Data 360 Consultant Act ON Data Practice Question
A Data Cloud Consultant is configuring a Data Action Target that sends data to an external endpoint via webhook. The external endpoint requires a custom HTTP header for authorization (e.g., 'X-API-Key'). Where is this custom header configured?
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
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In the Data Action Target configuration screen under custom headers and authentication settings.
When setting up a Data Action Target in Data Cloud for a webhook, custom headers and authentication tokens are configured directly within the Data Action Target definition setup screen.
Answer analysis
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Inside the activation membership criteria builder.
Why it's wrong here
Activation memberships manage segment criteria, not HTTP transport headers.
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In the Data Action Target configuration screen under custom headers and authentication settings.
Why this is correct
Data Action Targets support defining custom HTTP headers and authentication parameters to securely communicate with external webhooks.
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In the Named Credentials setup within Salesforce Core CRM.
Why it's wrong here
Data Cloud Data Action Targets manage their own endpoints and authentication settings independently of Core CRM Named Credentials.
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Via a custom Ingestion API payload transformation script.
Why it's wrong here
Ingestion API handles incoming data ingestion, not outgoing Data Action webhook headers.
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