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# Verify Automation Data

Verify the data your automation uses in Automation Studio.

To verify that records in a data extension in an automation meet your expectation, set up a verification activity. The activity analyzes target data extensions populated by the automation's activities or another source, then triggers actions based on user-defined conditions.

1. Drag the verification activity into an automation step.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note You can add more than one verification activity in a single step, but not in the same step as any other type of activity.
2. Click **Configure**.
3. Select the target data extension to verify. Data extensions populated by activities in the automation appear by default.
    
    1. To select from a larger set, choose **All**.
    
    ![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/images/icon_tip.png)
    
    Tip If you do not see the data extension that you expect, save the automation and retry.
4. Click **Next**.
5. Set the conditions that the verification activity monitors.
    
    ![Set conditions and configure the activity to stop or notify when they are not met.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_as_Unconfigured_Verification_Activity.png)
6. Choose the action the automation takes when the target data extension meets the conditions you set.
    1. To receive an email when verification conditions are met, specify the email addresses that receive the notification.
    2. If necessary, add a note to explain the condition that was met, or any other information you want to include in the notification to aid in troubleshooting.
7. Complete activity setup.

The automation's Activity Run Log logs the verification activity's outcome.