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Grid Request Usage Pattern

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Below is an example showing the many facets of the GridRequest documents. This example requests information about bounces from recently published mailings.

This example illustrates:

  • Using single and multiple conditions
  • Specifying a full day's worth of data using GTE and LT comparators
  • Using the IN comparator with a Collection
  • Requesting counts (in order to manage paging)

Request 1: Count of mailing instances from previous day

<GridRequest xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_instance">
   <Conditions>
    <Condition>
     <Single>
      <DataElement>Mailing_Date</DataElement>
      <DataValue>2009-09-01</DataValue>
      <Comparator>GTE</Comparator>
     </Single>
    </Condition>
    <Condition>
     <Single>
      <DataElement>Mailing_Date</DataElement>
      <DataValue>2009-09-02</DataValue>
      <Comparator>LT</Comparator>
     </Single>
    </Condition>
   </Conditions>
   <ReturnFields>
    <DataElement>Count</DataElement>  
   </ReturnFields>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridRequest>

Response 1: Count of mailings

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GridResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_instance">
   <Record row="0">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="count">6</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridResponse>

Request 2: List of mailing instances from a single day

<GridRequest xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_instance">
   <Conditions>
    <Condition>
     <Single>
      <DataElement>Mailing_Date</DataElement>
      <DataValue>2009-09-01</DataValue>
      <Comparator>GTE</Comparator>
     </Single>
    </Condition>
    <Condition>
     <Single>
      <DataElement>Mailing_Date</DataElement>
      <DataValue>2009-09-02</DataValue>
      <Comparator>LT</Comparator>
     </Single>
    </Condition>
   </Conditions>
   <ReturnFields>
    <DataElement>Mailing_ID</DataElement>
    <DataElement>Mailing_Instance_ID</DataElement>
    <DataElement>Mailing_Date</DataElement>
    <DataElement>Mailing_Subject</DataElement>
   </ReturnFields>
   <SortField order="asc">Mailing_Date</SortField>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridRequest>

Response 2: When no rows are returned

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GridResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_instance" />
 </Grids>
</GridResponse>

Response 2: List of two mailing instances

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GridResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_instance">
   <Record row="1">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_id">134384</Field>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297889</Field>
     <Field element="mailing_date">2011-09-13T18:37:37.2630000Z</Field>
     <Field element="mailing_subject">Mailing one</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
   <Record row="2">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_id">134385</Field>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297891</Field>
     <Field element="mailing_date">2011-09-13T18:38:21.3700000Z</Field>
     <Field element="mailing_subject">Mailing two</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridResponse>

Request 3: Count of mailing activity bounces rows to determine paging

<GridRequest xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_activity_bounces">
   <Conditions>
    <Condition>
     <Collection>
      <DataElement>mailing_instance_id</DataElement>
      <DataValue>1297945</DataValue>
      <DataValue>478933</DataValue>
      <SetOperator>IN</SetOperator>
     </Collection>   
    </Condition>
   </Conditions>
   <ReturnFields>
    <DataElement>Count</DataElement>
   </ReturnFields>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridRequest>

Response 3: Count of mailing activity bounces

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GridResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_activity_bounces">
   <Record row="0">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="count">92</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>

Request 4: First 50 rows of data for both mailing instances

<GridRequest xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Password>password</Password>
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_activity_bounces">
   <Conditions>
    <Condition>
     <Collection>
      <DataElement>mailing_instance_id</DataElement>
      <DataValue>1297945</DataValue>
      <DataValue>478933</DataValue>
      <SetOperator>IN</SetOperator>
     </Collection>
    </Condition>
   </Conditions>
   <ReturnFields>
    <DataElement>mailing_instance_id</DataElement>
    <DataElement>is_repeat_bounce</DataElement>
    <DataElement>is_hard_bounce</DataElement>
    <DataElement>is_soft_bounce</DataElement>
    <DataElement>user_id</DataElement>
    <DataElement>email</DataElement>
   </ReturnFields>
   <SortField order="asc">Email</SortField>
   <StartRow>0</StartRow>
   <NumberOfRows>50</NumberOfRows>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridRequest>

Response 4: First 50 rows return bounce data of 135 total rows

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GridResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_activity_bounces">
   <Record row="1">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297945</Field>
     <Field element="is_repeat_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="is_hard_bounce">1</Field>
     <Field element="is_soft_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="user_id" />
     <Field element="email">thisbounces1@gmail.com</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
   <Record row="2">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297945</Field>
     <Field element="is_repeat_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="is_hard_bounce">1</Field>
     <Field element="is_soft_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="user_id" />
     <Field element="email">thisbounces2@gmail.com</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>

    . . .

   <Record row="50">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297945</Field>
     <Field element="is_repeat_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="is_hard_bounce">1</Field>
     <Field element="is_soft_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="user_id" />
     <Field element="email">thisbounces3@gmail.com</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridResponse>

Request 5: Data for mailing instances (rows 51-100)

<GridRequest xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Password>password</Password>
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_activity_bounces">
   <Conditions>
    <Condition>
     <Collection>
      <DataElement>mailing_instance_id</DataElement>
      <DataValue>1297945</DataValue>
      <DataValue>478933</DataValue>
      <SetOperator>IN</SetOperator>
     </Collection>
    </Condition>
   </Conditions>
   <ReturnFields>
    <DataElement>mailing_instance_id</DataElement>
    <DataElement>is_repeat_bounce</DataElement>
    <DataElement>is_hard_bounce</DataElement>
    <DataElement>is_soft_bounce</DataElement>
    <DataElement>user_id</DataElement>
    <DataElement>email</DataElement>
   </ReturnFields>
   <SortField order="asc">Email</SortField>
   <StartRow>51</StartRow>
   <NumberOfRows>50</NumberOfRows>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridRequest>

Response 5: Second 50 rows of bounce data

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GridResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://partner.informz.net/aapi/2009/08/">
 <Brand id="9999">Test Brand</Brand>
 <User>testuser</User>
 <Grids>
  <Grid type="mailing_activity_bounces">
   <Record row="51">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297945</Field>
     <Field element="is_repeat_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="is_hard_bounce">1</Field>
     <Field element="is_soft_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="user_id" />
     <Field element="email">thisbounces51@gmail.com</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
   <Record row="52">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297945</Field>
     <Field element="is_repeat_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="is_hard_bounce">1</Field>
     <Field element="is_soft_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="user_id" />
     <Field element="email">thisbounces52@gmail.com</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
   <Record row="92">
    <Fields>
     <Field element="mailing_instance_id">1297945</Field>
     <Field element="is_repeat_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="is_hard_bounce">1</Field>
     <Field element="is_soft_bounce">0</Field>
     <Field element="user_id" />
     <Field element="email">thisbounces92@gmail.com</Field>
    </Fields>
   </Record>
  </Grid>
 </Grids>
</GridResponse>
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