When performing ad hoc file uploads, check that your files are named with a timestamp.

If data from a file is to be updated and fetched regularly as part of a feed, the file must retain the same name and have the timestamp appended. Peak will then load it as part of the same feed.


Example 1

File names in the format of name_timestamp.csv or name_name_timestamp.csv will be changed to just the filename leading the underscore. 

  • customer_20181112.csv => customer
  • customer_part123_20181211.csv => customer_part123
  • customer_profile_20181211.csv => customer_profile
  • customer_20181212235959.csv => customer

Example 2

File names in the format of name_timestampanytext.csv or name_name_timestampanytext.csv will be saved as the entire name. 

  • customer_20181112anytext.csv => customer_20181112anytext
  • customer_part123_20181211fdgvhbjn.csv => customer_part123_20181211fdgvhbjn

Example 3

File names with no timestamp will be saved as the entire name.

  • customer.csv => customer
  • customer_profile.csv => customer_profile
  • customerpart234.csv => customerpart234
  • customer_part123vhgdjbdnk.csv => customer_part123vhgdjbdnk

Example 4

Special symbols in file names will be ignored and the rules stated above will apply:

  • customer-company:20130817.csv => customercompany
  • customer&%newdata%.csv => customernewdata

Example 5

File names with no underscore just before timestamp and in the format of nametimestamp.csv will be saved as the text leading up to the timestamp. 

  • customer20120312.csv => customer
  • customer_profile20181211.csv => customer_profile