AI Associate Data for AI Practice Question
A company plans to train an AI model using data from Salesforce CRM and an external marketing automation platform. What is the first step to unify these data sources in Data Cloud?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Define a Data Model that maps fields from both sources to a unified customer object
Creating a data model that maps fields from both sources to a common object ensures consistency. Option B is wrong because data streams come after the model. Option C is wrong because Calculated Insights are for aggregations. Option D is wrong because data transformations are applied later.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Define a Data Model that maps fields from both sources to a unified customer object
Why this is correct
Unifies the schema before ingestion.
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Create two separate Data Streams to bring data in
Why it's wrong here
Streams are needed but model mapping comes first.
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Build a Calculated Insight to merge the data
Why it's wrong here
Calculated Insights work on already mapped data.
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Set up a Data Transformation to blend the sources
Why it's wrong here
Transformations are applied after ingestion.
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