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# Create a File Storage Activation Target

Create an activation target in Data 360 to publish segments and batch data model objects (DMOs) to external file storage activation platforms like Amazon S3, SFTP, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), or Microsoft Azure blob storage.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All Editions</strong> supported by Data 360. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_dc_editions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Data 360 is available in several supported Salesforce editions. Some Data 360 features also require additional licenses.">Data 360 edition availability</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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              <p>One of these permission sets: </p>
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                <li>Data Cloud Activation Manager</li>

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Prerequisites:

- As an admin, configure connection to your file storage target in Data 360. See, [Data Target Configuration in Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_data_target_configuration_in_data_cloud.htm&type=5&language=en_US).
- **S3 (Legacy)**: Have your access key and secret key ready. Ensure the S3 credentials have these permissions: PutObject, GetObject, ListBucket, DeleteObject, and GetBucketLocation. It is recommended to enable Server-Side Encryption (SSE-S3). Learn more about [enabling SSE-S3 encryption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/default-bucket-encryption.html).
- **Amazon S3**: Provide Modify/Write permission for the folder or directory where the activated files reside.
- **SFTP, GCS, Microsoft Azure**: Provide Rename permission in the target system for the activated files and Modify/Write permission for the folder or directory where the activated files reside.

1. Go to the Activation Targets tab and click **New**.
2. In File Storage, choose your activation platform, and click **Next**.
    
    Note: A file storage target is present only if its respective target connection is set up. For more information, see [Data Target Configuration in Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_data_target_configuration_in_data_cloud.htm&type=5&language=en_US).
3. Enter a unique name and an optional description.
4. Configure your activation target platform-specific settings:
    - S3 (Legacy)
        1. Enter the S3 bucket and folder details.
        2. Provide the S3 Access Key and Secret Key.
        3. Select the target file format.
        4. Select the data space you want to associate your activation target with and click Save.
    - Amazon S3, SFTP, GCS, and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
        1. Select the connector, the data space, and click Next.
        2. Parent Directory: Inherited from the target connection setup. It is mandatory to have a non-root parent directory. For more information, see [Data Target Configuration in Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_data_target_configuration_in_data_cloud.htm&type=5&language=en_US).
        3. Child Directory: The directory name is case-sensitive. For SFTP, GCS, and Azure targets, the child directory you provide must already exist in the target location, because Data 360 doesn’t create a directory if it’s missing. For Amazon S3 targets, you can enter any value for the child directory, and Data 360 creates the folder during the activation process if it’s missing.
            - Create a folder within child directory: If selected, activated files are added to a separate folder. The folder name uses `<SegmentName_ActivationName>` for segment-based activations and `<ActivationName>` for non-segment activations. If not selected, files remain in the child directory. The system automatically replaces folder names containing any character (except alphanumeric and underscore) with a hyphen (-). Folder names are limited to 200 characters if <SegmentName\_ActivationName> exceeds 200 characters, with any additional characters automatically truncated.
        4. File Format: Select the activated file format and delimiter for CSV files.
        5. Compression Format: Select the compression format for the activated file. PGP encryption is supported only for CSV and JSON, but not Parquet.
        6. File Name Type: Select **Predetermined** or **Custom** file name. For predetermined file names, any characters (except alphanumeric and underscore) in the SegmentName and ActivationName are replaced with a hyphen (-).
            - If you select `<ActivationName>`, the file name uses `<ActivationName>` for all activation types.
            - If you select `<SegmentName>`, non-segment activations use `<ActivationName>` as the file name.
            - If you select `<SegmentName_ActivationName>`, non-segment activations use `<ActivationName>` as the file name.
        7. Data/Time Suffix: Select the file name suffix format, it represents the segment refresh timestamp in UTC format. The timestamp ranges from a specific date to milliseconds of the day.
        8. Limit type: Activated data is automatically split into multiple files when configured limits are reached, such as maximum records per file (default: 100,000) or maximum file size (default: 500 MB).
            
            For example,
            
            - For an activation payload with 450,000 records and a 100,000 record limit, the payload is split into multiple files to ensure no single file exceeds 100,000 records.
            - For an activation payload totalling 3 GB and a 500 MB limit, the payload is split into multiple files to ensure no single file exceeds the 500 MB size limit.
            
            ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/images/icon_note.png)
            
            Note File splitting is non-deterministic, and the final number and size of output files may vary between runs based on data characteristics, file format, compression, encryption, and processing behavior.
5. Click **Save**. Your activation target is created.

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help_: File Name Examples for File Storage Activation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_file_name_examples.htm&language=en_US)
- [_External_: AWS Help: Setting default server-side encryption behavior for Amazon S3 buckets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/bucket-encryption.html)
- [_Salesforce Help_: Create an Activation for File Storage Target](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_add_activation_target.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you create a segment in Data 360, you can publish it to an activation target.")