---
title: Experian Marketing Suite Connector Setup Guide
description: This article describes how to configure Experian Marketing Suite in your Customer Data Hub account.
url: https://docs.tealium.com/server-side-connectors/experian-marketing-suite-connector/
---Experian Marketing Suite cross-channel marketing platform empowers brands to manage and execute all customer interactions within a single system, in real-time—removing the need for multiple, disparate platforms and individual channel vendors. 

## Requirements

* Experian Marketing Services Account
* Consumer Key (found on the API ACCESS screen)
* Consumer Secret (found on the API ACCESS screen)

## Supported actions

|**Action Name**| **Trigger on Audience**| **Trigger on Streams**|
|---| ---| ---|
|Insert Data to Table| ✓| ✓|

## Configure settings

Navigate to the Connector Marketplace and add a new connector. For general instructions on how to add a connector, see the [About Connectors](https://docs.tealium.com/about-connectors/) article.

To configure your vendor, follow these steps:

1. In the **Configure** tab, provide a title for the connector instance.
1. (Optional) Enter the Client ID that you received from Experian.
1. Enter the Consumer Key that you received from Experian's API ACCESS screen.
1. Enter the Consumer Secret that you received from Experian's API ACCESS screen.
1. Provide additional notes about your implementation.
1. Click **Test Connection** to verify the keys.

## Action settings - parameters and options

Click **Next** or go to the **Actions** tab. It's where you'll set up actions and trigger them.

This section describes how to set up parameters and options for each action.

### Action: Insert Data to Table

#### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Table | (Required) Specify the table to update. |
| Table Entry Data | (Required) Match values to columns in the table. |
| Upward Relations | Link this table entry to other tables. |
| Date Formats | Format incoming data using a specific format. |
| Import Options | Specify additional options for data inserts. |

#### Options: Upward Relations

Upward relations allow for linking table data together. For example, there are 2 tables, `order_item` and `order`:

|**order_item**| **order**|
|---| ---|
|item_id| id|
|quantity| date|
|order|

**Order_item**'s `item_id` and `quantity` will be mapped in the Table Entry Data section. **Order_item**'s `order` and **order**'s `item_id`,`quantity` will need to be mapped in the Upward Relations Section. The resulting mapping will look like:

|**Attribute**| **Path**|
|---| ---|
|event_order_id| `order/id`|
|event_timestamp| `order/date`|

Where "eventorder_id" and "event_timestamp" are single entry event/audience array attributes, allowing for several Upward Relations to be specified.

#### Options: Date Formats

Specify date formats per table field (also applies to Upward Relation paths). The format must follow [Java's template standard](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html).

Some popular formats include:

|**Format**| **Result**|
|---| ---|
|MM/DD/YYYY| 05/25/1977|
|MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a| 05/25/1977 07:15 PM|
|yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss| 1977/05/25 19:15:37|
|yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss x| 1977/05/25 19:15:37 +0000|

Custom/incoming dates are assumed to be milliseconds since January 1, 1970 UTC (epoch).

#### Options: Import Options

|**Option**| **Values**| **Description**|
|---| ---| ---|
|Do Not Update Existing| `true` or `false`| `true` to insert a new record instead of updating a matching record|

A CustomValue can be specified for import options not listed above.