Act-On Connector for CData Sync

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  • Act-On
    • Establishing a Connection
    • Advanced Features
      • SSL Configuration
      • Firewall and Proxy
    • Data Model
      • Tables
        • List_MyList
        • Optout
      • Views
        • Campaigns
        • Categories
        • DrilldownReports
        • Hardbounce
        • Images
        • Media
        • Messages
        • OtherLists
        • Programs
        • Reports
        • ReportsByPeriod
        • ScoreDetails
        • Spamcomplaint
        • SubscriptionOptOuts
        • Users
    • Connection String Options
      • Authentication
        • AuthScheme
        • User
        • Password
      • OAuth
        • OAuthClientId
        • OAuthClientSecret
      • SSL
        • SSLServerCert
      • Firewall
        • FirewallType
        • FirewallServer
        • FirewallPort
        • FirewallUser
        • FirewallPassword
      • Proxy
        • ProxyAutoDetect
        • ProxyServer
        • ProxyPort
        • ProxyAuthScheme
        • ProxyUser
        • ProxyPassword
        • ProxySSLType
        • ProxyExceptions
      • Logging
        • LogModules
      • Schema
        • Location
        • BrowsableSchemas
        • Tables
        • Views
      • Miscellaneous
        • MaxRows
        • Other
        • Pagesize
        • PseudoColumns
        • RowScanDepth
        • Timeout
        • TypeDetectionScheme
        • UserDefinedViews

Act-On Connector for CData Sync

Overview

The CData Sync App provides a straightforward way to continuously pipeline your Act-On data to any database, data lake, or data warehouse, making it easily available for Analytics, Reporting, AI, and Machine Learning.

The Act-On connector can be used from the CData Sync application to pull data from Act-On and move it to any of the supported destinations.

Act-On Version Support

The Sync App leverages V1 of the Act-On API to enable bidirectional access to Act-On data.

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Establishing a Connection

Adding a Connection to Act-On

To add a connection to Act-On:

  1. In the application console, navigate to the Connections page.
  2. At the Add Connections panel, select the icon for the connection you want to add.
  3. If the Act-On icon is not available, click the Add More icon to download and install the Act-On connector from the CData site.

For required properties, see the Settings tab.

For connection properties that are not typically required, see the Advanced tab.

Authenticating to Act-On

Act-On uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, you will need to create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties.

Desktop Applications

CData provides an embedded OAuth application that simplifies OAuth desktop Authentication. Alternatively, you can create a custom application. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for information on creating custom applications and reasons for doing so.

For authentication, the only difference between the two methods is that you must set two additional connection properties when using custom OAuth applications.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

  • OAuthClientId: (custom applications only) Set to the Client ID in your application settings.
  • OAuthClientSecret: (custom applications only) Set to the Client Secret in your application settings.

When you connect, the Sync App opens the OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. The Sync App then completes the OAuth process as follows:

Web Applications

When connecting via a web application, you need to register a custom OAuth application with Act-On. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for more information. You can then use the driver to get and manage the OAuth token values.

First, get an OAuthAccessToken by setting the following connection properties:

  • OAuthClientId: Set to the client Id in your application settings.
  • OAuthClientSecret: Set to the client secret in your application settings.

Then call stored procedures to complete the OAuth exchange:

  1. Call the GetOAuthAuthorizationURL stored procedure. Set the CallbackURL input to the callback URL you specified in your application settings. If necessary, set the Scope parameter to request custom permissions. The stored procedure returns the URL of the OAuth endpoint.
  2. Open the URL, log in, and authorize the application. You are redirected back to the callback URL.
  3. Call the GetOAuthAccessToken stored procedure. Set the AuthMode input to WEB. Set the Verifier input to the "code" parameter in the query string of the callback URL. If necessary, set the Scope parameter to request custom permissions.

After you have obtained the access and refresh tokens, you can connect to data and refresh the OAuth access token either automatically or manually.

Automatic Refresh of the OAuth Access Token

To have the driver automatically refresh the OAuth access token, set the following on the first data connection:

  • InitiateOAuth: Set this to REFRESH.
  • OAuthClientId: Set this to the client Id in your application settings.
  • OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the client secret in your application settings.
  • OAuthAccessToken: Set this to the access token returned by GetOAuthAccessToken.
  • OAuthRefreshToken: Set this to the refresh token returned by GetOAuthAccessToken.
  • OAuthSettingsLocation: Set this to the location where the Sync App saves the OAuth token values, which persist across connections.
On subsequent data connections, the values for OAuthAccessToken and OAuthRefreshToken are taken from OAuthSettingsLocation.

Manual Refresh of the OAuth Access Token

The only value needed to manually refresh the OAuth access token when connecting to data is the OAuth refresh token.

Use the RefreshOAuthAccessToken stored procedure to manually refresh the OAuthAccessToken after the ExpiresIn parameter value returned by GetOAuthAccessToken has elapsed, then set the following connection properties:

  • OAuthClientId: Set this to the client Id in your application settings.
  • OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the client secret in your application settings.

Then call RefreshOAuthAccessToken with OAuthRefreshToken set to the OAuth refresh token returned by GetOAuthAccessToken. After the new tokens have been retrieved, open a new connection by setting the OAuthAccessToken property to the value returned by RefreshOAuthAccessToken.

Finally, store the OAuth refresh token so that you can use it to manually refresh the OAuth access token after it has expired.

Headless Machines

To configure the driver to use OAuth with a user account on a headless machine, you need to authenticate on another device that has an internet browser.

  1. Choose one of two options:

    • Option 1: Obtain the OAuthVerifier value as described in "Obtain and Exchange a Verifier Code" below.
    • Option 2: Install the Sync App on a machine with a browser and transfer the OAuth authentication values after you authenticate through the usual browser-based flow, as described in "Transfer OAuth Settings" below.

  2. Then configure the Sync App to automatically refresh the access token on the headless machine.

Option 1: Obtain and Exchange a Verifier Code

To obtain a verifier code, you must authenticate at the OAuth authorization URL.

Follow the steps below to authenticate from the machine with an internet browser and obtain the OAuthVerifier connection property.

  1. Choose one of these options:

    • If you are using the Embedded OAuth Application click Act-On OAuth endpoint to open the endpoint in your browser.
    • If you are using a Custom OAuthd Application, create the Authorization URL by setting the following properties:
      • InitiateOAuth: Set to OFF.
      • OAuthClientId: Set to the client Id assigned when you registered your application.
      • OAuthClientSecret: Set to the client secret assigned when you registered your application.
      Then call the GetOAuthAuthorizationURL stored procedure with the appropriate CallbackURL. Open the URL returned by the stored procedure in a browser.

  2. Log in and grant permissions to the Sync App. You are then redirected to the callback URL, which contains the verifier code.
  3. Save the value of the verifier code. Later you will set this in the OAuthVerifier connection property.
Next, you need to exchange the OAuth verifier code for OAuth refresh and access tokens. Set the following properties:

On the headless machine, set the following connection properties to obtain the OAuth authentication values.

  • InitiateOAuth: Set this to REFRESH.
  • OAuthVerifier: Set this to the verifier code.
  • OAuthClientId: (custom applications only) Set this to the client Id in your custom OAuth application settings.
  • OAuthClientSecret: (custom applications only) Set this to the client secret in the custom OAuth application settings.
  • OAuthSettingsLocation: Set this to persist the encrypted OAuth authentication values to the specified location.

After the OAuth settings file is generated, you need to re-set the following properties to connect:

  • InitiateOAuth: Set this to REFRESH.
  • OAuthClientId: (custom applications only) Set this to the client Id assigned when you registered your application.
  • OAuthClientSecret: (custom applications only) Set this to the client secret assigned when you registered your application.
  • OAuthSettingsLocation: Set this to the location containing the encrypted OAuth authentication values. Make sure this location gives read and write permissions to the Sync App to enable the automatic refreshing of the access token.

Option 2: Transfer OAuth Settings

Prior to connecting on a headless machine, you need to install and create a connection with the driver on a device that supports an internet browser. Set the connection properties as described in "Desktop Applications" above.

After completing the instructions in "Desktop Applications", the resulting authentication values are encrypted and written to the location specified by OAuthSettingsLocation. The default filename is OAuthSettings.txt.

After you have successfully tested the connection, copy the OAuth settings file to your headless machine.

On the headless machine, set the following connection properties to connect to data:

  • InitiateOAuth: Set this to REFRESH.
  • OAuthClientId: (custom applications only) Set this to the client Id assigned when you registered your application.
  • OAuthClientSecret: (custom applications only) Set this to the client secret assigned when you registered your application.
  • OAuthSettingsLocation: Set this to the location of your OAuth settings file. Make sure this location gives read and write permissions to the Sync App to enable the automatic refreshing of the access token.

Password Grant Authentication

When there is a trust relationship between the user and the application, the user can use the Password grant type to authenticate from either a Desktop application or the web. To enable this authscheme, set AuthScheme to OAuthPassword.

Authentication by password grant is similar to OAuth -- in fact, it requires that you have already set up a custom OAuth application, as described in Creating a Custom OAuth App -- but once it's set up it does not require user interaction.

To connect, set these properties:

  • InitiateOAuth: GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the access token in the connection string.
  • AuthScheme: Set the AuthScheme to OAuthPassword to perform authentication with the password grant type.
  • User: The Username of the user specified in your custom OAuth application.
  • Password: The Password of the user specified in your custom OAuth application.
  • OAuthClientId: The Client Id specified in your custom OAuth application.
  • OAuthClientSecret: The Client Secret specified in your custom OAuth application.

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Advanced Features

This section details a selection of advanced features of the Act-On Sync App.

User Defined Views

The Sync App supports the use of user defined views, virtual tables whose contents are decided by a pre-configured user defined query. These views are useful when you cannot directly control queries being issued to the drivers. For an overview of creating and configuring custom views, see User Defined Views .

SSL Configuration

Use SSL Configuration to adjust how Sync App handles TLS/SSL certificate negotiations. You can choose from various certificate formats;. For further information, see the SSLServerCert property under "Connection String Options" .

Firewall and Proxy

Configure the Sync App for compliance with Firewall and Proxy, including Windows proxies and HTTP proxies. You can also set up tunnel connections.

Query Processing

The Sync App offloads as much of the SELECT statement processing as possible to Act-On and then processes the rest of the query in memory (client-side).

For further information, see Query Processing.

Logging

For an overview of configuration settings that can be used to refine CData logging, see Logging. Only two connection properties are required for basic logging, but there are numerous features that support more refined logging, which enables you to use the LogModules connection property to specify subsets of information to be logged.

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SSL Configuration

Customizing the SSL Configuration

By default, the Sync App attempts to negotiate TLS with the server. The server certificate is validated against the default system trusted certificate store. You can override how the certificate gets validated using the SSLServerCert connection property.

To specify another certificate, see the SSLServerCert connection property.

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Firewall and Proxy

Connecting Through a Firewall or Proxy

HTTP Proxies

To authenticate to an HTTP proxy, set the following:

  • ProxyServer: the hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through.
  • ProxyPort: the TCP port that the proxy server is running on.
  • ProxyAuthScheme: the authentication method the Sync App uses when authenticating to the proxy server.
  • ProxyUser: the username of a user account registered with the proxy server.
  • ProxyPassword: the password associated with the ProxyUser.

Other Proxies

Set the following properties:

  • To use a proxy-based firewall, set FirewallType, FirewallServer, and FirewallPort.
  • To tunnel the connection, set FirewallType to TUNNEL.
  • To authenticate, specify FirewallUser and FirewallPassword.
  • To authenticate to a SOCKS proxy, additionally set FirewallType to SOCKS5.

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Data Model

The CData Sync App models entities in the Act-On API as tables, views, and stored procedures. These are defined in schema files, which are simple, text-based configuration files.
Lists in Act-On are exposed as views with the convention List_ListName. For each list there is another view List_ListName_Score where you can see the score of the people in the list.
Same logic for Segments in Act-On, they are exposed as views as Segment_SegmentName. And have an equivalent view Segment_SegmentName_Score.
Any changes you make to your Act-On account, such as adding a new list, adding new columns, or changing the data type of a column, will immediately be reflected
when you connect using the driver.

Using Query Processing

The Sync App offloads as much of the SELECT statement processing as possible to the Act-On APIs and then processes the rest of the query within the Sync App. The following sections document API limitations and requirements.

Views

Views are tables that cannot be modified. Typically, read-only data are shown as views.

Stored Procedures

Stored Procedures are function-like interfaces to the data source. They can be used to search, update, and modify information in the data source.

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Tables

The Sync App models the data in Act-On as a list of tables in a relational database that can be queried using standard SQL statements.

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Name Description
List_MyList Create, update, delete, and query records of a List.
Optout Upsert, delete and query records of a Optout list.

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List_MyList

Create, update, delete, and query records of a List.

Table Specific Information

Every list that is created in your Act-On account is represented by a new table that is dynamically retrieved from your Act-On account. The name of the table has the following format:

List_nameOfTheList

For example, if the list in the Act-On UI is called 'MyList', the name of the table in the driver would be 'List_MyList'.

This is an example on how a list is exposed as table.

Select

Query records of the specified table.:

SELECT * FROM [List_MyList]

INSERT

Create a new record in the table.

Note: The ListId is required to insert a new record into a table.

All the fields that are not read-only can be specified.

INSERT INTO [List_MyList] ([First Name], [Last Name], [E-mail Address], [ListId]) VALUES ('John', 'Doe', '[email protected]', 'l-000d')

Update

Update details of a specific record.

Note: To update a record from a table, the ListId and E-mail Address must be specified.

All the fields that are not read-only can be specified.

UPDATE [List_MyList] SET [First Name] = 'Mohit', [Last Name] = 'Chaturvedi', [E-mail Address] = '[email protected]' WHERE [ListId] = 'l-000d' AND [E-mail Address] = '[email protected]'

Upsert

Update details of a specific record if it exists, else will insert a new record.

Note: To upsert a record from a table, the ListId and E-mail Address must be specified.

All the fields that are not read-only can be specified.

UPSERT INTO [List_MyList] ([First Name], [Last Name], [E-mail Address], [ListId]) VALUES ('Shubham', 'Prakash', '[email protected]', 'l-000a')

Delete

Delete a record of a table.

Note: To Delete a record the ListId and _contact_id_ must be specified.

All the fields that are not read-only can be specified.

DELETE FROM List_MyList WHERE [ListId] = 'l-000d' AND [_contact_id_] = 'l-000d:10'

Columns

Name Type ReadOnly Description
_contact_id_ [KEY] String False

The _contact_id_ of the List_MyList.

First Name String False

The First Name of the List_MyList.

Last Name String False

The Last Name of the List_MyList.

E-mail Address String False

The E-mail Address of the List_MyList.

_FORM String False

The _FORM of the List_MyList.

_CAMPAIGN String False

The _CAMPAIGN of the List_MyList.

_IPADDR String False

The _IPADDR of the List_MyList.

_BROWSER String False

The _BROWSER of the List_MyList.

_JSTZO String False

The _JSTZO of the List_MyList.

_TIME String False

The _TIME of the List_MyList.

_REFERRER String False

The _REFERRER of the List_MyList.

_EMAIL_REFERRER String False

The _EMAIL_REFERRER of the List_MyList.

_FORM_URL String False

The _FORM_URL of the List_MyList.

_SEARCH String False

The _SEARCH of the List_MyList.

_GEO_NAME String False

The _GEO_NAME of the List_MyList.

_GEO_COUNTRY_CODE String False

The _GEO_COUNTRY_CODE of the List_MyList.

_GEO_COUNTRY String False

The _GEO_COUNTRY of the List_MyList.

_GEO_STATE String False

The _GEO_STATE of the List_MyList.

_GEO_CITY String False

The _GEO_CITY of the List_MyList.

_GEO_POSTAL_CODE String False

The _GEO_POSTAL_CODE of the List_MyList.

__created_date Datetime False

The __created_date of the List_MyList.

__modified_date Datetime False

The __modified_date of the List_MyList.

ListId String False

The ListId of the List_MyList.

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Optout

Upsert, delete and query records of a Optout list.

Table Specific Information

Select

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Timestamp supports the '>=' , '>' , '<=' and '<' operator.

For example:

SELECT * FROM Optout WHERE Timestamp >= '2022-09-15 08:53:50.111' AND  Timestamp <= '2022-09-16 00:30:33.14'

SELECT * FROM Optout WHERE Timestamp > '2022-09-15 08:53:50.111' AND  Timestamp < '2022-09-16 00:30:33.14'

Upsert

Upsert can be executed by specifying the Email column. Following is an example of how to insert a single email into this table

UPSERT INTO Optout(Email) VALUES ('[email protected]')

Multiple emails can also be added or updated. Following is an example of how to insert multiple emails into this table

UPSERT INTO Optout(Email) VALUES ('[email protected];[email protected]')

DELETE

Delete can be executed by specifying the Email column in the WHERE Clause. Following is an example of how to delete a single email from this table

DELETE FROM Optout WHERE Email = '[email protected]'

Multiple emails can also be deleted. Following is an example of how to delete multiple emails into this table

DELETE FROM Optout WHERE Email = '[email protected];[email protected]'

Columns

Name Type ReadOnly Description
Email String False

Email of the user.

Origin String True

Origin.

Timestamp Timestamp True

When the user joined the list.

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Views

Views are similar to tables in the way that data is represented; however, views are read-only.

Queries can be executed against a view as if it were a normal table.

Act-On Connector for CData Sync Views

Name Description
Campaigns Query the available campaigns ActOn.
Categories Query the available categories of subscription in ActOn.
DrilldownReports Query detailed reports about messages in ActOn.
Hardbounce Query records of a Hardbounce list.
Images Query the available images on your ActOn account.
Media Query the available media on your ActOn account.
Messages Query the available messages in ActOn.
OtherLists Query the hardbounce, spam complaint and optout lists on ActOn. This view has been deprecated.
Programs Query the available programs on ActOn.
Reports Query the available reports in ActOn.
ReportsByPeriod Query the reports related to messages in ActOn.
ScoreDetails Query the score details of a contact.
Spamcomplaint Query records of a Spamcomplaint list.
SubscriptionOptOuts Query the available subscriptions in ActOn.
Users Query the email senders for the current account in ActOn.

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Campaigns

Query the available campaigns ActOn.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Id supports the '=' and 'IN' operators.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM Campaigns WHERE Id = 0001
SELECT * FROM Campaigns WHERE Id IN (0001, 0002)

Columns

Name Type Description
Id [KEY] String The Id of the campaign.
Name String The name of the campaign.
Created Datetime When the campaign was created.
AssetIds String Asset ids of the campaigns.
Description String Description of the campaign.
Modified Datetime When the campaign was last modified.
Urls String Urls related to the campaign.

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Categories

Query the available categories of subscription in ActOn.

View Specific Information

Act-On does not support any column for filtering this view.

Columns

Name Type Description
Id [KEY] String The Id of the category.
Name String The name of the category.
Description String Description of the category.
HeaderId String Header id.
HeaderName String Header name.

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DrilldownReports

Query detailed reports about messages in ActOn.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • MessageId supports the '=' operator.
  • Drilldown supports the '=' operator.

MessageId and Drilldown are required to select from this view and will be filtered by the Act-On API.

SELECT * FROM DrilldownReports WHERE MessageId = 's-0003-1803' AND Drilldown = 'SENT'

Columns

Name Type Description
MessageId String The id of the message.
Drilldown String Type of message.

The allowed values are SENT, SUPPRESSED, OPENED, CLICKED, BOUNCED, OPT_OUT, SPAM.

Email String The receiver email.
Name String Name of the receiver.
ListId String Id of the list the receiver belongs to.
RecId String The id of the receiver.
Timestamp Datetime When the message was sent.

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Hardbounce

Query records of a Hardbounce list.

View Specific Information

Select

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Timestamp supports the '>=' , '>' , '<=' and '<' operator.

For example:

SELECT * FROM Hardbounce WHERE Timestamp >= '2022-09-15 08:53:50.111' AND  Timestamp <= '2022-09-16 00:30:33.14'

SELECT * FROM Hardbounce WHERE Timestamp > '2022-09-15 08:53:50.111' AND  Timestamp < '2022-09-16 00:30:33.14'

Columns

Name Type Description
Email String Email of the user.
Origin String Origin.
Timestamp Timestamp When the user joined the list.

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Images

Query the available images on your ActOn account.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • FolderName supports the '=' and 'IN' operators.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM Images WHERE FolderName = 'New Folder'
SELECT Name, FolderName FROM Images WHERE FolderName IN ('New Folder', 'Default Folder')

Columns

Name Type Description
Id [KEY] String Id of the image.
FolderName String Name of the folder that contains the image.
Name String Name of the image.
CreationTime Datetime When the image was created.
LastModified Datetime When the image was last modified.
ImageUrl String Link to the image.
ThumbUrl String Link to the image.
Size Int Size of the image.

Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
Type String Identifier for the next page of results. Do not set this value manually.

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Media

Query the available media on your ActOn account.

View Specific Information

Act-On does not support any column for filtering this view.

Columns

Name Type Description
Id [KEY] String Id of the image.
FolderName String Name of the folder that contains the image.
Name String Name of the image.
CreationTime Datetime When the image was created.
LastModified Datetime When the image was last modified.
Url String Link to the media.
Size Int Size of the image.

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Messages

Query the available messages in ActOn.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Type supports the '='operator.
For example, the following query is processed server side:
SELECT * FROM Messages WHERE Type = 'SENT'
Type can be one of: SENT, DRAFT, TEMPLATE, TRIGGERED, FAILED, SCHEDULED

Columns

Name Type Description
Id [KEY] String The Id of the message.
Timestamp Datetime When the message has been sent.
Title String Title of the message.
FolderName String The folder where the message is contained.

Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
Type String Used as a filter to retrieve different types of messages.

The allowed values are SENT, DRAFT, TEMPLATE, TRIGGERED, FAILED, SCHEDULED.

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OtherLists

Query the hardbounce, spam complaint and optout lists on ActOn. This view has been deprecated.

View Specific Information

To query data from this view, you must specify Type.
The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Type supports the '=' operator.
  • CreatedAfter supports the '=' operator.
  • CreatedBefore supports the '=' operator.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM [OtherLists] WHERE Type = 'OPTOUT'
SELECT * FROM [OtherLists] WHERE Type = 'OPTOUT' AND CreatedAfter = '2018-08-28T14:37:48.923+02:00' AND CreatedBefore = '2018-08-28T14:37:48.925+02:00'
SELECT * FROM [OtherLists] WHERE Type = 'HARDBOUNCE' AND CreatedBefore = '2019-09-28T14:39:48.924+02:00'

Columns

Name Type Description
Email String Email of the user.
Timestamp Datetime When the user joined the list.
Origin String
Type String The type of list.

The allowed values are HARDBOUNCE, SPAMCOMPLAINT, OPTOUT.

Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
CreatedBefore String Only records created before the supplied value will be returned.
CreatedAfter String Only records created after the supplied value will be returned.

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Programs

Query the available programs on ActOn.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Type supports the '=' operator.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM Programs WHERE Type = 'RACK'

Columns

Name Type Description
Id [KEY] String The id of the program.
Name String The name of the program.
IsFavorite Bool Flag denoting if the program is among the 'favorite' ones.
Description String The description of the program.
SrcIds String Ids of the lists involved in the program.
SrcNames String Name of the lists involved in the program.
MessageIds String Ids of the messages sent within the program.
Created Datetime When the program was created.
Modified Datetime When the program was last modified.
NextRun Datetime When the program is going to run again.
State String The state of the program.
Running Bool Flag denoting if the program is running or not.
Active Int Flag denoting if the program is active or not.
Scheduled Bool Flag denoting if the program is scheduled or not.
TagNames String List of tags related to the program.
Valid Bool Flag denoting if the program is valid or not.

Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
Type String Type of the program, used for filtering.

The allowed values are RACK, EVENT, LIST_MAINT.

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Reports

Query the available reports in ActOn.

View Specific Information

To query data from this view, you must specify MessageId.
The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • MessageId supports the '=' and 'IN' operators.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM Reports WHERE MessageId = 'd-0008'
SELECT * FROM Reports WHERE MessageId IN ('d-0008', 's-0004-1809')

Columns

Name Type Description
MessageId [KEY] String The Id of the message.
Title String The title of the message.
Status String The status of the message.
Bounced Int The number of times the message generated a bounce.
Clicked String The number of times the message has been clicked.
Delivered Int The number of times the message has been delivered.
EffectiveOpened String .
HardBounced Int The number of times the message generated hard bounce.
LastClick Datetime The timestamp of the last click.
LastOpen Datetime The timestamp of the last opening.
NotOpened Int The number of times the message has not been opened.
NotSent String The number of times the message has not been sent.
Opened String The number of times the message was opened.
OptOut Int The number of times the receiver opted out.
RedbroadcastClick Int .
Sent Int The number of times the message has been sent.
SentTo String The ids of the people who received the email.
SoftBounced Int The number of times the message generated soft bounce.
Spam Int The number of times has been considered as spam.
Subject String The subject of the message.
SuppressedOn String .

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ReportsByPeriod

Query the reports related to messages in ActOn.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Period supports the '=' and 'IN' operators.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM ReportsByPeriod WHERE Period = 'January 2018'
SELECT * FROM ReportsByPeriod WHERE Period IN ('January 2018', 'March 2018')
If not specified, the period will be the current month.

Columns

Name Type Description
Period String The period defined in the format '{month} yyyy' used to filter the reports. If not specified, report for the current month will return.
DayOfMonth Int The day of the month the report is about.
DayOfWeek Int The day of the week the report is about.
Sent Int The number of sent messages.
Bounced Int The number of bounced messages.
Clicked Int The number of clicked messages.
Opened Int The number of opened messages.
OptedOut Int Th number of opted out.

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ScoreDetails

Query the score details of a contact.

View Specific Information

To query data from this view, you must specify ContactId.
The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • ContactId supports the '=' and 'IN' operators.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM ScoreDetails WHERE ContactId = 'l-0004:2'
SELECT * FROM ScoreDetails WHERE ContactId IN ('l-0004:2', 'l-0004:3')

Columns

Name Type Description
ContactId [KEY] String Unique identifier of the contact.
ActivityId String Unique identifier of the activity.
Action String Brief description of the action.
IdType String Type of the activity.
Profile Boolean Whether or not the user has a profile.
Score Integer Score of the activity.
Specific Boolean Whether or not the activity is specific.
Ago Integer Days ago that activity happened.
InScoreRange Boolean Whether or not the activity is in score range.
What String Object of the activity.
When Datetime When the activity happened.
Bin String Subject of the activity.
Verb String Description of the activity.

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Spamcomplaint

Query records of a Spamcomplaint list.

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Select

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Timestamp supports the '>=' , '>' , '<=' and '<' operator.

For example:

SELECT * FROM Spamcomplaint WHERE Timestamp >= '2022-09-15 08:53:50.111' AND Timestamp <= '2022-09-16 00:30:33.14'

SELECT * FROM Spamcomplaint WHERE Timestamp > '2022-09-15 08:53:50.111' AND Timestamp < '2022-09-16 00:30:33.14'

Columns

Name Type Description
Email String Email of the user.
Origin String Origin.
Timestamp Timestamp When the user joined the list.

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SubscriptionOptOuts

Query the available subscriptions in ActOn.

View Specific Information

The Sync App will use the Act-On API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following columns and operators. The rest of the filter is executed client side within the Sync App.

  • Category supports the '=' operator.

Category is required to select from this view. For example, the following query is processed server side:

SELECT * FROM SubscriptionOptOuts WHERE Category = 'test'

Columns

Name Type Description
Email String The email of the subscribed user.
Timestamp Datetime The time when the user subscribed.
Category String The category of the subscription. This attribute is required for select operations.

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Users

Query the email senders for the current account in ActOn.

View Specific Information

Act-On does not support any column for filtering this view.

Columns

Name Type Description
UserId [KEY] String The universally unique identifier of the user.
Email String The email of the user.
Name String The name of the user.
Title String The title of the user.
Cell String The mobile phone of the user.
Phone String The phone number of the user.
Fax String The fax of the user.
isVerified Bool Flag denoting if the user has been verified or not.

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Connection String Options

The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider. Click the links for further details.

For more information on establishing a connection, see Establishing a Connection.

Authentication


PropertyDescription
AuthSchemeThe type of authentication to use when connecting to Act-On.
UserSpecifies the user ID of the authenticating Act-On user account.
PasswordSpecifies the password of the authenticating user account.

OAuth


PropertyDescription
OAuthClientIdSpecifies the client Id that was assigned the custom OAuth application was created. (Also known as the consumer key.) This ID registers the custom application with the OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecretSpecifies the client secret that was assigned when the custom OAuth application was created. (Also known as the consumer secret ). This secret registers the custom application with the OAuth authorization server.

SSL


PropertyDescription
SSLServerCertSpecifies the certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

Firewall


PropertyDescription
FirewallTypeSpecifies the protocol the provider uses to tunnel traffic through a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallServerIdentifies the IP address, DNS name, or host name of a proxy used to traverse a firewall and relay user queries to network resources.
FirewallPortSpecifies the TCP port to be used for a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallUserIdentifies the user ID of the account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPasswordSpecifies the password of the user account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.

Proxy


PropertyDescription
ProxyAutoDetectSpecifies whether the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations, rather than using a manually specified proxy server.
ProxyServerThe hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through.
ProxyPortThe TCP port on your specified proxy server (set in the ProxyServer connection property) that has been reserved for routing HTTP traffic to and from the client.
ProxyAuthSchemeSpecifies the authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyUserThe username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyPasswordThe password associated with the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property.
ProxySSLTypeThe SSL type to use when connecting to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyExceptionsA semicolon separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the proxy server set in the ProxyServer connection property.

Logging


PropertyDescription
LogModulesSpecifies the core modules to include in the log file. Use a semicolon-separated list of module names. By default, all modules are logged.

Schema


PropertyDescription
LocationSpecifies the location of a directory containing schema files that define tables, views, and stored procedures. Depending on your service's requirements, this may be expressed as either an absolute path or a relative path.
BrowsableSchemasOptional setting that restricts the schemas reported to a subset of all available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC .
TablesOptional setting that restricts the tables reported to a subset of all available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC .
ViewsOptional setting that restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC .

Miscellaneous


PropertyDescription
MaxRowsSpecifies the maximum rows returned for queries without aggregation or GROUP BY.
OtherSpecifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases. These are not required for typical provider functionality. Use a semicolon-separated list to define multiple properties.
PagesizeSpecifies the maximum number of results to return from Act-On, per page. This setting overrides the default page size set by the datasource, which is optimized for most use cases.
PseudoColumnsSpecifies the pseudocolumns to expose as table columns. Use the format 'TableName=ColumnName;TableName=ColumnName'. The default is an empty string, which disables this property.
RowScanDepthThe maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table.
TimeoutSpecifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. The default is 60 seconds. Set to 0 to disable the timeout.
TypeDetectionSchemeDetermines how to determine the data type of columns.
UserDefinedViewsSpecifies a filepath to a JSON configuration file defining custom views. The provider automatically detects and uses the views specified in this file.
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Authentication

This section provides a complete list of the Authentication properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
AuthSchemeThe type of authentication to use when connecting to Act-On.
UserSpecifies the user ID of the authenticating Act-On user account.
PasswordSpecifies the password of the authenticating user account.
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AuthScheme

The type of authentication to use when connecting to Act-On.

Remarks

  • OAuth: Set this to perform OAuth with the code grant type.
  • OAuthPassword: Set this to perform OAuth with the password grant type.

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User

Specifies the user ID of the authenticating Act-On user account.

Remarks

The authenticating server requires both User and Password to validate the user's identity.

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Password

Specifies the password of the authenticating user account.

Remarks

The authenticating server requires both User and Password to validate the user's identity.

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OAuth

This section provides a complete list of the OAuth properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
OAuthClientIdSpecifies the client Id that was assigned the custom OAuth application was created. (Also known as the consumer key.) This ID registers the custom application with the OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecretSpecifies the client secret that was assigned when the custom OAuth application was created. (Also known as the consumer secret ). This secret registers the custom application with the OAuth authorization server.
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OAuthClientId

Specifies the client Id that was assigned the custom OAuth application was created. (Also known as the consumer key.) This ID registers the custom application with the OAuth authorization server.

Remarks

OAuthClientId is one of a handful of connection parameters that need to be set before users can authenticate via OAuth. For details, see Establishing a Connection.

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OAuthClientSecret

Specifies the client secret that was assigned when the custom OAuth application was created. (Also known as the consumer secret ). This secret registers the custom application with the OAuth authorization server.

Remarks

OAuthClientSecret is one of a handful of connection parameters that need to be set before users can authenticate via OAuth. For details, see Establishing a Connection.

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SSL

This section provides a complete list of the SSL properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
SSLServerCertSpecifies the certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.
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SSLServerCert

Specifies the certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

Remarks

If using a TLS/SSL connection, this property can be used to specify the TLS/SSL certificate to be accepted from the server. Any other certificate that is not trusted by the machine is rejected.

This property can take the following forms:

Description Example
A full PEM Certificate (example shortened for brevity) -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIChTCCAe4CAQAwDQYJKoZIhv......Qw== -----END CERTIFICATE-----
A path to a local file containing the certificate C:\cert.cer
The public key (example shortened for brevity) -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- MIGfMA0GCSq......AQAB -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----
The MD5 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) ecadbdda5a1529c58a1e9e09828d70e4
The SHA1 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) 34a929226ae0819f2ec14b4a3d904f801cbb150d

If not specified, any certificate trusted by the machine is accepted.

Use '*' to signify to accept all certificates. Note that this is not recommended due to security concerns.

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Firewall

This section provides a complete list of the Firewall properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
FirewallTypeSpecifies the protocol the provider uses to tunnel traffic through a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallServerIdentifies the IP address, DNS name, or host name of a proxy used to traverse a firewall and relay user queries to network resources.
FirewallPortSpecifies the TCP port to be used for a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallUserIdentifies the user ID of the account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPasswordSpecifies the password of the user account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.
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FirewallType

Specifies the protocol the provider uses to tunnel traffic through a proxy-based firewall.

Remarks

A proxy-based firewall (or proxy firewall) is a network security device that acts as an intermediary between user requests and the resources they access. The proxy accepts the request of an authenticated user, tunnels through the firewall, and transmits the request to the appropriate server.

Because the proxy evaluates and transfers data backets on behalf of the requesting users, the users never connect directly with the servers, only with the proxy.

Note: By default, the Sync App connects to the system proxy. To disable this behavior and connect to one of the following proxy types, set ProxyAutoDetect to false.

The following table provides port number information for each of the supported protocols.

Protocol Default Port Description
TUNNEL 80 The port where the Sync App opens a connection to Act-On. Traffic flows back and forth via the proxy at this location.
SOCKS4 1080 The port where the Sync App opens a connection to Act-On. SOCKS 4 then passes theFirewallUser value to the proxy, which determines whether the connection request should be granted.
SOCKS5 1080 The port where the Sync App sends data to Act-On. If the SOCKS 5 proxy requires authentication, set FirewallUser and FirewallPassword to credentials the proxy recognizes.

To connect to HTTP proxies, use ProxyServer and ProxyPort. To authenticate to HTTP proxies, use ProxyAuthScheme, ProxyUser, and ProxyPassword.

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FirewallServer

Identifies the IP address, DNS name, or host name of a proxy used to traverse a firewall and relay user queries to network resources.

Remarks

A proxy-based firewall (or proxy firewall) is a network security device that acts as an intermediary between user requests and the resources they access. The proxy accepts the request of an authenticated user, tunnels through the firewall, and transmits the request to the appropriate server.

Because the proxy evaluates and transfers data backets on behalf of the requesting users, the users never connect directly with the servers, only with the proxy.

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FirewallPort

Specifies the TCP port to be used for a proxy-based firewall.

Remarks

A proxy-based firewall (or proxy firewall) is a network security device that acts as an intermediary between user requests and the resources they access. The proxy accepts the request of an authenticated user, tunnels through the firewall, and transmits the request to the appropriate server.

Because the proxy evaluates and transfers data backets on behalf of the requesting users, the users never connect directly with the servers, only with the proxy.

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FirewallUser

Identifies the user ID of the account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.

Remarks

A proxy-based firewall (or proxy firewall) is a network security device that acts as an intermediary between user requests and the resources they access. The proxy accepts the request of an authenticated user, tunnels through the firewall, and transmits the request to the appropriate server.

Because the proxy evaluates and transfers data backets on behalf of the requesting users, the users never connect directly with the servers, only with the proxy.

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FirewallPassword

Specifies the password of the user account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.

Remarks

A proxy-based firewall (or proxy firewall) is a network security device that acts as an intermediary between user requests and the resources they access. The proxy accepts the request of an authenticated user, tunnels through the firewall, and transmits the request to the appropriate server.

Because the proxy evaluates and transfers data backets on behalf of the requesting users, the users never connect directly with the servers, only with the proxy.

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Proxy

This section provides a complete list of the Proxy properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
ProxyAutoDetectSpecifies whether the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations, rather than using a manually specified proxy server.
ProxyServerThe hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through.
ProxyPortThe TCP port on your specified proxy server (set in the ProxyServer connection property) that has been reserved for routing HTTP traffic to and from the client.
ProxyAuthSchemeSpecifies the authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyUserThe username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyPasswordThe password associated with the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property.
ProxySSLTypeThe SSL type to use when connecting to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyExceptionsA semicolon separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the proxy server set in the ProxyServer connection property.
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ProxyAutoDetect

Specifies whether the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations, rather than using a manually specified proxy server.

Remarks

When this connection property is set to True, the Sync App checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations (no need to manually supply proxy server details).

This connection property takes precedence over other proxy settings. Set to False if you want to manually configure the Sync App to connect to a specific proxy server.

To connect to an HTTP proxy, see ProxyServer. For other proxies, such as SOCKS or tunneling, see FirewallType.

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ProxyServer

The hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through.

Remarks

The Sync App only routes HTTP traffic through the proxy server specified in this connection property when ProxyAutoDetect is set to False. If ProxyAutoDetect is set to True, which is the default, the Sync App instead routes HTTP traffic through the proxy server specified in your system proxy settings.

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ProxyPort

The TCP port on your specified proxy server (set in the ProxyServer connection property) that has been reserved for routing HTTP traffic to and from the client.

Remarks

The Sync App only routes HTTP traffic through the proxy server port specified in this connection property when ProxyAutoDetect is set to False. If ProxyAutoDetect is set to True, which is the default, the Sync App instead routes HTTP traffic through the proxy server port specified in your system proxy settings.

For other proxy types, see FirewallType.

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ProxyAuthScheme

Specifies the authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.

Remarks

The authentication type can be one of the following:

  • BASIC: The Sync App performs HTTP BASIC authentication.
  • DIGEST: The Sync App performs HTTP DIGEST authentication.
  • NTLM: The Sync App retrieves an NTLM token.
  • NEGOTIATE: The Sync App retrieves an NTLM or Kerberos token based on the applicable protocol for authentication.
  • NONE: Set this when the ProxyServer does not require authentication.

For all values other than "NONE", you must also set the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword connection properties.

If you need to use another authentication type, such as SOCKS 5 authentication, see FirewallType.

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ProxyUser

The username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.

Remarks

The ProxyUser and ProxyPassword connection properties are used to connect and authenticate against the HTTP proxy specified in ProxyServer.

After selecting one of the available authentication types in ProxyAuthScheme, set this property as follows:

ProxyAuthScheme Value Value to set for ProxyUser
BASIC The user name of a user registered with the proxy server.
DIGEST The user name of a user registered with the proxy server.
NEGOTIATE The username of a Windows user who is a valid user in the domain or trusted domain that the proxy server is part of, in the format user@domain or domain\user.
NTLM The username of a Windows user who is a valid user in the domain or trusted domain that the proxy server is part of, in the format user@domain or domain\user.
NONE Do not set the ProxyPassword connection property.

The Sync App only uses this username if ProxyAutoDetect is set to False. If ProxyAutoDetect is set to True, which is the default, the Sync App instead uses the username specified in your system proxy settings.

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ProxyPassword

The password associated with the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property.

Remarks

The ProxyUser and ProxyPassword connection properties are used to connect and authenticate against the HTTP proxy specified in ProxyServer.

After selecting one of the available authentication types in ProxyAuthScheme, set this property as follows:

ProxyAuthScheme Value Value to set for ProxyPassword
BASIC The password associated with the proxy server user specified in ProxyUser.
DIGEST The password associated with the proxy server user specified in ProxyUser.
NEGOTIATE The password associated with the Windows user account specified in ProxyUser.
NTLM The password associated with the Windows user account specified in ProxyUser.
NONE Do not set the ProxyPassword connection property.

For SOCKS 5 authentication or tunneling, see FirewallType.

The Sync App only uses this password if ProxyAutoDetect is set to False. If ProxyAutoDetect is set to True, which is the default, the Sync App instead uses the password specified in your system proxy settings.

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ProxySSLType

The SSL type to use when connecting to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.

Remarks

This property determines when to use SSL for the connection to the HTTP proxy specified by ProxyServer. You can set this connection property to the following values :

AUTODefault setting. If ProxyServer is set to an HTTPS URL, the Sync App uses the TUNNEL option. If ProxyServer is set to an HTTP URL, the component uses the NEVER option.
ALWAYSThe connection is always SSL enabled.
NEVERThe connection is not SSL enabled.
TUNNELThe connection is made through a tunneling proxy. The proxy server opens a connection to the remote host and traffic flows back and forth through the proxy.

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ProxyExceptions

A semicolon separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the proxy server set in the ProxyServer connection property.

Remarks

The ProxyServer is used for all addresses, except for addresses defined in this property. Use semicolons to separate entries.

Note that the Sync App uses the system proxy settings by default, without further configuration needed. If you want to explicitly configure proxy exceptions for this connection, set ProxyAutoDetect to False.

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Logging

This section provides a complete list of the Logging properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
LogModulesSpecifies the core modules to include in the log file. Use a semicolon-separated list of module names. By default, all modules are logged.
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LogModules

Specifies the core modules to include in the log file. Use a semicolon-separated list of module names. By default, all modules are logged.

Remarks

This property lets you customize the log file content by specifying the logging modules to include. Logging modules categorize logged information into distinct areas, such as query execution, metadata, or SSL communication. Each module is represented by a four-character code, with some requiring a trailing space for three-letter names.

For example, EXEC logs query execution, and INFO logs general provider messages. To include multiple modules, separate their names with semicolons as follows: INFO;EXEC;SSL.

The Verbosity connection property takes precedence over the module-based filtering specified by this property. Only log entries that meet the verbosity level and belong to the specified modules are logged. Leave this property blank to include all available modules in the log file.

For a complete list of available modules and detailed guidance on configuring logging, refer to the Advanced Logging section in Logging.

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Schema

This section provides a complete list of the Schema properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
LocationSpecifies the location of a directory containing schema files that define tables, views, and stored procedures. Depending on your service's requirements, this may be expressed as either an absolute path or a relative path.
BrowsableSchemasOptional setting that restricts the schemas reported to a subset of all available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC .
TablesOptional setting that restricts the tables reported to a subset of all available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC .
ViewsOptional setting that restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC .
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Location

Specifies the location of a directory containing schema files that define tables, views, and stored procedures. Depending on your service's requirements, this may be expressed as either an absolute path or a relative path.

Remarks

The Location property is only needed if you want to either customize definitions (for example, change a column name, ignore a column, etc.) or extend the data model with new tables, views, or stored procedures.

If left unspecified, the default location is %APPDATA%\\CData\\ActOn Data Provider\\Schema, where %APPDATA% is set to the user's configuration directory:

Platform %APPDATA%
Windows The value of the APPDATA environment variable
Linux ~/.config

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BrowsableSchemas

Optional setting that restricts the schemas reported to a subset of all available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC .

Remarks

Listing all available database schemas can take extra time, thus degrading performance. Providing a list of schemas in the connection string saves time and improves performance.

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Tables

Optional setting that restricts the tables reported to a subset of all available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC .

Remarks

Listing all available tables from some databases can take extra time, thus degrading performance. Providing a list of tables in the connection string saves time and improves performance.

If there are lots of tables available and you already know which ones you want to work with, you can use this property to restrict your viewing to only those tables. To do this, specify the tables you want in a comma-separated list. Each table should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Tables=TableA,[TableB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`TableC With Space`.

Note: If you are connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you must specify each table you want to view by its fully qualified name. This avoids ambiguity between tables that may exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.

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Views

Optional setting that restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC .

Remarks

Listing all available views from some databases can take extra time, thus degrading performance. Providing a list of views in the connection string saves time and improves performance.

If there are lots of views available and you already know which ones you want to work with, you can use this property to restrict your viewing to only those views. To do this, specify the views you want in a comma-separated list. Each view should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Views=ViewA,[ViewB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`ViewC With Space`.

Note: If you are connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you must specify each view you want to examine by its fully qualified name. This avoids ambiguity between views that may exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.

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Miscellaneous

This section provides a complete list of the Miscellaneous properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
MaxRowsSpecifies the maximum rows returned for queries without aggregation or GROUP BY.
OtherSpecifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases. These are not required for typical provider functionality. Use a semicolon-separated list to define multiple properties.
PagesizeSpecifies the maximum number of results to return from Act-On, per page. This setting overrides the default page size set by the datasource, which is optimized for most use cases.
PseudoColumnsSpecifies the pseudocolumns to expose as table columns. Use the format 'TableName=ColumnName;TableName=ColumnName'. The default is an empty string, which disables this property.
RowScanDepthThe maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table.
TimeoutSpecifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. The default is 60 seconds. Set to 0 to disable the timeout.
TypeDetectionSchemeDetermines how to determine the data type of columns.
UserDefinedViewsSpecifies a filepath to a JSON configuration file defining custom views. The provider automatically detects and uses the views specified in this file.
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MaxRows

Specifies the maximum rows returned for queries without aggregation or GROUP BY.

Remarks

This property sets an upper limit on the number of rows the Sync App returns for queries that do not include aggregation or GROUP BY clauses. This limit ensures that queries do not return excessively large result sets by default.

When a query includes a LIMIT clause, the value specified in the query takes precedence over the MaxRows setting. If MaxRows is set to "-1", no row limit is enforced unless a LIMIT clause is explicitly included in the query.

This property is useful for optimizing performance and preventing excessive resource consumption when executing queries that could otherwise return very large datasets.

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Other

Specifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases. These are not required for typical provider functionality. Use a semicolon-separated list to define multiple properties.

Remarks

This property allows advanced users to configure hidden properties for specialized scenarios. These settings are not required for normal use cases but can address unique requirements or provide additional functionality. Multiple properties can be defined in a semicolon-separated list.

Note: It is strongly recommended to set these properties only when advised by the support team to address specific scenarios or issues.

Specify multiple properties in a semicolon-separated list.

Integration and Formatting

DefaultColumnSizeSets the default length of string fields when the data source does not provide column length in the metadata. The default value is 2000.
ConvertDateTimeToGMTDetermines whether to convert date-time values to GMT, instead of the local time of the machine.
RecordToFile=filenameRecords the underlying socket data transfer to the specified file.

Act-On Connector for CData Sync

Pagesize

Specifies the maximum number of results to return from Act-On, per page. This setting overrides the default page size set by the datasource, which is optimized for most use cases.

Remarks

You may want to adjust the default pagesize to optimize results for a particular object or service endpoint you are querying. Be aware that increasing the page size may improve performance, but it could also result in higher memory consumption per page.

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PseudoColumns

Specifies the pseudocolumns to expose as table columns. Use the format 'TableName=ColumnName;TableName=ColumnName'. The default is an empty string, which disables this property.

Remarks

This property allows you to define which pseudocolumns the Sync App exposes as table columns.

To specify individual pseudocolumns, use the following format: "Table1=Column1;Table1=Column2;Table2=Column3"

To include all pseudocolumns for all tables use: "*=*"

Act-On Connector for CData Sync

RowScanDepth

The maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table.

Remarks

The columns in a table must be determined by scanning table rows. This value determines the maximum number of rows that will be scanned.

Setting a high value may decrease performance. Setting a low value may prevent the data type from being determined properly, especially when there is null data.

Act-On Connector for CData Sync

Timeout

Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. The default is 60 seconds. Set to 0 to disable the timeout.

Remarks

This property controls the maximum time, in seconds, that the Sync App waits for an operation to complete before canceling it. If the timeout period expires before the operation finishes, the Sync App cancels the operation and throws an exception.

The timeout applies to each individual communication with the server rather than the entire query or operation. For example, a query could continue running beyond 60 seconds if each paging call completes within the timeout limit.

Setting this property to 0 disables the timeout, allowing operations to run indefinitely until they succeed or fail due to other conditions such as server-side timeouts, network interruptions, or resource limits on the server. Use this property cautiously to avoid long-running operations that could degrade performance or result in unresponsive behavior.

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TypeDetectionScheme

Determines how to determine the data type of columns.

Remarks

NoneSetting TypeDetectionScheme to None will return all columns as the string type.
RowScanSetting TypeDetectionScheme to RowScan will scan rows to heuristically determine the data type. The RowScanDepth determines the number of rows to be scanned.

Act-On Connector for CData Sync

UserDefinedViews

Specifies a filepath to a JSON configuration file defining custom views. The provider automatically detects and uses the views specified in this file.

Remarks

This property allows you to define and manage custom views through a JSON-formatted configuration file called UserDefinedViews.json. These views are automatically recognized by the Sync App and enable you to execute custom SQL queries as if they were standard database views. The JSON file defines each view as a root element with a child element called "query", which contains the SQL query for the view. For example:


{
	"MyView": {
		"query": "SELECT * FROM Images WHERE MyColumn = 'value'"
	},
	"MyView2": {
		"query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id IN (1,2,3)"
	}
}

You can define multiple views in a single file and specify the filepath using this property. For example: UserDefinedViews=C:\Path\To\UserDefinedViews.json. When you use this property, only the specified views are seen by the Sync App.

Refer to User Defined Views for more information.

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