Configuring the Facebook Direct Posts Channel

Direct Posts Channel

To configure a Facebook Direct Post Channel perform the following:

Open PeopleStage, select File > Administration > Channel Editor.

  • Click Add Facebook Channel

Facebook Direct Post Channel Settings tab

  • Enter a descriptive Channel Name

  • Click on the Output Settings tab

Compulsory fields for this channel

Row item Description
Username The Username in FastStats who will use this channel to publish adverts
Get Page details from the Social Audience *Optional but recommended - When selected it uses the Campaign's Social Audience settings for the next two items
*Page Facebook page name, this will also be the name of the Social Audience in PeopleStage. New posts will be created and published to this Page
*App Facebook App name
Email: Variable Name N/A
Email: Variable Description Override N/A
SMS: Variable Name N/A
SMS: Variable Description Override N/A
Facebook Uid: Variable Name N/A
Facebook Uid: Variable Description Override N/A
Add Communication Key N/A
Output Type: Facebook post type, use the value DirectPost.
Response File Key Type: This defines the Key field to match when gathering responses. Currently, FastStats supports Facebook UId only.

Please ensure the spelling of App and Page are exactly the same as your configuration in FastStats and the Facebook Page/App. A wrong spelling will cause the publish to fail.