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.
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Click Add Facebook Channel
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Enter a descriptive Channel Name
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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.