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# Create a Container for Segmentation

When a filter is defined using a related attribute, a container is created on the canvas with options to define the rules that you need. You can include up to 20 filters within a container.

### 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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            <td data-label="Permission Sets Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d59045e63 ">To create a container:</td>

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If you’re using hierarchical aggregation, map the Account ID and Parent Account fields on the Data Model tab. See [Map Data Model Objects](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_map_custom_data_model_objects.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Data mapping relates Data Lake Object (DLO) fields to Data Model Object (DMO) fields, paving the way for unifying your source data into a single standardized Customer 360 data model.").

1. On the Segments tab, locate the segment that you want to create a container for.
2. From the dropdown menu, click **Edit Rules**.
3. To add a container to the segmentation canvas, drag a related attribute from the library.
4. In the container, add attributes, select the type of aggregation, and define filters.
5. If the container has more than one access path to the segmentation entity, select a container path.
6. To edit or delete a filter, use the icons in the container header.
7. To define segment filters based on aggregate values across multiple levels, select **Hierarchical Aggregation**. 
    
    You can use hierarchical aggregation with segments that are based on Account and Unified Account. You can create up to five containers, and each DMO can have up to three hierarchical levels. If you exceed this limit, an error message appears when you attempt to save the segment filter definition.
8. To use a batch segment output in a real-time segment:
    
    1. Under Related Attributes, find your segment membership DMO, which ends with Latest. For example, Individual Latest.
    
    1. Create a rule where Segment Id equals the name of the batch segment ID you want to use as output.
9. Save your changes, and recount your population.
    
    To manually update the population count, click the **Recount** icon. Below each container, a ribbon shows the population for that container. Refresh to run or update the count.

    
    ![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 Container population count uses the same approximate count option as segment count when that feature is enabled.
10. To finalize the segment, click **Done**.

- **[View Filter and Container Level Counts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_view_filter_count.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use the population counts displayed in the ribbon under each filter or container to evaluate their impact on your segment. Filter-level counts apply to direct attributes; container-level counts apply to related attributes (containers). Counts are available on both the Include and Exclude tabs.

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help_: Container Path](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_container_path.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Some containers have multiple paths back to the segmentation entity. When a container has multiple access paths, you can select a path to help Data 360 understand how to build your segment. The paths available when you first create a filter may differ from those available when you edit it later. This is expected behavior driven by relationship-cardinality rules.")