Vudu

For more general information on data collection in Redbird, check out: Getting Started With Data Collection

This guide explains how to set up access and collect earnings data for content hosted on the Vudu media streaming platform. You will need to use your Vudu credentials to log in to the platform.

If you cannot see the Vudu collection app in the left-side panel on the workflow canvas, refer to: Enabling Collection Apps Guide

Creating a Collection

1. Double-click on the node to enter configuration mode.

2. Click the pencil next to Configuration Name to name your collection

3. Click the Gear Icon next to the credentials drop-down to register your credentials. Click Add New Login and enter a reference name for the credentials under Name, then enter the username and password. Click Done. You can enter more than one set of credentials if you wish.

4. Select the Credentials you wish to use from the Credentials drop-down.

5. Choose the retrieval method from the Retrieve By drop-down. You can access the file you require by:

   1. Its specific File Path
   2. Its Date Modified; here you can enter the folder path and it will pull the most recent file every time you run the collection
   3. Its Date In Name; here you can enter the folder path and also specify the date format in the file name from the Date Format Type drop-down. It will always pull the most recent file based on that format,
   
   

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   Note

   • If specifying the folder path, it shouldn't have any leading or trailing slash.
   • If set to date modified or date in name, the collection will only download the most recent file if it hasn't already been downloaded in a previous run of this same collection.

8. Select the Starting Cell of the table you wish to pull from if it doesn't start in the top left corner of the sheet
9. Update Method allows you to select how you want your data to aggregate when you run future data pulls. Append keeps the historical data and adds the future data pulls below. Replace deletes the historical data and generates the new data in its place.
10. Select Run Dates allows you to set the input date period method for your data collection as manual or automatic.
    1. When set to manual, at run time, users will be prompted to provide a start and end date for the collection to run.
    2. When set to automatic, users can define a dynamic date range to include in their configuration by selecting a time period (days, weeks, or months) and initiating the configuration. Since the user selects a time period instead of a specific start and end date, the dates used to run the configuration will change based on the timing of each run.
11. Initial Data Load allows you to upload historical data in bulk as a one-off in the event that you have the data saved on your computer. You can upload your data as a CSV file with no leading/trailing rows or columns and Redbird will run future data collections using the configuration that you set up in previous steps.

12. Click Done

Running a Collection

1. Click on the node.
2. In the right-side panel click Run