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Define an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect–Privacy Center

Give users access to the data in your Privacy Center retention store.

Required Editions

Available in: Developer, Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions. Requires the Privacy Center license.
User Permissions Needed
To create and edit external data sources: Customize Application

To define your Privacy Center retention store as an external data source:

  1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter External Data Sources, and then select External Data Sources.
  2. Click New External Data Source, or click Edit to modify an existing external data source.
  3. Complete the fields. Note that the Data Store Type field is located in the Parameters section of the page.
    FIELD DESCRIPTION
    External Data Source A user-friendly name for the external data source. The label is displayed in the Salesforce user interface, such as in list views.
    Name

    A unique identifier that’s used to refer to this external data source definition through the API.

    The name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters. It must be unique, begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores.
    Type Select Privacy Center or Archive Data Store.
    Data Store Type Select Privacy Center Retention Store.
  4. Click Save.

Once your retention store is defined as an external data source, you’re ready to continue with the Salesforce Connect setup process.

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