Data Studio: How do I edit MLS Sportec soccer Data in Data Studio?

Topic

Edit MLS Sportec web source in Data Studio 

Environment

  • Product: Data Studio 
  • Component: MLS Sportec data source
  • Control System: 

Steps

Please contact your Professional Services representative if you are interested in implementing Sportec data into your Daktronics control system.

Editing the MLS - Sportec Data Studio Source

  1. On a computer on the Daktronics control system network (Show Control or Venus) open a new Chrome window and visit the Venus Launchpad (https://venus-p:13034/launchpad/home)
  2. Log into Venus Control Suite.  See: Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
  3. Open Data Studio from the Apps Menu located in the top right of the VCS landing page. Venus: My navigation has changed after updates
  4. Under Data Sources, click the MLS - Sportec data source.

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  1. Under Additional Configuration. Click the Custom Headers tab. There are 7 headers needed.  The 8th (match date) is optional.  
  2. To edit a custom header, the current header must be deleted.
    1. Take note which header will be deleted. It is recommended to delete one header at a time.
    2. Click the Trash Can on the right of the header to delete the header that will change.
  3. To re-enter in a custom header, click Add New. Header and Value boxes will appear. Enter the desired header and the desired value.
  4. Click Save when finished.

👉Only one header can be added at a time. See the table for the required headers.

🔁Repeat steps 5-7 to remove and recreate headers. 

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Header 

Value 

codeuri 

(DO NOT DELETE) 

This codeuri will always be the same. 

clientid 

(DO NOT DELETE) 

Clientid provided by Sportec. 

clientsecret 

(DO NOT DELETE) 

Clientsecret provided by Sportec. 

targeturi 

(It is recommended not to delete this header – create a new data source when adding a new targeturi) 

This points to the desired feed from Sportec. See MLS Sportec Header Values for targeturi entries. 

Example: Feed-03.03-EventData-Match-Statistics 

seasonsearch 

The current season. 

Format: YYYY

Example: 2024 

competitionsearch 

The current competition. See MLS Sportec Header Values for competitionsearch entries.   

Example: Major League Soccer - Regular Season 

teamsearch 

The home team full name. See MLS Sportec Header Values for teamsearch entries. 

Format: Full Team Name 

Example: New York Red Bulls 

matchdate 

(optional – if not used, today’s date will be the matchdate) 

The date of the match.  

Format: YYYY-MM-DD 

Example: 2024-03-09 

Additional Configurations box example

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  Related Resource: Data Studio: How do I configure web data sources?

MLS Sportec header values

MLS Sportec Data Feeds (Header: targeturi) 

  • Feed-03.02-EventData-Match-Raw_Postmatch 
  • Feed-03.03-EventData-Match-Statistics 
  • Feed-03.03-EventData-Match-Statistics_Intervals 
  • Feed-03.03-EventData-Match-Statistics_Periods 
  • Feed-03.04-EventData-Match-Basic 
  • Feed-03.05-EventData-Match-Basic_Extended 
  • Feed-04.02-PositionalData-Match-Raw_Postmatch 
  • Feed-04.04-Distance-Match 
  • Feed-04.05-SpeedIntervals-Match 
  • Feed-04.06-Heatmaps-Match 
  • Feed-04.07-PositionalData-Match-Statistics 
  • Feed-04.07-PositionalData-Match-Statistics_Intervals
  • Feed-04.07-PositionalData-Match-Statistics_Periods
  • Feed-04.09-RealtacticalFormation
  • Feed-04.09-RealtacticalFormationInterval 

MLS Sportec Competitions (Header: competitionsearch) 

  • Major League Soccer - Regular Season 
  • Major League Soccer - Cup Playoffs 
  • MLS NEXT Pro - Regular Season 
  • MLS NEXT Pro - Playoffs 
  • MLS All-Star Game 
  • Leagues Cup 
  • Campeones Cup 
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup 
  • MLS Test 
  • Club Friendly Matches 
  • U.S. Open Cup 

MLS Teams (Header: teamsearch) 

  • Los Angeles Football Club 
  • St. Louis CITY SC 
  • Nashville SC   
  • Atlanta United 
  • Real Salt Lake 
  • New York Red Bulls 
  • Philadelphia Union 
  • New England Revolution 
  • Orlando City  
  • Columbus Crew  
  • FC Dallas 
  • Seattle Sounders FC 
  • Inter Miami CF
  • LA Galaxy
  • Chicago Fire FC
  • Austin FC
  • Colorado Rapids
  • Charlotte FC
  • Houston Dynamo FC
  • New York City FC
  • D.C. United
  • CF Montréal
  • San Jose Earthquakes
  • Sporting Kansas City
  • Toronto FC
  • Portland Timbers
  • Minnesota United
  • FC Cincinnati 

Data Trimming

  1. Click Next. Data Trimming should appear. Trimming data will filter the data to only send the data that is needed to display.  
  2. Click Edit Properties
  3. Select Data Properties should appear. Select the fields that are needed.  These will be sent to Content Studio for content creation. 

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  1. Click Done when finished.
  2. On the top left corner, under Configure Web Data Source, click Save. 

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