Data 360 Consultant Act ON Data Practice Question
A company needs to ensure that when a customer is removed from a segment due to churn, their record is also immediately removed from the active audience list in an external ad platform. How does Data Cloud handle segment removal during an activation publish?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Data Cloud sends a removal or suppression payload to the activation target during the next scheduled activation refresh.
When an activation is refreshed, Data Cloud calculates additions and removals (deltas), sending removal signals to supported activation targets to remove users who no longer qualify.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Removals are only supported for real-time streaming data actions, not batch activations.
Why it's wrong here
Batch activations fully support differential updates and suppression handling upon each run.
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Data Cloud automatically deletes the contact record from the external ad platform entirely.
Why it's wrong here
Data Cloud removes the user from the specific segment/audience list, but does not delete the master contact record from the ad platform.
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Segment removals require a manual CSV export and upload by an administrator.
Why it's wrong here
Activations automate this process without requiring manual CSV uploads.
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Data Cloud sends a removal or suppression payload to the activation target during the next scheduled activation refresh.
Why this is correct
Data Cloud publishes differential updates (additions and removals) during activation refreshes to synchronize the external platform with current segment membership.
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