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Salesforce Exam Marketing Cloud Intelligence Topic 6 Question 29 Discussion
Topic #: 6
A client's data consists of three data sources - Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads and Google Campaign Manager.
Notes:
* The client is planning on adding an additional 100 Facebook Ads data streams and 50 more LinkedIn Ads data streams.
* The final volume of data in the workspace will be 5M rows
* Each data source has a naming convention and it can be assumed that any additional profile (i.e. Data Stream) from one of these sources will follow the same naming convention.
The client provided the following sample files:
Facebook Ads:
The client would like to create a new harmonization field named "Market," which will only be coming from Facebook Ads and LinkedIn Ads. The logic for
"Market" is the following:
IF Media Buy Type is equal to "TypeB" or "TypeC" or "TypeD"
Return 'Europe'
ELSE
Return 'Rest Of The World'
In order to create the harmonization field Market, the client considers using either Mapping Formula, Calculated Dimension, VLOOKUP or Patterns.
Considering maintenance and scalability, which option is recommended?
Patterns are the best approach in this scenario because:
Scalability: Patterns are highly scalable and can easily handle the addition of 100 more Facebook Ads and 50 more LinkedIn Ads streams. You can define pattern-matching rules that automatically apply to new data streams based on the naming conventions.
Flexibility and Maintenance: Patterns allow you to maintain and adjust logic easily. Since the logic for determining 'Market' is based on a defined naming convention (e.g., Media Buy Type), Patterns can handle these rules effectively without requiring manual updates or static tables.
Efficient Harmonization: Patterns automatically classify data based on defined rules, reducing the need for ongoing manual maintenance compared to approaches like VLOOKUP or Mapping Formulas, which might require frequent updates as data changes.
Why not other options?
Mapping Formulas: While Mapping Formulas work well for static mappings, they are not as scalable or maintainable when the dataset grows or changes frequently.
Calculated Dimension: This option is valid for simple logic but is less maintainable for large-scale datasets, especially when new data streams are added.
VLOOKUP: This method is manual and not scalable. It would require you to update lookup tables for each new data stream, which is inefficient given the expected growth of the data.
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