Batch Processing Overview
All about our turn-key Batch option, file format, and sending your contact list
Once your batch account is set up, processing your contact list is as easy as sending a file to Accurate Append for appending and enhancement. After being received, our system will parallelize and process your requests and return the results when complete.
Batch processing may be configured to append only select match levels, only query particular data sources, use some input fields as suppression fields (meaning our system will not append the same value that is already present in the file), append multiple values for select products, and contains many more products than are available using our self-serve application.
File Format
Files sent to Accurate Append for Batch Processing must be a CSV file (or able to be converted to CSV) and contain one request per line in the document. Accurate Append supports file extensions accepted by our system with CSV, TXT, XLS, or XLSX only. Commas, tabs, and Pipe ( | ) characters are supported as a column delimiter. In all cases CTRL-LF characters are required as a row delimiter. Quotation marks ( " ) may be included as an optional text qualifier but when used, all columns in the record should also have text qualification.
Excel files will automatically be converted to an equivalent CSV to the best of our ability prior to being processed. Only the first tab in an Excel file will be converted to a CSV. In all cases, the output file for any file submitted with an XLS or XLSX extension, will be CSV.
Additionally, a zipped (compressed) folder containing a single input listed above file may be accepted for processing by our system. The file extension must be ZIP.
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) file encryption and decryption is available. A PGP file must be sent using the extension PGP. Clients may elect to encrypt their file using our public key accessible here prior to sending the file to Accurate Append. PGP encryption should not be used with Excel or Compressed files. Likewise, a client wishing to have appended content encrypted using PGP can contact support to have your account configured to perform this option with your public key.
Example CSV File
example input
| First Name | Last Name | Address | City | State | Zip | Email Address | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Smith | 123 Main St | Bellevue | WA | 98004 | [email protected] | 5551234567 |
example output
(The exact appended columns are specific to the operation or operations performed on your file. This example is purely illustrative)
| First Name | Last Name | Address | City | State | Zip | Email Address | Phone Number | Email Verification | Phone Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Smith | 123 Main St | Bellevue | WA | 98004 | [email protected] | 5551234567 | Deliverable | Valid |
Column Order, Content, and Headers
Specific column ordering on your file is not required. However Accurate Append's systems will prefer columns found closer to the the start of the record over columns that come later if there is any question of multiple possible inputs for appending (such as discovering more than one phone number in a file using phone validation). Use of a header row can assist our systems in understanding your file and give you the best possible experience.
The exact input columns required for appending are operation specific. The presence of additional columns that are not used for for appending are allowed and ignored by our system.
Data Retention Policy
Files that are processed may remain accessible for up to 14 days after the date of processing for support purposes only. Upon request, your account may be configured for our system to purge any files immediately after processing. Please note that choosing this option will limit the support our team is able to offer if you have questions about your appended file and will limit your ability to fully leverage our Queue Management APIs.
Submitting Files for Batch Processing
There are multiple approaches to submit files for batch processing.
-SFTP upload to Accurate Append using credentials supplied by Accurate Append. FTP/S (FTP over SSL) is not supported.
-Client Portal to manually upload files for appending. Our à la carte options as well as any preconfigured products for your account may be selected.
-Programmatic API can be used to integrate your application with our batch processing.
Accurate Append's Batch Processing does not support trial use and requires a subscription that is configurated prior to use. Contact customer support for more details about setting up Batch Processing access if you are an existing subscriber.
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Updated 26 days ago