File Name Examples for File Storage Activation

Based on the values configured for the fields of your file storage activation target, here are some examples of file names for Data 360 external activations.

File Naming for Segment Activations

File Name	Description
TeenagersInNewyork_EmailCampaign_2023-07-30-17-55-45-216_00000.csv	Non-compressed / Non-encrypted CSV file with date/time suffix. This file name is predetermined based on the segment name and activation name. TeenagersInNewyork - Segment name EmailCampaign - Activation name 2023-07-30-17-55-45-216 - Date/time suffix referring to the segment publish/refresh time with milliseconds in yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-SSS format. 00000 - Part number. The number of files generated depends on the volume of activated data. Each file has a part number (00000, 00001, 00002, and so on) even if the activation produces only a single file. .csv - File extension
TeenagersInNewyork_EmailCampaign_2023-07-30_00000.csv	Non-compressed / non-encrypted CSV file with date/time suffix referring to the segment publish/refresh time in yyyy-MM-dd format.
TeenagersInNewyork_EmailCampaign_2023-07-30-17-55-45-216_00000.parquet.gz	Compressed / non-encrypted parquet file with date/time suffix. The gz refers to the compressed file
TeenagersInNewyork_EmailCampaign_2023-07-30-17-55-45-216_00000.json.bz2.pgp	Compressed / PGP encrypted JSON file with date/time suffix in milliseconds. The bz2 refers to the compressed file, and the pgp refers to the encrypted file. PGP encryption is applicable only for SFTP activation target.
WinterOffersForMobileAudience_2023-07-30-17-55-45_00000.json	A custom file name. All activations to the activation target contain the same custom file name with a different date/time suffix based on the segment publish time

File Naming for Non-Segment Activations

For non-segment activations, such as batch DMO and API activations, the output file name always uses <ActivationName> irrespective of the predetermined file name you select for the activation target.

Example: EmailCampaign_2023-07-30-17-55-45-216_00000.csv

Segment Metadata JSON File

For S3 (Legacy) targets, the filename is segment_metadata.json.

For other file storage activation targets, the segment metadata JSON file uses the naming convention {File Name Type}_{Date/Time Suffix}_segment_metadata.json, where the File Name Type and Date/Time Suffix are defined during the activation target setup. Example: TeenagersInNewYork_EmailCampaign_2023-07-30-17-55-45-216_segment_metadata.json