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When ingesting transaction data that is generated daily from Amazon S3, you should choose “Upsert” as the refresh mode.
Upsert adds new records and updates existing records at the same time, so it is well suited to ingesting files that are generated continuously.
In addition, when file names contain a timestamp, specifying a wildcard lets the system automatically recognize file names that change from day to day.
The wildcard setting enables detection of new files and continuous ingestion.
Note that “Full Refresh” replaces existing data entirely and is therefore unsuitable for this scenario, and deletion of old files is handled by S3 lifecycle management, which is separate from the data stream configuration.
Data Streams in Data Cloud

Streaming Insights analyzes web and mobile event data in real time and can trigger an action the moment a condition is met.
Its ability to instantly detect behavior-based conditions, such as multiple views within the past 24 hours, matches this requirement.
Candidates who meet the condition can also be handed off immediately to external destinations such as an applicant tracking system through a data action.
Calculated Insights and batch transforms assume scheduled execution, so they are unsuitable for this scenario, which requires immediacy.
Streaming Insights

The central role of AI in Data Cloud is to analyze accumulated customer data and derive insights and future predictions to improve the customer experience.
Its essential value lies in using machine learning to analyze customer behavior trends and predict the next best action and customer needs.
This enables personalized recommendations and outreach at the optimal timing, strengthening customer engagement.
Rather than simply automating tasks, the essential role of AI is to provide advanced insights that support decision-making.
Drive Better Decisions with Predictive and Generative AI

Segment Intelligence is a feature that provides advanced analytics and AI-based insights, and enabling and configuring it requires broad permissions.
The Data Cloud Admin is a role with comprehensive permissions that can configure data models, enable insights, and manage AI-related features.
Configuration work that involves defining metrics and analytics settings cannot be performed with a permission set intended for general users.
Therefore, configuring Segment Intelligence requires an admin role with full access permissions.
Standard Data Cloud Permission Sets

In Data Cloud segmentation, you can combine multiple types of attributes as conditions.
Direct attributes are basic fields tied directly to the profile, such as name and email address, and can be used as conditions as-is.
Calculated Insights are metrics generated through aggregation and analysis, and can be used to set advanced conditions based on behavior trends.
Related attributes are effective for bringing in data from related objects, such as order history or engagement, as conditions.
On the other hand, data stream attributes and Streaming Insights are positioned to be used after processing and transformation, so they are not used directly as segment conditions.
Create a Segment in Data Cloud

The Data Cloud CRM connector has a mechanism that reflects data changes in Salesforce CRM to Data Cloud in near real time.
Changes to standard fields are ingested in near-immediate fashion through streaming, so you can always use the latest customer information.
This improves the accuracy of segmentation and activation.
Unlike traditional batch sync, the ability to connect in real time is an important characteristic of the CRM connector.
Note that manual updates are also possible, and sync intervals are generally set to longer than 15 minutes.
CRM Connector Streaming

In Data Cloud, the schedules for publishing segments and refreshing activations are processed based on a single time zone unified at the org level.
The time zone configured for the Data Cloud org becomes the basis for all processing and is not affected by individual user settings.
This allows consistent schedule management even when multiple users and systems are involved.
You should keep in mind that execution timing is always controlled based on this org time zone.
Segment Time Zone

To make new data available for use in a segment in Data Cloud, the order of processing is important.
First, refresh the data stream to ingest the latest data, and then unify customer profiles through identity resolution.
Only after data from multiple sources is unified through identity resolution can accurate aggregation be performed.
Finally, by running the Calculated Insight, metrics based on the unified, latest data are generated and consistency is maintained.
If the order is wrong, there is a risk of generating incorrect metrics based on unmerged data or outdated information.
Create Workflows in Data Cloud Using Flow

To achieve near-real-time data integration in Data Cloud, using the Ingestion API is the best choice.
The REST-based Ingestion API can ingest data from external systems quickly and in a scalable way, making it suitable for streaming use cases.
Frequently updated information such as inventory data requires immediate ingestion rather than batch processing.
A major advantage is that by sending event data via the API, it can be reflected in Data Cloud in near real time.
Other connectors are mainly for batch integration or specific products and are not suitable for this requirement.
Ingestion API

This requirement needs an immediate action to be executed the moment the behavioral condition of “three visits within 24 hours” is met, so real-time processing is essential.
Using Streaming Insights, you can detect customer behavior events in real time.
By using the detected event as a trigger to execute a data action and connect to Marketing Cloud Engagement, a transactional email can be sent instantly.
Combining real-time detection with immediate action integration is the optimal solution for this requirement.
Batch-processed segments and Calculated Insights introduce delays, so they are not suitable for this requirement.
Streaming Insights