UserVoice

UserVoice is a product feedback collection and management platform that enables you to gather feedback on your product from your target audience and make data-driven decisions based on that feedback. It is used by product managers and customer facing teams for prioritising product improvements based on the customer feedback analysis.

You can replicate the data from your UserVoice account to a Destination database or data warehouse using Hevo Pipelines. Hevo ingests the data objects in Full Load mode. Refer to section, Data Model for the list of supported objects.

UserVoice uses an API token to identify Hevo and authorize the request for accessing account data.

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Prerequisites

• An active UserVoice account from which data is to be ingested.

• The API token to provide Hevo access to your UserVoice account data.

• You are logged in as an Admin user to create the API token. Else, you can obtain the token from your administrator. Read Managing Permissions to know about the different types of users, and the permissions they have in UserVoice.

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Creating the API Token

You must create an API token to authenticate Hevo on your UserVoice account. These API tokens do not expire and can be reused for all your Pipelines.

To create the API token:

1. Log in to your UserVoice account as an Admin user.

2. In the left navigation pane, click on the Settings ( ) icon, and then click Integrations.

   

3. In the Settings page, Integrations tab, under the Essential Plan Integrations section, click UserVoice API keys.

   

4. Click Add API key.

   

5. In the Add API key pop-up window that appears, do the following:

   1. Specify a NAME for the API key.

   2. Select the TRUSTED? check box.

   3. Click Add API key.

      

      Your API key is now visible under the UserVoice API keys section.

6. Click Create corresponding to the API key that you created.

   

7. Copy the API token and save it securely like any other password.

   

You have successfully created your API token. Use this token for creating Hevo Pipelines.

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Configuring UserVoice as a Source

Perform the following steps to configure UserVoice as the Source in your Pipeline:

1. Click PIPELINES in the Asset Palette.

2. Click + CREATE in the Pipelines List View.

3. In the Select Source Type page, select UserVoice.

4. In the Configure your UserVoice Source page, specify the following:

   

   • Pipeline Name: A unique name for the Pipeline, not exceeding 255 characters.

   • API Token: The API token that you created in your UserVoice account.

   • Subdomain: The subdomain of your UserVoice site URL. For example, if your site URL is https://hevotest.uservoice.com, then the subdomain is hevotest.

5. Click TEST & CONTINUE.

6. Proceed to configuring the data ingestion and setting up the Destination.

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Data Replication

Default Pipeline Frequency	Minimum Pipeline Frequency	Maximum Pipeline Frequency	Custom Frequency Range (Hrs)
1 hr	1 hr	24 hrs	1-24

Note: You must set the custom frequency in hours as an integer value. For example, 1, 2, 3 but not 1.5 or 1.75.

Hevo fetches all the objects in Full Load mode in each run of the Pipeline.

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Source Considerations

• Pagination: Each API response for each UserVoice object fetches one page with up to 100 records.

• Rate Limit: UserVoice imposes a limit on the number of API calls that can be made in a specific time interval. These rate limits are based on your UserVoice plan. Read Rate Limiting to know more about rate limits in UserVoice.

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Schema and Primary Keys

Hevo uses the following schema to upload the records in the Destination:

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Data Model

The following is the list of tables (objects) that are created at the Destination when you run the Pipeline:

Objects	Mode	Description
Attachments	Full Load	Contains the details of the files that you uploaded to your UserVoice account.
Categories	Full Load	Contains the details of the categories used to classify suggestions in a forum. For example, a category named Analytics may contain suggestions related to gathering of information, reporting, and creating of tables and graphs.
Comments	Full Load	Contains the details of the various comments made on the suggestions by the forum users.
External Accounts	Full Load	Contains the details of the external account, such as a data warehouse, database, and CRM linked to your UserVoice account.
External Users	Full Load	Contains the details of the user, such as ID, name, and email imported from external accounts.
Feature Statuses	Full Load	Contains the current status of a product feature.
Features	Full Load	Contains the details of the feedback received from multiple users, for various features in your product.
Feedback Records	Full Load	Contains the details of the feedback received from a user, for various features in your product.
Forum Invitations	Full Load	Contains the details such as the email address and form of authentication of the new user for granting them access to the forum.
Forums	Full Load	Contains the details of the discussion on suggestions, among end users.
Internal Flags	Full Load	Contains the details of the ideas that are considered significant and need attention from the admins of your UserVoice account.
Internal Status Updates	Full Load	Contains the details of the updates made to the suggestion’s internal status by the admins of your UserVoice account.
Internal Statuses	Full Load	Contains the details of a suggestion’s current status being displayed to the internal teams.
Labels	Full Load	Contains the details of the tags used by admins to organize suggestions within your UserVoice account.
Notes	Full Load	Contains the details of the internal suggestions communicated by the admins of your UserVoice account.
NPS Ratings	Full Load	Contains the details of the responses from users to a question about recommending the product or service to their friends or colleagues. These details are used to measure customer satisfaction.
Permissions	Full Load	Contains the details of the various permissions that can be granted to users by the admins of your UserVoice account.
Product Areas	Full Load	Contains the details of the groups to which the features are assigned.
Segmented Values	Full Load	Contains the details of the supporter metrics for a segment.
Segments	Full Load	Contains the details of all the segments in your UserVoice account. A segment is created by filtering users and accounts according to your requirements.
Status Updates	Full Load	Contains the details of the updates made to the suggestion’s status by the admins of your UserVoice account.
Statuses	Full Load	Contains the details of a suggestion’s current status being displayed to the end users.
Suggested Merges	Full Load	Contains the details of the ideas that can be merged together.
Suggestion Activity Entries	Full Load	Contains the details of the events that are affecting the suggestions.
Suggestions	Full Load	Contains the details of the changes suggested to your product. These changes can be suggested internally by the employees within your company or by your customers.
Supporter Messages	Full Load	Contains the details of the messages sent from the admins of your UserVoice account to the supporters of a suggestion.
Supporters	Full Load	Contains the details of the users that voted on a suggestion.
Teams	Full Load	Contains the details of all the teams belonging to your UserVoice account. These teams are used to classify the feedback captured from users.
Users	Full Load	Contains the details of all the users that gather feedback, such as administrators and employees of the company, as well as the end users who provide feedback to the company.

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Limitations

• Hevo currently does not support deletes. Therefore, any data deleted in the Source may continue to exist in the Destination.

• The data is loaded in Full Load mode in each Pipeline run. As a result, you cannot load the historical data alone at any time.

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