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Xandr Connection

You can create a connection to Xandr for an account.

How to create a Xandr connection​

  1. Create an S3 bucket.
  2. Enable log level data (LLD) feeds in Xandr.
    • Configure them to be exported to the bucket in Avro file format.
  3. Create an access key and secret access key pair with read access to the bucket.
  4. Create a folder in the bucket where Pathfinder can store generated reports.
    • Add read and write access to that folder to the access key and secret access key pair you created in step 3.
  5. In Pathfinder:
    1. Select the account.
    2. Go to Settings > Connections.
    3. Select New connection and pick Xandr from the dropdown menu that appears.
    4. Fill in the form:
      • Xandr username: your Xandr user's username
      • Xandr password: your Xandr user's password
      • S3 bucket access key: the access key you created in step 3
      • S3 bucket secret access key: the secret access key you created in step 3
      • S3 bucket region: the S3 bucket's region
    5. Select Connect to create the connection.
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The permissions required for the Xandr user to seamlessly utilize the Pathfinder/Xandr integration are as follows:

  • Advertiser: Retrieve and list functions
  • Line Item: Creation, updating, listing, and deletion
  • Line Item Model: Updating and deleting
  • Creative: Creation, updating, listing, and deletion
  • Custom Model: Creation, updating, retrieval, and listing
  • Custom Model Parser: Validating Bonsai code
  • Inventory List: Validating inventory items