Creating a Feed Application

About this task

Use the Feed Application interface to create a new feed that ingests data from your Kafka cluster into Detect. The creation process involves configuring basic details, Kafka connectivity, attribute mapping, and review.

Procedure

  1. Click Unica Detect > Feed Management > Feed Applications.
  2. Click + New Feed to create a new feed application.
    The Feed Application creation wizard appears with the Configuration step active.
  3. Complete the Basic Details section in Configuration.
    1. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the feed application (e.g., customer_transaction_feed).
    2. In the Batch Size field, enter a numeric value (e.g., 12) to specify how many records are processed in each batch.
    3. From the Input Connector Type drop-down menu, select KAFKA.
  4. Configure the Kafka Details section.
    1. Click the Select Kafka Cluster drop-down menu and select your Kafka cluster.
    2. In the Topic field, enter the Kafka topic name (e.g., RECHARGE).
    3. Use a dedicated Kafka topic for each feed application. Do not configure multiple feed applications to consume from the same topic, as this can cause configuration and processing conflicts.
    4. In the Group ID field, enter the consumer group ID for tracking message consumption.
    5. Click Validate Kafka Accessibility to verify the connection to your Kafka cluster.
  5. Click Next to proceed to the Mapping step.
    The attribute mapping interface appears where you configure how incoming data maps to profile attributes.
  6. Review the auto-parsed mappings and add any manual mappings as needed.
    1. In the Auto Parsed section, select an option and verify the automatically detected attribute mappings.
    2. Click + Attribute to add additional manual attribute mappings.
    3. For each mapping, specify the Attribute Name, Type (Target), Value (Mapping), and select the appropriate Profile.
  7. Click Next to proceed to the Review and Publish step.
  8. Review all the feed application settings and click Save as Draft or Next to publish.
    1. To save for later editing, click Save as Draft.
    2. To publish immediately for use in pipelines, click Next and confirm the publication.

Results

Your feed application is created and ready to ingest data. Published feed applications appear in the Feeds list with a Published status and can be used in pipeline configurations.