Getting Your Data Into LiveRamp
After you've finalized your file for uploading, there are several methods you can use to get your data into LiveRamp:
Upload your data via LiveRamp's SFTP
Upload your data via your SFTP (not available for EMEA data files)
Upload your data via Connect (only for files 500MB and smaller, and for Onboarding workflow files - files for File-Based Recognition workflows cannot be uploaded via Connect)
Allow LiveRamp to retrieve your data from an AWS (Amazon Web Services) S3 cloud storage bucket, in one of the following methods (not available for EMEA data files):
Authorizing LiveRamp’s user
Creating an IAM (Identity and Access Management) user to share with LiveRamp
Allow LiveRamp to retrieve your data from a GCS (Google Cloud Storage) bucket (not available for EMEA data files)
Upload your EMEA data files to a LiveRamp-owned AWS S3 bucket
Note
When you're uploading the first file to an audience, you'll need to create a support case so we can make sure your file is imported correctly. Depending on the type of audience and your situation, you might need to do this before uploading your first file or after (or both). See 'Considerations When Uploading the First File to an Audience" for more information.
If you have more than one audience, make sure to determine the audience to upload to.
An alternative method to get data into LiveRamp is our Client Side Tag, a tag that can be placed on any cookieable website, or in any email or online advertisement. It is used to log impressions, group them into segments, and automatically import those segments into LiveRamp for processing. For more information, see Implementing LiveRamp's Client-Side Tag.
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Next Steps
For offline (PII-based) data, if this is the first file you're uploading to this audience, create a support case so the support team can make sure everything ingests correctly. See 'Considerations When Uploading the First File to an Audience" for more information.
Within about 20 minutes after uploading, you can check the ingestion status of your uploaded files on the Files page, either by clicking the "GO TO FILES PAGE" link or by clicking Files in the Connect navigation menu. For more information on the ingestion process for Onboarding workflow files, see "Overview of the File Ingestion Process for Onboarding Workflow Files".
Once your data has been ingested (usually within 1-3 days), you can manage it in Connect and distribute it to your desired destinations.