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Intro

Cvent, Inc. is a publicly held software-as-a-service company specializing in meetings, events, and hospitality management technology. Use Domo’s Cvent Rest Writeback connector to export your data from a Domo dataset to your Cvent account. You can connect to your Cvent REST Writeback account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Cvent REST Writeback connector user interface. To add DataSets, set update schedules, and edit DataSet information, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Prerequisites

To connect to your Cvent REST Writeback account and create a DataSet, you need the following:
  • Region for your Cvent instance
  • Client ID and Client Secret
  • DOMO Client ID
  • DOMO Client Secret

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Connecting to Your Cvent REST Writeback Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes on the Cvent REST Writeback Connector page. The components of the other panes on this page, Scheduling, and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in great detail in Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Cvent REST Writeback account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field

Description

Account Name Enter a name for your Cvent Account.
Region Select the region for your Cvent instance.
Client ID Enter the Client ID from your Cvent app.
Client Secret Enter the Client Secret from your Cvent app.
DOMO Client ID

To create a DOMO Client ID:

  1. Login into the Developer account.
  2. Create new client.
  3. Select the data and user application scope.
  4. Click create.
DOMO Client Secret

To create a DOMO Client Secret:

  1. Login into the Developer account.
  2. Create new client.
  3. Select the data and user application scope.
  4. Click create.
Once you have entered valid Cvent REST Writeback credentials, you can use the same account at any time to create a new Cvent REST Writeback DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Manage Connector/Adapter Accounts.

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Details Pane

Field Sub Field/ Description Description
Domo Dataset Dataset ID
Enter the id of your Domo dataset which contains the data to write to Cvent.
Configuration Mapping
Once you enter the Dataset ID, the Use automated mapping and Select mapping manually radio button appears. Select if you want to use automated mapping (if your dataset fields match the Cvent Fields) or if you want to define the mapping manually.

Use automated mapping: If the Cvent fields and dataset fields match exactly, then you can select automated mapping.

Select mapping manually: For manual mapping, match the desired Cvent fields and the dataset columns.

Upsert Choice: From the drop-down list, select how you want to upsert data into Cvent. The following fields appears when you select the Upsert choice as Upsert based on custom fields .

  • Upsert Filter Fields
  • Dataset field to filter on
  • Dataset Fields: This field appears when you select manual mapping option.

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Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.