AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Invalid timestamps occur when a
review
ormerchant
contains an invalidcreate_timestamp
orlast_update_timestamp
, or whencreate_timestamp
is afterlast_update_timestamp
. -
To fix invalid timestamps, ensure that both
create_timestamp
andlast_update_timestamp
are valid and thatcreate_timestamp
is not afterlast_update_timestamp
within yourreview
ormerchant
data. -
An example of an invalid timestamp is when a
merchant
entry has acreate_timestamp
of "2017-02-25T03:02:23Z" and alast_update_timestamp
of "2017-02-25T03:01:32Z", as the creation timestamp is after the update timestamp. -
Resolving this issue requires correcting the timestamps, for instance, by setting both
create_timestamp
andlast_update_timestamp
to "2017-02-25T03:02:23Z" to ensure they are valid and chronologically consistent.
Description
An invalid timestamp issue occurs when a review
or merchant
contains
a create_timestamp
or last_update_timestamp
that is invalid or when
create_timestamp
is after last_update_timestamp
.
How to fix
Deliver the review
or
merchant
ensuring that
create_timestamp
and last_update_timestamp
are valid.
Example
On March 1st, you upload the feed file "2017_03_01.xml" to your endpoint. The file contains the following contents:
<merchant id="2739"> <name>Google Store</name> <merchant_url>http://store.google.com</merchant_url> <rating_url>http://www.example-reviews.com/m2739.html</rating_url> <create_timestamp>2017-02-25T03:02:23Z</create_timestamp> <last_update_timestamp>2017-02-25T03:01:32Z</last_update_timestamp> </merchant>
The above file contains a merchant
entry whose create_timestamp
is after last_update_timestamp
. After
processing your feed, the support team notifies you that a data issue, invalid timestamp, has occurred.
A few days later, after reviewing the documentation, you upload the file "2017_03_04-fix.xml" to your endpoint to resolve the invalid rating issue:
<merchant id="2739"> <name>Google Store</name> <merchant_url>http://store.google.com</merchant_url> <rating_url>http://www.example-reviews.com/m2739.html</rating_url> <create_timestamp>2017-02-25T03:02:23Z</create_timestamp> <last_update_timestamp>2017-02-25T03:02:23Z</last_update_timestamp> </merchant>