Project Name Retriever 2.0
Publication Name Configuration Guide
Publication Date October 2005
Maintainer mlesswing@realtors.org
Configuration Guide Table of Contents
2.0 Sample Source Configurations
The following are QUERY and MEDIA configurations that are known to work. If you have this package working against other RETS servers, please submit your configurations to the e-mail address located in the support support section.


The following are QUERY and MEDIA configurations that are known to work.
Variman (Formerly known as REX)
The demonstration server operated by CRT is a Variman installation, therefore these setting are also the default settings for the package.
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RES
  • UNIQUE_KEY - ListingID
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - ListingID,StreetName,City,StateOrProvince, Bedrooms,ListPrice,BathsTotal,ListingStatus,PostalCode
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - ListingID,Bedrooms,ListPrice,BathsTotal
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - ListingID,Bedrooms,ListPrice,BathsTotal, PostalCode
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - true
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - true
  • PAGINATION - true
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - true
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - false
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - true
FNIS Paragon 3.0
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RE_1
  • UNIQUE_KEY - L_ListingID
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - L_ListingID,L_AddressStreet,L_City,L_State, L_AskingPrice,L_Status,L_Zip
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - L_ListingID,L_L_AskingPrice
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - L_ListingID,L_AskingPrice, L_Zip
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - false
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - false
  • PAGINATION - true
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - false
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - false
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - false
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - false
MarketLinx 1.5
These settings ref;ect the RETS 1.5 server. In some places, you may find a RETS 1.0 server. You should check which type of server you are hooked up to.
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RES
  • UNIQUE_KEY - MLSNUM
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - MLSNUM,LISTSTATUS,LISTPRICE,AREA,FEATURES
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - MLSNUM,LISTSTATUS
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - MLSNUM,LISTPRICE,AREA,FEATURES
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - true
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - true
  • PAGINATION - false
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - true
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - true
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - true
MarketLinx 1.0
It has been reported that this server only supports RETS 1.0. The RETS standard is now at level 1.7.
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RES
  • UNIQUE_KEY - MLSNUM
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - false
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - MLSNUM,LISTSTATUS,LISTPRICE,AREA,FEATURES
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - MLSNUM,LISTSTATUS
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - MLSNUM,LISTPRICE,AREA,FEATURES
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - false
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - false
  • POST_REQUESTS - true
  • PAGINATION - false
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - true
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - true
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - true
Rappatoni 1.5
These settings ref;ect the RETS 1.5 server. In some places, you may find a RETS 1.0 server. You should check which type of server you are hooked up to.
  • APPLICATION - (Issued by the MLS)
  • VERSION - (Issued by the MLS)
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RESI
  • UNIQUE_KEY - MLNumber
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - MLNumber,Status,ListingPrice,Area,Bedrooms,Bathrooms
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - MLNumber,Status
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - MLNumber,ListingPrice,Area,Age
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - true
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - true
  • PAGINATION - false
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - false
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - false
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - false
Rappatoni 1.0
These settings relfect the RETS 1.0 server. The vendor has now released a RETS 1.5 server. You should check which server type you are hooked up to.
  • APPLICATION - (Issued by the MLS)
  • VERSION - (Issued by the MLS)
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RESI
  • UNIQUE_KEY - MLNumber
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - MLNumber,Status,ListingPrice,Area,Bedrooms,Bathrooms
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - MLNumber,Status
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - MLNumber,ListingPrice,Area,Age
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - false
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - false
  • PAGINATION - false
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - false
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - false
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - false
Interealty
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - 1
  • UNIQUE_KEY - sysid
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - 1,10,19,25,157,214,881,sysid
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - 1,10,19,25,157,214,881,sysid
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - 1,10,19,25,157,214,881,sysid
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - true
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - false
  • PAGINATION - false
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - false
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - false
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - false
CRT Original Implementation (through 1.6.X)
It is sad to see this server go, but support has be stopped in favor of the Variman server. There is one known installation still using this server.
  • SELECTION_RESOURCE - Property
  • SELECTION_CLASS - RES
  • UNIQUE_KEY - ListingID
  • COMPACT_DECODED_FORMAT - true
  • TRANSLATE_DESCRIPTIONS - true
  • DETAIL_ITEMS - ListingID,ListingStatus,ListPrice,StreetName, PostalCode
  • GALLERY_ITEMS - ListingID,ListingStatus
  • SUMMARY_ITEMS - ListingID,ListPrice,StreetName,PostalCode
  • STANDARD_SERVER_RESPONSE - true
  • ENCODE_REQUESTS - true
  • POST_REQUESTS - false
  • PAGINATION - true
  • MEDIA_TYPE - Photo
  • MEDIA_MULTIPART - true
  • MEDIA_LOCATION - true
  • MEDIA_LIST_ZERO_START - false
If you would like to turn on "streaming", try these settings.
  • STREAM_PROCESSING - true
  • SIMULTANEOUS_LOGINS - true
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