A Native Integration between ASP and Grip is available for Participant, Item and Company data.
In this guide we will cover :
- Getting ASP API credentials
- Connecting to ASP in the native integration wizard
- Pointers
- Additional Information
- FAQs
If you have already set up a successful connection within the Grip dashboard, and are ready to complete the integration, we recommend reading the primary Native Integration guide.
Getting ASP Credentials
To connect to ASP in the Native Integration Wizard, you will need:
- API Key
- API Secret (or password)
1. To get the key and secret, the you will need to open a support ticket with ASP at support@asp.events. Ask for an API Key and API Secret (or password).
Connecting to ASP
This section will provide steps on how to connect to ASP. This section assumes that you have already the API Key and Secret.
When would I use this?
These steps should be taken as your first step to configuring a Native Integration with ASP.
How do I use this?
1. Connect to ASP, there are five ASP blocks depending on that data that needs importing. Click on the block to begin setting up the integration. Only one block can be selected at a time.
- Visitors
- Representatives
- Speakers
- Companies
- Items
2. On the next screen, you can add the API Key and Secret. Click next to move on.
3. Next you can select your source event that data should be imported from. You can use the built in search functionality.
4. Select Source data from ASP . Click the down arrow next to 'Select data type(s)'. The source type should match the block selected. If there is a type you are expecting to see, but are not, reach out to your Grip contact.
Note: only one Grip data type can be selected, if additional types are needed, an additional integration should be set up.
5. Under the section 'Only retrieve records that were created within the following period' (pointers), select one of the two options:
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- 'From the last time Grip successfully retrieved records' is the recommended option for integration that will be scheduled to run repeatedly. This will look for any new or updated records.
- 'From start time to end time' is the recommended option if you are trying to run an update and want to make sure all records are updated. The recommended start time would be when registration opened and the recommended end time would be today.
6. This has now connected the ASP to the Grip event, click next and move onto filtering and data mapping.
Recommended next steps :
Pointers
Pointer type: Last imported time
Pointer during preview (Filtering, Mapping, Preview): No (ASP doesn’t support filtering by time, so we can not use pointer to fetch example data, you will always see the same data)
Check on creation time or update time: Both (choose the latest one)
Data type filtering: Yes
Time window filtering: No
Additional Information
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ASP doesn’t support filtering with time, so we must fetch all the records and filter locally.
FAQs
Q. Can I import sessions from ASP via the integration Wizard?
A. Currently Sessions are not supported via the integration Wizard, however our integration team can provide a managed service for this. Please contact your Grip point of contact for more information
Q. Can I import speakers from ASP via the integration Wizard?
A. Yes, user profiles including speakers are a supported type, however, it is important to note that ASP does not currently provide the session identifier (session UUID) within speaker data, which means connecting speakers to their sessions needs to be part of the managed integration for sessions as above.