Web Service API for Content Syndication

Anonymous · ‎01-28-2018

I have a Content Syndication venor for which we are trying to process the leads that come in through this method. I would like to filter on these particular leads, but i need to understand how to do this. Currently, I have it set up as a trigger campaign for "Person is Created" Source Type is Web Service API. But, there are a couple of issues, how do I distinguish this from any API call, and also, how do I capture leads that are not a New Person? In this case, I also had populated a field through their API call, ex. Latest Campaign = xyx Campaign. I have currently used this as a filter to select just those API calls coming from this campaign. My question is twofold: 1. Is there a better way to have accomplished this? 2. How do I capture the leads that don't fall into "Person is Created", i.e. already existing leads that I'd still like to capture in this campaign?

SanfordWhiteman · ‎01-30-2018

Yes, you can use a String field that incorporates a string representation of the datetime + other info, if you believe that will help avoid a proliferation of individual Datetime type fields.

(Though note that Datetimes are strikingly more efficient than Strings at the database level: a String takes up to 50x the storage space of a Datetime, and at least 2x. And Datetimes allow date arithmetic while date-like strings do not.)

So the question is, when this field goes from nothing to being filled with a value, is that considered a Data Value Changes when done with an API integration?

A change from empty to filled is registered as a change.

The creation of a new lead, with an empty or filled value, is not a change.

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