Enhanced RETS Management and Monitoring
In addition to the platform’s standard RETS features, the following advanced features are available through RETS Professional.
Benefits
- Analyze RETS usage
- Control data access
- Monitor for abuse
- Prevent unauthorized data distribution
RETS Data Analysis
Provides a searchable, user-level analysis of RETS usage, including number of listings and photos downloaded, total bandwidth used, etc.
IP Address Filtering
Allows administrators to permit or deny access to the RETS server based on a specific IP address or an IP address range.
RETS UPDATE Transaction
Full support of the RETS 1.8 UPDATE transaction to allow listing data and images to be submitted, modified and deleted in the MLS via the RETS standard. All of your MLS data integrity rules are automatically exposed in RETS 1.8 standard metadata form.
Data & Image Tagging
Provides a deterrent to unauthorized data distribution and a mechanism for identifying the parties responsible. (Data tagging works by appending visible text to selected text fields, such as “Copyright,” “Courtesy of,” or the User ID of the downloading user. Image tagging automatically tags a certain percentage of downloaded photos by adding custom information to the image file headers.)
Data Quotas & Throttling
RETS administrators can configure a daily, weekly or monthly quota for each application group; when a quota is exceeded, the application can send e-mail alerts and suspend RETS access.
Service Level Agreement
RETS Professional customers benefit from a Service Level Agreement that guarantees the ongoing performance of their RETS service regardless of any future demands placed on it. (Includes the cost to upgrade hardware and software as required.)
