Use a Data Prep Classic recipe to transform data before loading it into a dataset. Only Government Cloud users can create recipes with Data Prep Classic. All other users, including those using Government Cloud Plus, must use Data Prep to create recipes.
Required Editions
| Available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience. |
| Available with CRM Analytics, which is available for an extra cost in Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions. Also available in Developer Edition. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To create a recipe: | Edit CRM Analytics Dataflows OR Edit Dataset Recipes |
Note To start creating a Data Prep recipe, see Create a Recipe with Data Prep.
- In CRM Analytics, click the gear icon (
) and then click Data Manager to open the data
manager.
The data manager opens in a new browser tab. - In the data manager, click the Dataflows & Recipes tab.
- In the Dataflows & Recipes tab, click the Recipes subtab.
The Recipes subtab displays a list of your existing recipes.

- Click Create Recipe.
- From the list of datasets, select the one that contains the data you want to prepare.
Alternatively, you can click the Connected Data tab to select a
connected object if your org has Data Sync enabled.
Note Make sure the connected object that you select has synced and completed at least once.You are prompted to enter a name for the recipe. - Enter a recipe name and then click Next.
Note The recipe name you enter here is also used for the target dataset name.The recipe page opens, displaying a preview of the data from your selected dataset or connected object.