For data providers to integrate their 1st and 3rd party segments into the SpringServe platform we will need the following information.

Segment Taxonomy

File type: Excel, csv, Google Sheet

Format: The following columns should be provided in the same order if possible with no commas in the value. Commas are used as the delimiter and will skew the data. If there is no data for the un-required columns, exclude entire column.

Column Header	Format	Description	Required	Example
Code	String	The DMP's segment Identifier. To be used in reporting for consolidation, and visible to the user	Yes	SEG123
External Code	String	Used for Iris.TV, otherwise this value should be the same as the Code	Yes	intid_123
Political	Alpha	A Yes or No indicator if the segment is considered political.	No	Yes No
Vendor	Alpha	The DMP or partner name exactly how they want it to be displayed in the SpringServe platform	Yes	TruAudience Liveramp
segment_category	Alpha	The category that the segment falls into	No	Auto - In Market Demographics Homeowner
description	Alpha	More detailed information about the segment such as household income range, specific car type, etc.	Yes	Online shoppers Travel Enthusiasts Married
CPM	Alpha Numeric	The CPM that SpringServe pays.	Yes	$1.00

Example format:

Code	External Code	Political	Vendor	segment_category	description	CPM
ABC1	DEF_123	No	Activate by Semcasting	Consumer - Arts and Crafts Stores Shoppers	Arts and Crafts Stores Shoppers : All	$1.50
ABC2	DEF_124	No	Activate by Semcasting	Consumer - Arts and Crafts Stores Shoppers	Arts and Crafts Stores Shoppers : Hobby Lobby	$1.50
DEF1	DEF_125	No	Activate by Semcasting	Consumer - Arts and Crafts Stores Shoppers	Arts and Crafts Stores Shoppers : Jo-Ann Stores	$1.50
POL_RI_RI013	DEF_126	Yes	Activate by Semcasting	State House Districts Rhode Island - RI	RI013	$0.90
POL_RI_RI040	DEF_127	Yes	Activate by Semcasting	State House Districts Rhode Island - RI	RI040	$0.90
12345678	12345678	No	Tru Optik	Auto - In Market	New Vehicle	$1.50
91011121	91011121	No	Tru Optik	Auto - In Market	Used Vehicle	$1.50
31415161	31415161	No	Tru Optik	Auto - In Market	Small/Compact	$1.70
71819202	71819202	No	Tru Optik	Auto - In Market	Midsize	$1.70
12223242	12223242	No	Tru Optik	Auto - In Market	Pickup Truck	$1.70

Segment file format

File structure: The format we generally expect is: ['Ip address'] | [list of segment attributes - comma delimited]

ex: 174.252.192.95

15100000,15100001,15100002,15100003,15100005,15100006,15100007,15100008,15100009,15100010,15100011,15100012,

Naming convention: Can be anything but typically:

<epoch_millis><operation><id_type><format_version><HHMMSS>_<extra_info>.tsv.gz

<epoch_millis> is a numeric timestamp value.
<operation> will be OVR (overwrite) if the contents are to replace the segment_list for each named id_value, or APP (append) if the segment_list for each named id_value is to be added to the current value (if any) you have for that id_value.
<id_type> will be DVC, USR, or IPA designating that the contained id_values are device_id, user_id, or ip_address.
<format_version> is the version of the file format that was used, currently always 0.
<HHMMSS> is the human readable hour-minute-seconds of the timestamp.
<extra_info> is anything else (such as sequence numbering or descriptive comment) that may be appended to the name. If there is none, there will be no underscore after the <HHMMSS> value, before the “.tsv.gz”. Currently all files have a "_000" value here.
".tsv" designates that it is a tab separated file.
".gz" designates that it was been GZIPped.
All dates/times are UTC.

Data transfer

Storage service: SpringServe could provide S3 credentials for data transfer or we could use the data provider S3 credentials. There is no strong preference.

Folder structure:
Each day, a new folder named <YYYYMMDD> gets created in the results_SpringServe S3 folder, previously provided. Within that <YYYYMMDD> folder, files will be created hourly with names formatted as:

Frequency: The frequency of data transfer needs to be agreed upon so that SpringServe knows when to export and process the segments for usage in the platform. Ex: Once nightly, 2 times a day, every hour

File Count and process: We need to know many files should we expect in each upload and if the files are a complete refresh or added on data.

Usage reporting

SpringServe will provide a usage report which includes: segment ID, segment name, impressions, cost, and total revenue. If there is anything else that needs to be reported let SpringServe know, or provide a sample report.

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