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description: Create a governed target for which segment membership is prioritized and filtered during activation in Data Cloud. You can set a cap for Marketing Cloud Engagement, Microsoft Azure, and SFTP targets.
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# Create a Communication Capping Activation Target

Create a governed target for which segment membership is prioritized and filtered during activation in Data Cloud. You can set a cap for Marketing Cloud Engagement, Microsoft Azure, and SFTP targets.

### 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;language=en_US" target="_blank">Data 360 edition availability</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" id="d228238e57">Permission Sets Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="Permission Sets Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d228238e57 ">To create activation targets and use Communication
              Capping:</td>

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

                <li>Data Cloud Activation Manager</li>

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1. In Data Cloud, click **Activation Targets**, and then click **New**.
2. Select the activation platform, and click **Next**.
3. Select **Communication Capping Activation Target,** and click **Next**.
4. Enter a name for the activation target, and an optional description.
5. Select a data space.
    
    The communication capping activation targets can be defined only on data spaces already associated with the communication capping instance.
6. For SFTP or Microsoft Azure, select the connector.
7. Click **Next**.
8. Enter the target details, and then click **Save**.

The communication capping activation targets are retrieved through metadata association and displayed in the Target Mapping tab on the Communication Capping page.

After creating the communication capping activation target, map it to parameters.