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# Use a Package Subscriber Org to Trigger a Publish

To speed up testing, use the package subscriber org and manually trigger an activation publish to inspect and validate the output files.

### 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: Lightning Experience</td></tr></tbody></table>

1. In Data 360, select Data 360 Setup.
2. Click **External Activation Platform**.
3. To view the package that you’ve installed from another packaging org, select the **Subscriber**.
    
    To create an external activation platform entity to package and distribute your app, select **Developer**.
4. Select the external activation platform that you want to test.
5. In the details screen, click **Enable**.
6. Navigate back to the list of External Activation Platforms.
7. To trigger the activation, in the external activation platform’s dropdown menu, select **Publish Now**.
    
    When a publish is triggered you must wait until the activation run completes before triggering another publish. You can publish up to 2 requests per hour and a total of 24 requests per day.

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help_: Create and Activate Segments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_segments.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use segmentation in Data 360 to break down your data into useful segments to understand, target, and analyze your customers. After you create a segment, you can publish it to an activation target.")