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Streaming insight is a method that allows you to perform aggregations in windows of 15 minutes on data collected via the Interaction SDK or Mobile SDK. Streaming insight is a feature that enables you to create real-time metrics and insights based on streaming data from various sources, such as web, mobile, or IoT devices. Streaming insight allows you to define aggregation rules, such as count, sum, average, min, max, or percentile, and apply them to streaming data in time windows of 15 minutes. For example, you can use streaming insight to calculate the number of visitors, the average session duration, or the conversion rate for your website or app in 15-minute intervals. Streaming insight also allows you to visualize and explore the aggregated data in dashboards, charts, or tables. References: Streaming Insight, Create Streaming Insights

 Salesforce Data Cloud Overview: Salesforce Data Cloud enables organizations to unify and manage customer data from multiple sources, providing a comprehensive view of customer interactions and behaviors.

 Visualization and Analysis: For visualizing and analyzing this unified data, Salesforce provides multiple tools, each serving different purposes. Tableau is particularly noted for its advanced analytics and visualization capabilities.

 Tableau Integration: Tableau is integrated with Salesforce, allowing users to create detailed and interactive visualizations. It can connect directly to Salesforce Data Cloud, pulling in unified data for comprehensive analysis.

 Capabilities: Tableau supports a wide range of data sources and formats, offering drag-and-drop features to create complex charts and dashboards. This makes it an ideal tool for analyzing the rich datasets managed within Salesforce Data Cloud.

 References:

Salesforce Help: Tableau Integration

Salesforce Data Cloud Overview

Identity resolution is the process of linking source profiles from different data sources into unified individual profiles based on match and reconciliation rules. If the identity resolution process is matching individuals that share email addresses or phone numbers, but are not actually the same individual, it means that the match rules are too loose and need to be refined. The best way to address this issue is to create and run a new ruleset with stricter matching criteria, such as adding more attributes or increasing the match score threshold. Then, the consultant can compare the two rulesets to review and verify the results, and see if the new ruleset reduces the false positives and improves the accuracy of the identity resolution. Once the new ruleset is approved, the consultant can migrate to the new ruleset and delete the old one. The other options are incorrect because modifying the existing ruleset can affect the existing unified profiles and cause data loss or inconsistency. Creating and running a new ruleset with fewer matching rules can increase the false negatives and reduce the coverage of the identity resolution. References: Create Unified Individual Profiles, AI-based Identity Resolution: Linking Diverse Customer Data, Data Cloud Identiy Resolution.

The most likely cause of this issue is that value suggestion is still processing and takes up to 24 hours to be available. Value suggestion is a feature that enables you to see suggested values for data model object (DMO) fields when creating segment filters. However, this feature needs to be enabled for each DMO field, and it can take up to 24 hours for the suggested values to appear after enabling the feature1. Therefore, if a user is not seeing suggested values from newly-modeled data, it could be that the data has not been processed yet by the value suggestion feature. References:

Use Value Suggestions in Segmentation

When ingesting data from an Amazon S3 bucket, the consultant should configure the following options:

The refresh mode should be set to “Upsert”, which means that new and updated records will be added or updated in Data Cloud, while existing records will be preserved. This ensures that the data is always up to date and consistent with the source.

The filename should contain a wildcard to accommodate the timestamp, which means that the file name pattern should include a variable part that matches the timestamp format. For example, if the file name is store_transactions_2023-12-18.csv, the wildcard could be store_transactions_*.csv. This ensures that the ingestion process can identify and process the correct file every day.

The other options are not necessary or relevant for this scenario:

Deletion of old files is a feature of the Amazon S3 bucket, not the Data Cloud ingestion process. Data Cloud does not delete any files from the source, nor does it require the source files to be deleted after ingestion.

Full Refresh is a refresh mode that deletes all existing records in Data Cloud and replaces them with the records from the source file. This is not suitable for this scenario, as it would result in data loss and inconsistency, especially if the source file only contains the summary of the last 24 hours of transactions. References: Ingest Data from Amazon S3, Refresh Modes

The data model subject area that should be used for any Organization, Individual, or Member in the Customer 360 data model is the Party subject area. The Party subject area defines the entities that are involved in any business transaction or relationship, such as customers, prospects, partners, suppliers, etc. The Party subject area contains the following data model objects (DMOs):

Organization: A DMO that represents a legal entity or a business unit, such as a company, a department, a branch, etc.

Individual: A DMO that represents a person, such as a customer, a contact, a user, etc.

Member: A DMO that represents the relationship between an individual and an organization, such as an employee, a customer, a partner, etc.

The other options are not data model subject areas that should be used for any Organization, Individual, or Member in the Customer 360 data model. The Engagement subject area defines the actions that people take, such as clicks, views, purchases, etc. The Membership subject area defines the associations that people have with groups, such as loyalty programs, clubs, communities, etc. The Global Account subject area defines the hierarchical relationships between organizations, such as parent-child, subsidiary, etc.

References:

Data Model Subject Areas

Party Subject Area

Customer 360 Data Model

 Data Cloud allows customers to analyze the segment membership history of individuals using the Segment Membership data model object. This object stores information about when an individual joined or left a segment, and can be used to create reports and dashboards to track segment performance over time. Cumulus Financial can use this object to filter individuals who have been in the segment within the last 2 years and compare them with other metrics.

The other options are not Data Cloud components that allow for this analysis. Segment exclusion is a feature that allows customers to remove individuals from a segment based on another segment. Nested segments are segments that are created from other segments using logical operators. Calculated insights are derived attributes that are created from existing data using formulas.

References:

Segment Membership Data Model Object

Data Cloud Reports and Dashboards

Create a Segment in Data Cloud

 To create a multi-dimensional metric to identify unified individual lifetime value (LTV), the sequence of data model object (DMO) joins that is necessary within the calculated Insight is Unified Individual > Unified Link Individual > Sales Order. This is because the Unified Individual DMO represents the unified profile of an individual or entity that is created by identity resolution1. The Unified Link Individual DMO represents the link between a unified individual and an individual from a source system2. The Sales Order DMO represents the sales order information from a source system3. By joining these three DMOs, you can calculate the LTV of a unified individual based on the sales order data from different source systems. The other options are incorrect because they do not join the correct DMOs to enable the LTV calculation. Option B is incorrect because the Individual DMO represents the source profile of an individual or entity from a source system, not the unified profile4. Option C is incorrect because the join order is reversed, and you need to start with the Unified Individual DMO to identify the unified profile. Option D is incorrect because it is missing the Unified Link Individual DMO, which is needed to link the unified profile with the source profile. References: Unified Individual Data Model Object, Unified Link Individual Data Model Object, Sales Order Data Model Object, Individual Data Model Object

 Understanding the Use Case:

The leadership team wants to focus on customers who have deposited more than $250,000 in the last five years and are not using advisory services.

To configure an activation to a Marketing Cloud activation target, you need to choose a segment and select contact points. Choosing a segment allows you to specify which unified individuals you want to activate. Selecting contact points allows you to map the attributes from the segment to the fields in the Marketing Cloud data extension. You do not need to add additional attributes or add the calculated insight in the activation, as these are already part of the segment definition. References: Create a Marketing Cloud Activation Target; Types of Data Targets in Data Cloud

A Cloud File Storage target is a type of data action target in Data Cloud that allows sending data to a cloud storage service such as Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage. When configuring an activation to a Cloud File Storage target, a consultant can modify the attribute names to match a naming convention by setting preferred attribute names in Data Cloud. Preferred attribute names are aliases that can be used to control the field names in the target file. They can be set for each attribute in the activation configuration, and they will override the default field names from the data model object. The other options are incorrect because they do not affect the field names in the target file. Using a formula field to update the field name in an activation will not change the field name, but only the field value. Updating attribute names in the data stream configuration will not affect the existing data lake objects or data model objects. Updating field names in the data model object will change the field names for all data sources and activations that use the object, which may not be desirable or consistent. References: Preferred Attribute Name, Create a Data Cloud Activation Target, Cloud File Storage Target

Data streams are the sources of data that are ingested into Data Cloud and mapped to the data model. Data streams have different categories that determine how the data is processed and used in Data Cloud. Transaction data streams are used for time-based operations in segmentation and calculated insights, such as filtering by date range, aggregating by time period, or calculating time-to-event metrics. Transaction data streams are typically used for event data, such as purchases, clicks, or visits, that have a timestamp and a value associated with them. References: Data Streams, Data Stream Categories

The Marketing Cloud Starter Data Bundles are predefined data bundles that allow you to easily ingest data from Marketing Cloud into Data Cloud1. The available datasets in Marketing Cloud Starter Data Bundles are Email, MobileConnect, and MobilePush2. These datasets contain engagement events and metrics from different Marketing Cloud channels, such as email, SMS, and push notifications2. By using these datasets, you can enrich your Data Cloud data model with Marketing Cloud data and create segments and activations based on your marketing campaigns and journeys1. The other options are incorrect because they are not available datasets in Marketing Cloud Starter Data Bundles. Option A is incorrect because Personalization is not a dataset, but a feature of Marketing Cloud that allows you to tailor your content and messages to your audience3. Option C is incorrect because Loyalty Management is not a dataset, but a product of Marketing Cloud that allows you to create and manage loyalty programs for your customers4. References: Marketing Cloud Starter Data Bundles in Data Cloud, Connect Your Data Sources, Personalization in Marketing Cloud, Loyalty Management in Marketing Cloud

 The error “Segment references too many data lake objects (DLOs)” occurs when a segment query exceeds the limit of 50 DLOs that can be referenced in a single query. This can happen when the segment has too many filters, nested segments, or exclusion criteria that involve different DLOs. To remedy this issue, the consultant can try the following troubleshooting tips:

Split the segment into smaller segments. The consultant can divide the segment into multiple segments that have fewer filters, nested segments, or exclusion criteria. This can reduce the number of DLOs that are referenced in each segment query and avoid the error. The consultant can then use the smaller segments as nested segments in a larger segment, or activate them separately.

Use calculated insights in order to reduce the complexity of the segmentation query. The consultant can create calculated insights that are derived from existing data using formulas. Calculated insights can simplify the segmentation query by replacing multiple filters or nested segments with a single attribute. For example, instead of using multiple filters to segment individuals based on their purchase history, the consultant can create a calculated insight that calculates the lifetime value of each individual and use that as a filter.

The other options are not troubleshooting tips that can help remedy this issue. Refining segmentation criteria to limit up to five custom data model objects (DMOs) is not a valid option, as the limit of 50 DLOs applies to both standard and custom DMOs. Spacing out the segment schedules to reduce DLO load is not a valid option, as the error is not related to the DLO load, but to the segment query complexity.

References:

Troubleshoot Segment Errors

Create a Calculated Insight

Create a Segment in Data Cloud

 The Sales Order subject area defines the details of an order placed by a customer for one or more products or services. It includes information such as the order date, status, amount, quantity, currency, payment method, and delivery method. The Sales Order subject area also allows you to track the revenue or quantity for an opportunity by product family, which is a grouping of products that share common characteristics or features. For example, you can use the Sales Order Line Item DMO to associate each product in an order with its product family, and then use the Sales Order Revenue DMO to calculate the total revenue or quantity for each product family in an opportunity. References: Sales Order Subject Area, Sales Order Revenue DMO Reference

Data Cloud is an open and extensible data platform that enables smarter, more efficient AI with secure access to first-party and industry data1. Two functional areas that the consultant should highlight in relation to managing customer data are:

Data Harmonization: Data Cloud harmonizes data from multiple sources and formats into a common schema, enabling a single source of truth for customer data1. Data Cloud also applies data quality rules and transformations to ensure data accuracy and consistency.

Unified Profiles: Data Cloud creates unified profiles of customers and prospects by linking data across different identifiers, such as email, phone, cookie, and device ID1. Unified profiles provide a holistic view of customer behavior, preferences, and interactions across channels and touchpoints. The other options are not correct because:

Master Data Management: Master Data Management (MDM) is a process of creating and maintaining a single, consistent, and trusted source of master data, such as product, customer, supplier, or location data. Data Cloud does not provide MDM functionality, but it can integrate with MDM solutions to enrich customer data.

Data Marketplace: Data Marketplace is a feature of Data Cloud that allows users to discover, access, and activate data from third-party providers, such as demographic, behavioral, and intent data. Data Marketplace is not a functional area related to managing customer data, but rather a source of external data that can enhance customer data. References:

Salesforce Data Cloud

[Data Harmonization for Data Cloud]

[Unified Profiles for Data Cloud]

[What is Master Data Management?]

[Integrate Data Cloud with Master Data Management]

[Data Marketplace for Data Cloud]

 Understanding Primary Keys in Salesforce Data Cloud:

A primary key is a unique identifier for records in a data source. It ensures that each record can be uniquely identified and accessed.

To use the Amazon S3 Storage Connector in Data Cloud, the consultant needs to provide the S3 bucket name, region, and access key and secret key for authentication. The access key and secret key are generated by AWS and can be managed in the IAM console. The other options are not supported by the S3 Storage Connector or by Data Cloud. References: Amazon S3 Storage Connector - Salesforce, How to Use the Amazon S3 Storage Connector in Data Cloud | Salesforce Developers Blog

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 Unified Profile: Creating a unified customer profile in Salesforce Data Cloud involves consolidating data from various sources.

 Reconciliation Rules: These rules determine which data source is considered the "best" when conflicting data is encountered. Changing reconciliation rules allows prioritizing specific sources.

 Source Priority: Setting source priority involves defining which data source should be preferred over others for specific attributes.

 Process:

Step 1: Access the Data Cloud settings for reconciliation rules.

Step 2: Select the Contact Point Address details.

Step 3: Change the reconciliation rules for address attributes to "Source Priority."

Step 4: Move the Order DMO to the top of the priority list. This ensures that address details from customer orders are prioritized and selected as the best data to save to the unified profile.

 Benefits:

Accuracy: Ensures the most accurate and reliable address data is used in the unified profile.

Relevance: Gives priority to the most relevant and frequently updated source (customer orders).

 References:

Salesforce Data Cloud Reconciliation Rules

Salesforce Unified Customer Profile

 Segment Errors in Data Cloud: Segments in Salesforce Data Cloud can encounter errors due to various reasons, including complexity and nested segments.

 Calculated Insights vs. Nested Segments:

Complex Segments: If a segment is too complex due to extensive nesting or numerous conditions, it can lead to errors.

Simplification with Calculated Insights: Using calculated insights can simplify segment creation by pre-computing and storing complex logic or aggregations, which can then be referenced directly in the segment.

 Solution:

Step 1: Identify the segment causing the "Segment is too complex" error.

Step 2: Break down complex logic into calculated insights.

Step 3: Use these calculated insights in segment definitions to reduce complexity.

 References:

Salesforce Data Cloud Calculated Insights

Salesforce Data Cloud Segment Creation

When activating to Amazon S3, the information that is provided in a .csv file is the activated data payload. The activated data payload is the data that is sent from Data Cloud to the activation target, which in this case is an Amazon S3 bucket1. The activated data payload contains the attributes and values of the individuals or entities that are included in the segment that is being activated2. The activated data payload can be used for various purposes, such as marketing, sales, service, or analytics3. The other options are incorrect because they are not provided in a .csv file when activating to Amazon S3. Option A is incorrect because an audit log is not provided in a .csv file, but it can be viewed in the Data Cloud UI under the Activation History tab4. Option C is incorrect because the metadata regarding the segment definition is not provided in a .csv file, but it can be viewed in the Data Cloud UI under the Segmentation tab5. Option D is incorrect because the manifest of origin sources within Data Cloud is not provided in a .csv file, but it can be viewed in the Data Cloud UI under the Data Sources tab. References: Data Activation Overview, Create and Activate Segments in Data Cloud, Data Activation Use Cases, View Activation History, Segmentation Overview, [Data Sources Overview]

To support separate Amazon S3 buckets for data ingestion and activation, you need to configure dedicated S3 data sources in Data Cloud setup. Data sources are used to identify the origin and type of the data that you ingest into Data Cloud1. You can create different data sources for each S3 bucket that you want to use for ingestion or activation, and specify the bucket name, region, and access credentials2. This way, you can separate and organize your data by different criteria, such as brand, region, product, or business unit3. The other options are incorrect because they do not support separate S3 buckets for data ingestion and activation. Multiple S3 connectors are not a valid configuration in Data Cloud setup, as there is only one S3 connector available4. Dedicated S3 data sources in activation setup are not a valid configuration either, as activation setup does not require data sources, but activation targets5. Separate user credentials for data stream and activation target are not sufficient to support separate S3 buckets, as you also need to specify the bucket name and region for each data source2. References: Data Sources Overview, Amazon S3 Storage Connector, Data Spaces Overview, Data Streams Overview, Data Activation Overview

 Composite Keys in Data Streams: When working with data streams in Salesforce Data Cloud, there may be situations where a primary key is not available. In such cases, creating a composite key from multiple fields ensures unique identification of records.

 Formula Functions: Salesforce provides several formula functions to manipulate and combine data fields. Among them, the CONCAT function is used to combine multiple strings into one.

 Creating Composite Keys: To create a composite key using CONCAT, a consultant can combine the values of Customer Region and Customer Identifier into a single unique identifier.

Example Formula: CONCAT(Customer_Region, Customer_Identifier)

 References:

Salesforce Documentation: Formula Functions

Salesforce Data Cloud Guide

 To address this new use case, the consultant should map the primary key from the two systems to Party Identification, using CRM ID as the identification name for both, and create a matching rule based on party identification that matches on CRM ID as the party identification name. This way, the consultant can ensure that the CRM Contacts and Marketing Contacts are matched based on their CRM ID, which is a unique identifier for each individual. By using Party Identification, the consultant can also leverage the benefits of this attribute, such as being able to match across different entities and sources, and being able to handle multiple values for the same individual. The other options are incorrect because they either do not use the CRM ID as the primary key, or they do not use Party Identification as the attribute type. References: Configure Identity Resolution Rulesets, Identity Resolution Match Rules, Data Cloud Identity Resolution Ruleset, Data Cloud Identity Resolution Config Input

To honor a Request to be Forgotten by a customer, a consultant should use Data Cloud in two ways:

Add the Individual ID to a headerless file and use the delete from file functionality. This option allows the consultant to delete multiple Individuals from Data Cloud by uploading a CSV file with their IDs1. The deletion process is asynchronous and can take up to 24 hours to complete1.

Use the Consent API to suppress processing and delete the Individual and related records from source data streams. This option allows the consultant to submit a Data Deletion request for an Individual profile in Data Cloud using the Consent API2. A Data Deletion request deletes the specified Individual entity and any entities where a relationship has been defined between that entity’s identifying attribute and the Individual ID attribute2. The deletion process is reprocessed at 30, 60, and 90 days to ensure a full deletion2. The other options are not correct because:

Deleting the data from the incoming data stream and performing a full refresh will not delete the existing data in Data Cloud, only the new data from the source system3.

Using Data Explorer to locate and manually remove the Individual will not delete the related records from the source data streams, only the Individual entity in Data Cloud. References:

Delete Individuals from Data Cloud

Requesting Data Deletion or Right to Be Forgotten

Data Refresh for Data Cloud

[Data Explorer]

 Data Cloud Configuration Promotion: When managing configurations across multiple Salesforce Data Cloud orgs, it's essential to use tools that ensure consistency and accuracy in the promotion process.

 Data Kits: Salesforce Data Cloud allows users to package and promote configurations using data kits. These kits encapsulate data stream definitions, mappings, and other configuration elements into a portable format.

 Process:

Create a data kit in the source org that includes the Amazon S3 data stream configuration and mappings.

Export the data kit from the source org.

Import the data kit into the target org, ensuring that all configurations are transferred accurately.

 Advantages: Using data kits simplifies the migration process, reduces the risk of configuration errors, and ensures that all settings and mappings are consistently applied in the new org.

 References:

Salesforce Data Cloud Developer Guide

Salesforce Data Cloud Packaging

The Web and Mobile Application Connector allows you to ingest data from your websites and mobile apps into Data Cloud. To use this connector, you need to set up a Tenant Specific Endpoint (TSE) in Data Cloud, which is a unique URL that identifies your Data Cloud org. The TSE is auto-generated when you create a connector app in Data Cloud Setup. You can then use the TSE to configure the SDKs for your websites and mobile apps, which will send data to Data Cloud through the TSE. References: Web and Mobile Application Connector, Connect Your Websites and Mobile Apps, Create a Web or Mobile App Data Stream

The correct answer is A. Streaming transforms. Streaming transforms are a feature of Data Cloud that allows real-time data integration with Salesforce CRM. Streaming transforms use the Data Cloud Streaming API to synchronize micro-batches of updates between the CRM data source and Data Cloud in near-real time1. Streaming transforms enable Data Cloud to have the most current and accurate CRM data for segmentation and activation2.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

B. Data model triggers. Data model triggers are a feature of Data Cloud that allows custom logic to be executed when data model objects are created, updated, or deleted3. Data model triggers do not integrate data with Salesforce CRM, but rather manipulate data within Data Cloud.

C. Sales and Service bundle. Sales and Service bundle is a feature of Data Cloud that allows pre-built data streams, data model objects, segments, and activations for Sales Cloud and Service Cloud data sources4. Sales and Service bundle does not integrate data in real time with Salesforce CRM, but rather ingests data at scheduled intervals.

D. Data actions and Lightning web components. Data actions and Lightning web components are features of Data Cloud that allow custom user interfaces and workflows to be built and embedded in Salesforce applications5. Data actions and Lightning web components do not integrate data with Salesforce CRM, but rather display and interact with data within Salesforce applications.

References:

1: Load Data into Data Cloud

2: [Data Streams in Data Cloud]

3: [Data Model Triggers in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

4: [Sales and Service Bundle in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

5: [Data Actions and Lightning Web Components in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

: [Data Model in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

: [Create a Data Model Object] article on Salesforce Help

: [Data Sources in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

: [Connect and Ingest Data in Data Cloud] article on Salesforce Help

: [Data Spaces in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

: [Create a Data Space] article on Salesforce Help

: [Segments in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

: [Create a Segment] article on Salesforce Help

: [Activations in Data Cloud] unit on Trailhead

: [Create an Activation] article on Salesforce Help

When advising a customer about using the Consent API in Salesforce to comply with requests for the right to be forgotten, the consultant should focus on two primary considerations:

Data deletion requests are submitted for Individual profiles (Answer C): The Consent API in Salesforce is designed to handle data deletion requests specifically for individual profiles. This means that when a request is made to delete data, it is targeted at the personal data associated with an individual's profile in the Salesforce system. The consultant should inform the customer that the requests must be specific to individual profiles to ensure accurate processing and compliance with privacy laws.

Data deletion requests submitted to Data Cloud are passed to all connected Salesforce clouds (Answer D): When a data deletion request is made through the Consent API in Salesforce Data Cloud, the request is not limited to the Data Cloud alone. Instead, it propagates through all connected Salesforce clouds, such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, etc. This ensures comprehensive compliance with the right to be forgotten across the entire Salesforce ecosystem. The customer should be aware that the deletion request will affect all instances of the individual’s data across the connected Salesforce environments.

 Data Streams and DLOs: In Salesforce Data Cloud, data streams are used to ingest data, which is then stored in Data Lake Objects (DLOs).

 Deletion Considerations: Before deleting a data stream, it's crucial to consider the dependencies and usage of the underlying DLO.

 Data Transform Usage:

Impact of Deletion: If the underlying DLO is used in a data transform, deleting the data stream will affect any transforms relying on that DLO.

Dependency Check: Ensure that the DLO is not part of any active data transformations or processes that could be disrupted by its deletion.

 References:

Salesforce Data Cloud Documentation: Data Streams

Salesforce Data Cloud Documentation: Data Transforms

 Initial Data Load: For loading large volumes of historical data, such as the last 90 days of runner profiles and activity logs, bulk ingestion is the most efficient method. It allows for high-throughput data transfer.

Bulk Ingestion: Use Salesforce Data Cloud's bulk ingestion tools to load the historical data quickly and efficiently.

 Ongoing Data Synchronization: To keep the Data Cloud updated with new and modified records as they become available in the Track My Run mobile app, streaming ingestion is appropriate. It ensures near-real-time data updates.

Streaming Ingestion: Configure streaming ingestion to continuously update the Data Cloud with new and updated data from the mobile app.

 Sequence of Actions:

Step 1: Perform bulk ingestion to import the last 90 days of historical data into Data Cloud.

Step 2: Set up streaming ingestion to handle ongoing updates and new data as it becomes available.

 Best Practice: This approach ensures that the initial large data load is handled efficiently, and ongoing updates are processed in near real-time, providing the marketing department with the most up-to-date data.

 References:

Salesforce Data Cloud Ingestion Methods

Salesforce Bulk Data Ingestion

Salesforce Streaming Data Ingestion

 To ensure that freshly imported data from an Amazon S3 Bucket is ready and available to use for any segment, the following processes should be run in this order:

Refresh Data Stream: This process updates the data lake objects in Data Cloud with the latest data from the source system. It can be configured to run automatically or manually, depending on the data stream settings1. Refreshing the data stream ensures that Data Cloud has the most recent and accurate data from the Amazon S3 Bucket.

Identity Resolution: This process creates unified individual profiles by matching and consolidating source profiles from different data streams based on the identity resolution ruleset. It runs daily by default, but can be triggered manually as well2. Identity resolution ensures that Data Cloud has a single view of each customer across different data sources.

Calculated Insight: This process performs calculations on data lake objects or CRM data and returns a result as a new data object. It can be used to create metrics or measures for segmentation or analysis purposes3. Calculated insights ensure that Data Cloud has the derived data that can be used for personalization or activation.

References:

1: Configure Data Stream Refresh and Frequency - Salesforce

2: Identity Resolution Ruleset Processing Results - Salesforce

3: Calculated Insights - Salesforce

 Relationship Cardinality: In Salesforce Data Cloud, defining the correct relationship cardinality between data model objects (DMOs) is crucial for accurate data representation and integration.

 1-to-1 Relationship Error: The error occurs because the relationship between Account DMO and Contact Point Address DMO is set as 1-to-1, which implies that each account can only have one contact point address.

 Solution:

Change Cardinality: Modify the relationship cardinality to many-to-one. This allows multiple contact point addresses to be associated with a single account, reflecting real-world scenarios more accurately.

Steps:

Go to the data model configuration in Data Cloud.

Locate the relationship between Account DMO and Contact Point Address DMO.

Change the relationship type from 1-to-1 to many-to-one.

 Benefits:

Accurate Representation: Accommodates real-world data scenarios where an account may have multiple contact points.

Error Resolution: Resolves the error and ensures smooth data integration.

 References:

Salesforce Data Cloud Documentation: Relationships

Salesforce Help: Data Modeling in Data Cloud

A streaming insight is a type of insight that analyzes streaming data in real time and triggers actions based on predefined conditions. A data action is a type of action that executes a flow, a data action target, or a data action script when an insight is triggered. By using a streaming insight paired with a data action, a consultant can accommodate Cumulus Financial’s request to track the daily transaction volume of each customer and send out a notification when the volume is outside the normal range. A calculated insight is a type of insight that performs calculations on data in a data space and stores the results in a data extension. A streaming data transform is a type of data transform that applies transformations to streaming data in real time and stores the results in a data extension. A flow is a type of automation that executes a series of actions when triggered by an event, a schedule, or another flow. None of these options can achieve the same functionality as a streaming insight paired with a data action. References: Use Insights in Data Cloud Unit, Streaming Insights and Data Actions Use Cases, Streaming Insights and Data Actions Limits and Behaviors

 Identity resolution is the feature that allows Data Cloud to match and reconcile data about individuals from multiple data sources into a single unified profile. Identity resolution uses rulesets to define how source profiles are matched and consolidated based on common attributes, such as name, email, phone, or party identifier. Identity resolution enables Data Cloud to create a 360-degree view of each customer across different data sources and systems12. The other options are not the best features to highlight for this customer need because:

A. Data cleansing is the process of detecting and correcting errors or inconsistencies in data, such as duplicates, missing values, or invalid formats. Data cleansing can improve the quality and accuracy of data, but it does not match or reconcile data across different data sources3.

B. Harmonization is the process of standardizing and transforming data from different sources into a common format and structure. Harmonization can enable data integration and interoperability, but it does not match or reconcile data across different data sources4.

C. Data consolidation is the process of combining data from different sources into a single data set or system. Data consolidation can reduce data redundancy and complexity, but it does not match or reconcile data across different data sources5. References: 1: Data and Identity in Data Cloud | Salesforce Trailhead, 2: Data Cloud Identiy Resolution | Salesforce AI Research, 3: [Data Cleansing - Salesforce], 4: [Harmonization - Salesforce], 5: [Data Consolidation - Salesforce]

A calculated insight is a multidimensional metric that is defined and calculated from data using SQL expressions. A calculated insight can include dimensions and measures. Dimensions are the fields that are used to group or filter the data, such as customer ID, product category, or region. Measures are the fields that are used to perform calculations or aggregations, such as revenue, quantity, or average order value. A calculated insight can be modified by editing the SQL expression or changing the data space. However, the consultant needs to be aware of the following limitations and considerations when modifying a calculated insight12:

Existing dimensions cannot be removed. If a dimension is removed from the SQL expression, the calculated insight will fail to run and display an error message. This is because the dimension is used to create the primary key for the calculated insight object, and removing it will cause a conflict with the existing data. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

New dimensions can be added. If a dimension is added to the SQL expression, the calculated insight will run and create a new field for the dimension in the calculated insight object. However, the consultant should be careful not to add too many dimensions, as this can affect the performance and usability of the calculated insight.

Existing measures can be removed. If a measure is removed from the SQL expression, the calculated insight will run and delete the field for the measure from the calculated insight object. However, the consultant should be aware that removing a measure can affect the existing segments or activations that use the calculated insight.

New measures can be added. If a measure is added to the SQL expression, the calculated insight will run and create a new field for the measure in the calculated insight object. However, the consultant should be careful not to add too many measures, as this can affect the performance and usability of the calculated insight. References: Calculated Insights, Calculated Insights in a Data Space.

The cause of this issue is that the new custom data model object (DMO) is not of category Profile. A category is a property of a DMO that defines its purpose and functionality in Data Cloud. There are three categories of DMOs: Profile, Event, and Other. Profile DMOs are used to store attributes of individuals or entities, such as name, email, address, etc. Event DMOs are used to store actions or interactions of individuals or entities, such as purchases, clicks, visits, etc. Other DMOs are used to store any other type of data that does not fit into the Profile or Event categories, such as products, locations, categories, etc. Only Profile DMOs can be used for creating segments in Data Cloud, as segments are based on the attributes of individuals or entities. Therefore, if the new custom DMO is not of category Profile, it will not appear in the segmentation canvas. The other options are not correct because they are not the cause of this issue. Data ingestion is not a prerequisite for creating segments, as segments can be created based on the data model schema without actual data. The new DMO does not need to have a relationship to the individual DMO, as segments can be created based on any Profile DMO, regardless of its relationship to other DMOs. Segmentation is not only supported for the Individual and Unified Individual DMOs, as segments can be created based on any Profile DMO, including custom ones. References: Create a Custom Data Model Object from an Existing Data Model Object, Create a Segment in Data Cloud, Data Model Object Category

When creating a segment on an individual, using two separate containers linked by an AND means that the individual must satisfy both the conditions in the containers. In this case, the individual must have purchased at least one product with the color attribute equal to ‘red’ and at least one product with the primary product category attribute equal to ‘shoes’. The products do not have to be the same or purchased in the same transaction. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

The other options are incorrect because they imply different logical operators or conditions. Option B implies that the individual must have purchased a single product that has both the color attribute equal to ‘red’ and the primary product category attribute equal to ‘shoes’. Option C implies that the individual must have purchased only one product that has both the color attribute equal to ‘red’ and the primary product category attribute equal to ‘shoes’ and no other products. Option D implies that the individual must have purchased either one product with the color attribute equal to ‘red’ or one product with the primary product category attribute equal to ‘shoes’ or both, which is equivalent to using an OR operator instead of an AND operator.

References:

Create a Container for Segmentation

Create a Segment in Data Cloud

Navigate Data Cloud Segmentation