Data 360 Consultant Act ON Data Practice Question
An activation targeting an external advertising platform is failing consistently with an authentication error. The consultant verified that the client ID and client secret are correct. What other configuration on the activation target needs verification?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Verify that the associated Connected App or OAuth credential scope and token grant have not expired or revoked.
External platform integrations often require validating OAuth token endpoints, refresh tokens, scopes, and active authorization grants.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Ensure the Data Stream for the ad network has finished ingesting historical logs.
Why it's wrong here
Data streams for ingestion are unrelated to outbound activation target authentication.
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Confirm that the Calculated Insight refresh frequency matches the ad platform API limits.
Why it's wrong here
Calculated insights are independent of activation target authentication.
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Check if the segment has more than 10 million records, which causes auth timeouts.
Why it's wrong here
Segment size does not cause authentication errors with external targets.
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Verify that the associated Connected App or OAuth credential scope and token grant have not expired or revoked.
Why this is correct
Expired tokens, revoked grants, or incorrect scopes will cause persistent authentication failures despite correct credentials.
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