Playbooks
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Sync Scarf Data with Salesforce
Keeping your Salesforce accounts in sync with Scarf’s company data gives your team a clearer picture of how organizations are engaging with your open-source project.
Track More Companies with your Scarf Account
Monthly Tracked Companies (MTCs) are the organizations actively engaging with your open source project. This includes downloads of your packages, views of your documentation, and any other type of interaction with your software. Scarf identifies and surfaces these organizations so you can better understand your audience and prioritize outreach.
Track your Project’s Documentation Views
This playbook will guide you through the steps to set up and embed a Scarf Pixel on your documentation pages, README files, or any other web properties associated with your project, in this case we will focus specifically on documentation. Scarf Pixels enable you to gain visibility into who’s reading your documentation—an essential part of understanding your audience, their level of interest, and where they are in the Open Source Adoption Funnel.
Integrating Scarf Data with Your Analytics Tools
Exporting data tracked by Scarf is essential for analytics, reporting, and integration with other tools. Scarf adds open-source usage metrics to the data you already collect, giving you a fuller picture of how your project is used. This helps you monitor trends, measure impact, and make better data-driven decisions.
How Apache Superset Implemented Scarf
In this playbook, you’ll learn how Apache Superset integrated Scarf. It details how the Preset team implemented Scarf in their Apache Superset project, as shared during our first-ever Scarf Summit on July 16th, 2024.
Implement a Call-Home Functionality or Telemetry in your Open Source Project
Implementing telemetry in your open source project helps you determine whether people are testing your software and continuing its use over time. Such insights not only confirm if the developed software meets users' needs but also helps identify which versions are being adopted and which might be vulnerable to the latest bugs or other issues.
Measure and Optimize Open Source User Interactions Using Scarf
This playbook will walk you through setting up Scarf to get a clearer picture of how people are interacting with your open-source project. You’ll learn how to create and use Scarf Pixels, track open source project documentation views, measure engagement across social media, and more. With these steps, you can bring all your data together in one place, see who’s engaging with your project, and fine-tune your outreach—all from your Scarf Dashboard.
Measure Your Open Source Project's Downloads Using Scarf
Tracking downloads of your open-source projects is key to understanding user engagement. With Scarf, you can see which versions are popular, which platforms are being targeted, and who’s using your software. This playbook will show you how to set up Scarf to monitor your project’s downloads.
Surface Open Source Qualified Leads (OQLs)
Open Source Qualified Leads (OQLs) are individuals or organizations that show a measurable level of engagement within your open-source community or project. OQLs tend to convert faster and more frequently than other types of leads, because they are already getting value from your open-source project.
