter the time in seconds to wait before aborting the request. | |
Default value: 900
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Maximum request attempts
Maximum request attempts Default Value: 5 | String | Specifies the maximum number of requests to attempt in case of connection failure. | |
Retry request interval Default | |||
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Retry request interval
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The time in seconds to wait before retrying the request.
Default value: 3
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Snap Execution
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Value: 3 | String | Specify the number of seconds for which the Snap waits between two successive requests. A retry happens only when the previous attempt resulted in an exception. | |
Snap Execution Default Value: Validate & Execute | Dropdown list | Select one of the following three modes in which the Snap executes:
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