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# Create an External Activation Platform Using the Manual Workflow

Create an external activation platform in a Data 360 Developer Edition org to help you reach your customers on your platform.

### 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: Developer Edition</td></tr></tbody></table>

1. Click the gear icon and click Data 360 Setup.
2. Click **External Activation Platform**.
3. Click **New**.
4. Click **Manual**.
5. Enter information about the platform that you want displayed for the Data 360 admin. A preview appears on the right-hand side.
    
    ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/images/icon_important.png)
    
    Important The Developer Name you create in Data 360 is needed later when you create custom metadata.
6. Click **Next**.
7. For each field:
    1. Configure the required AccountId field by clicking the dropdown button. Click **Edit**.
    2. In the Help Text, provide instructions for your Data 360 admin on how to find their AccountId.
        
        ![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 The Value stored in the AccountId field is in the file path and metadata file so you know where to ingest the data.
    3. If you’d like to add more fields, click **Save & Add**. If you’re done adding fields, click **Save & Close**.
8. Click **Next**.
9. Select at least one Contact Point (also known as identifiers) you want to receive.
    
    ![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 Select a hash method for Phone Number and Email Address Contact Points. The email address is trimmed of whitespace and converted to lowercase.
10. Click **Next**.
11. Select your Activation Schedule, Delivery Platform, and Data Delivery Options.
    
    ![Warning](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-data-data_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/f3569962-3c9b-4f83-9d0c-b6a574e785da/images/icon_warning.png)
    
    Warning Enter the S3 Bucket Name where you want segments delivered. We ask for your S3 AccessKey and SecretKey when you create custom metadata.
12. Click **Save**.

Your external activation platform is created.