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# Add a Personalization Dataset

Datasets in Marketing Cloud Personalization are collections of events, catalog configurations, and user profiles that keep your Personalization data separate and organized.

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1. Log in to Personalization.
2. Click the avatar icon (![Personalization Avatar Icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_personalization-264-0-0-production-enus/16bf1f60-f44c-4260-a56e-f052cfe515a3/mc_personalization/images/mc_pers_avatar_icon.png)) in the upper right corner of Personalization.
3. Select **Manage Datasets**.
4. Click **+Dataset**.
5. In the **ID** field, enter a unique identifier for the dataset.
6. In the **Name** field, enter a display name for the dataset.
7. Select the **Dataset Type**: Production, Staging, QA, or Development.
8. If you have B2B Detect and want to track accounts in addition to users, select **Enable Track Accounts**. Otherwise, the dataset tracks only users.
9. Review the information and ensure it’s correct because you can't edit a dataset after you create it.
10. Click **OK**.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_personalization-264-0-0-production-enus/16bf1f60-f44c-4260-a56e-f052cfe515a3/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note When you delete a dataset, none of the data within it can be recovered.

#### See Also

- [B2B Detect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_pers_b2b_detect.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "B2B Detect lets you access firmographic data about your users, such as their industry, beginning with their first interaction. The addition of firmographic data allows Marketing Cloud Personalization to provide more targeted personalization to your accounts and their users.")