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# Data 360

Data 360 features and changes are released as often as monthly, so check back again soon for the latest solutions. Changes included in the Summer ’26 release are generally listed under June 2026.

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Note

As of October 14, 2025, Data Cloud has been rebranded to Data 360. During this transition, you may see references to Data Cloud in our application and documentation. While the name is new, the functionality and content remains unchanged.

## August 2026

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d229538e53">KEY JOB AREA</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d229538e56">FEATURE AND Release Note</th>
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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e53 ">Connect Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e56 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Connectors: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_google_drive_unstructured_connector_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Bring your unstructured Google Drive content into Data 360 to power AI and search experiences. With the Google Drive Unstructured connector, you can sync files and folders from shared and personal drives so that they're searchable across CRM and Slack. This feature is now generally available.">Ingest Google Drive Content into Data 360 with the Google Drive Unstructured Connector (Generally Available)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_web_and_mobile_connection_aliases.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="To avoid name collisions when you deploy a data kit package to more than one web or mobile connection, optionally define a unique 3-character connection alias.">Prevent Name Collisions Across Web and Mobile Connections with a Connection Alias</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Enterprise Knowledge: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_flare_push_connector.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Import your organization's MadCap Flare technical documentation into Data 360 using the Flare Push Connector. Configure Flare to publish HTML5 content via SFTP to a Data 360 staging area, where it's automatically ingested, harmonized, and indexed for semantic search so that Agentforce agents can use it to answer questions.">Push Flare Content into Data 360</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ixia_ccms_connector.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Import your organization's IXIA CCMS content into Data 360 using the IXIA CCMS Push Connector. Configure IXIA CCMS to publish content via SFTP to a Data 360 staging area, where it's automatically ingested, harmonized, and indexed for semantic search so that Agentforce agents can use it to answer questions.">Push IXIA CCMS Content into Data 360</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_heretto_push_connector.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Import your organization's Heretto content into Data 360 using the Heretto Push Connector. Configure Heretto to publish content via SFTP to a Data 360 staging area, where it's automatically ingested, harmonized, and indexed for semantic search so that Agentforce agents can use it to answer questions.">Push Heretto Content into Data 360</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_tridion_push_connector.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Import your organization's Tridion content into Data 360 using the Tridion Push Connector. Configure Tridion to publish content via SFTP to a Data 360 staging area, where it's automatically ingested, harmonized, and indexed for semantic search so that Agentforce agents can use it to answer questions.">Push Tridion Content to Data 360</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_sftp_unstructured_connector.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Import unstructured content from any source system into Data 360 using the SFTP Unstructured Connector. Push content via SFTP to a Data 360 staging area, where it's automatically ingested, harmonized, and indexed for semantic search so that Agentforce agents can use it to answer questions.">Push Unstructured Content Over SFTP to Data 360</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e53 ">Process Content </td>

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              <ul>
                <li>Document AI: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_document_ai_batch_office_files.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use Document AI to process Microsoft Word (.docx) and PowerPoint (.pptx) files in batch jobs. Extract structured data from your high-volume documents, such as offer letters, pitch decks, and legal contracts. Process files up to 10 MB or 25 pages without converting them to PDF first.">Process Word and PowerPoint Files Natively in Document AI Batch Jobs</a></li>

                <li>Intelligent Context: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_intelligent_context_prepend_prefilter.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="You can now add, map, and use metadata fields such as subject and file type when uploading local files. Use these fields to apply prepend values directly to the generated document chunks, or set pre-filter conditions to refine query. Gain finer control over how your unstructured data is chunked and searched.">Filter and Enhance Local File Uploads with Metadata</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_intelligent_context_dmo_source.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Select a structured data model object (DMO) as a source to build your Intelligent Context configurations. To save and create the index, select up to 30 records from the DMO at a time.">Use Structured Data Model Objects as Sources</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Agentic Memory and Context:<a name="rn_c360_truth__ul_nzl_4ly_2kc"><!-- --></a>
                  <ul id="rn_c360_truth__ul_nzl_4ly_2kc">
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_unified_identity.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Unify conversation history and memories for each user, known or anonymous, across channels and devices, so your agents always work from a complete picture of who they're talking to. Whether a customer reaches out by chat, phone, or another known or anonymous channel, Data 360 connects those interactions to the same person. Agents pick up with full context, no matter which channel or device the user comes from.">Give Agents a Complete Picture of Every User Across Channels</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_agentic_memory_register_with_ui.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Set up external agents for memory extraction and context without writing API code. Use a new form in Agent Config to register agents by entering basic details. Data 360 provisions the data graphs, DLOs, DMOs, connectors, and search indexes for your agents to access curated context.">Register External Agents Without API Calls</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_profile_unification.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Equip your agents to automatically extract facts and preferences from conversations so they can personalize future interactions. Data 360 extracts this information in real time as it ingests conversations, with no configuration, rules, or prompts required. Data 360 updates facts automatically as users mention new details or change their preferences, and resolves conflicts in favor of the most recent statement.">Keep User Profiles Current Without Manual Updates</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e53 ">Use Search in Data 360</td>

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              <ul>
                <li>Retrievers: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ensemble_retriever_test.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Customize, test, and validate ensemble retriever responses in the Data 360 Retriever Playground. Avoid irrelevant output, eroded user trust, and increased costs by verifying response accuracy directly in the playground without calling an LLM or manually testing in local environments.">Fine-Tune, Test, and Optimize an Ensemble Retriever</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e53 ">Build and Share Functionality</td>

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              <ul>
                <li>Code Extension:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_batch_transform_predictive_code_extension.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Score, classify, or rank records during a batch data transform. Pass structured feature columns from a data lake object (DLO) or data model object (DMO) to a configured predictive model in AI Models (formerly Einstein Studio) and write predictions to a target DLO or DMO. Code extension scripts already support generative AI model calls.">Make Predictive Model Calls from Code Extension Batch Transform Scripts</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e53 ">Act on Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e56 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data Shares: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_snowflake_v2.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Share data with Snowflake using the Snowflake zero-copy V2 connector. Authenticate with OIDC and act on change data with streams and tasks. Create a data share and a Snowflake V2 data share target, link them, and query your data as a mounted Snowflake database without duplicating it.">Use the Snowflake Zero-Copy V2 Connector for Enhanced Data
                    Sharing</a></li>

                <li>Activations: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_activation_associated_flows.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="View the activation-triggered flows associated with an activation directly in Data 360 activation UI. Open a linked flow with one click to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot the activation-triggered flow.">Find Activation-Triggered Flows from Data 360 Activations</a></li>

              </ul>
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## July 2026

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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Connect Data</td>

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              <ul>
                <li>Private Connect: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_private_connect_multicloud_snowflake_azure.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use Private Connect Multicloud for Data 360 to establish a secure, private connection between Data 360 and your Snowflake on Azure data source. Salesforce provisions and maintains the Azure private endpoints on your behalf—no AWS or Azure configuration required on your end. Each Snowflake URL supports one Data 360 tenant.">Connect Data 3</a><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_private_connect_multicloud_snowflake_azure.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use Private Connect Multicloud for Data 360 to establish a secure, private connection between Data 360 and your Snowflake on Azure data source. Salesforce provisions and maintains the Azure private endpoints on your behalf—no AWS or Azure configuration required on your end. Each Snowflake URL supports one Data 360 tenant.">60 to Snowflake on Azure with a Salesforce-Managed Private
                    Network Route</a></li>

                <li>Enterprise Knowledge: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_ingest_guru_cards_into_data_cloud.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Ingest your organization's Guru cards into Data 360 using the connector designed for Guru. This connector is designed to ingest all cards stored in Guru and filters them based on your selection. AI agents use this content to provide reliable answers in their interactions with your users.">Ingest Guru Cards into Data 360</a></li>

                <li>Enterprise Knowledge: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_web_connector_metadata_extraction.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Define custom metadata fields to extract from pages crawled by the Web Crawler and Sitemap connectors. Use jQuery selectors to target HTML elements and extract text content or attributes from each crawled page.">Extract Custom Metadata from Web Content Connectors</a></li>

                <li>Connectors: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_microsoft_fabric_connector_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use the Microsoft Fabric connector to ingest data into Data 360. This connector is now generally available.">Ingest Data from Microsoft Fabric into Data 360 (Generally Available)</a></li>

                <li>Connectors: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_confluence_unstructured_connector_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Centralize your organization's knowledge base content for AI and search experiences by ingesting unstructured content from Confluence Cloud into Data 360. With the Confluence Unstructured connector, bring in pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments using a batch connection method. This connector is now generally available.">Ingest Confluence Cloud Content into Data 360 (Generally Available)</a></li>

                <li>Salesforce CRM Connector: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_ingest_historical_file_attachments_to_enhance_search.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use the Salesforce CRM connector to ingest historical file attachments into Data 360 automatically. Historical file attachments include content files, such as documentation or customer support files, that were attached to Salesforce objects before you created the Salesforce CRM connection or content data streams. Data 360 converts the historical content into searchable vectors and improves the efficiency of generative AI, analytics, and automation while preserving search context.">Ingest Historical File Attachments to Enhance Search</a></li>

              </ul>
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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Prepare and Model Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e314 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data Graphs: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_dgbilling.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Streamline your setup process by removing the Record Caching and User Session Length settings in the Consumption Limits section for real-time data graphs. These settings don’t impact your credit consumption or billing. This update simplifies configuration and helps you focus on settings that directly impact Data 360 usage. When creating a real-time data graph, the Real-Time Consumption Limits section no longer includes the Record Caching or User Session Length fields.">Simplify Real-Time Data Graph Configuration</a></li>

                <li>Simple Start: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_speedup_data360_setup_with_simple_start.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Remove manual configuration and sync your standard Salesforce CRM objects directly to Data 360. Instead of spending weeks installing standard app bundles, automatically sync your Salesforce CRM object metadata, including data streams, data lake objects (DLOs), and data model object (DMO) mappings. You consume usage-based credits only when you manually activate data streams and ingest data.">Speed Up Data 360 Setup with Simple Start</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Process Content </td>

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              <ul>
                <li>Document AI: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_document_ai_json_export_import.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Export and reuse Document AI extraction schemas across projects and teams so you don't have to manually recreate a configuration. Export a JSON schema from a Document AI configuration, and import and edit the JSON schema file to create a new configuration.">Export and Import Document AI Schemas as JSON (Generally Available)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_document_ai_office_file_types.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Extract structured data from Microsoft Office files with the Connect API. Pass Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), and single-sheet Excel (.xlsx) files without requiring any file conversion or rigid cell-mapping.">Extract Data from Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Files in Document AI</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
              <ul>
                <li>Parsers: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_unstructured_multiple_LLM_support.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Parse and preprocess unstructured data using any supported large language model (LLM). Previously, you could use only GPT-4o for LLM-based Parsing and LLM-based Visual preprocessing. Now, you can override the default GPT-4o selection to use the LLM that best fits your business needs and your content.">Process Unstructured Data with Your Preferred LLM</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_complex_tables_Docling.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Enhance retrieval augmented generation (RAG) responses with information extracted from complex table layouts, such as tables with merged cells, nested headers, or multi-page table splits. When you select the Docling parser with LLM-based image processing for documents with complex tables, Data 360 chunks the information optimally. This process preserves the context throughout and reduces hallucinations.">Process Complex Tables with Docling Parser and LLM-based Image Processing</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_file_attachment_dmos.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Process Data 360 data model objects (DMOs) that include a file attachment by selecting LLM-based parsing and preprocessing options. You can also view the process history metrics for these search indexes. Previously, LLM-based parsing and preprocessing options and process history metrics weren’t available for search indexes built with file attachment unstructured data model objects (UDMOs).">Use LLM-Based Parsing and Preprocessing on DMOs with File Attachments</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Agentic Memory and Context: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_agentic_memory_and_context.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Provide personalized agent interactions where every conversation builds on what came before without requiring users to repeat themselves across sessions or agent handoffs. Register your agents in Data 360 to enable memory capabilities. Data 360 automatically extracts facts, preferences, and conversation summaries from interactions and enforces your organization's access controls when delivering context to your agents.">Preserve Agent Memory Across Sessions Without Requiring Customers to Repeat Information</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Use Search in Data 360</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e314 ">
              <ul>
                <li>
                  <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_search_platform_encyption.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Create search indexes and intelligent context when Data 360 platform encryption is turned on. Previously, you couldn't use these features if platform encryption was turned on.">Use Search Indexes and Intelligent Context with Platform Encryption</a></li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

              </ul>
              <ul>
                <li>Retrievers: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_retriever_playground_citations.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Test retriever citations in the Data 360 retriever playground to ensure accurate retrieval augmented generation (RAG) responses. Configure standard and custom citations for retrievers, select test data, and verify that citation links for retrieved chunks come from expected sources. Debug misconfigured citation setup or broken links in the playground before deploying retrievers in AI systems.">Preview and Validate Citations in Retriever Playground</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_Retrievers_CRUD_DC1.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use Data 360 AI Models to build and evaluate retrievers in Data Cloud One companion orgs. You can also view and use retrievers created in Data Cloud One home orgs. Previously, the AI Models option wasn’t available in Data Cloud One companion orgs.">Create, Manage, and Test Retrievers in Data Cloud One Configurations</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Build and Share Functionality</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e314 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Code Extension:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_code_extension_data_cloud_setup.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Code Extension is now part of Data Cloud Setup, under Developer Tools. Previously, it was a separate tab in Data 360.">Access Code Extension from Data Cloud Setup</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_batch_transform_genai_code_extension.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Generate text during a batch data transform to summarize, classify, or enhance records at scale. Send prompts and data from a data lake object (DLO) or data model object (DMO) to a configured generative AI model, then write the generated content to a target DLO or DMO. Code extension functions already support generative AI calls.">Make Generative AI Calls from Code Extension Batch Transform Scripts</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>

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            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Create Segments</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e314 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Attribute Shortcuts: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_segment_attribute_shortcuts.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Save frequently used segment filter attributes and their complex data model paths as shortcuts. You can select saved configurations from a dedicated library tab instead of navigating multiple data model objects and paths manually while building segments. Focus on filter values rather than underlying data structures and apply consistent filter criteria across segments.">Simplify Segment Filters with Reusable Attribute Shortcuts</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Act on Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e314 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Activations: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_standard_attributes_campaign_data_activations.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Preserve segment and activation context in downstream payloads by including standard attributes in Campaign Data. Available standard attributes are Activation Name, Activation ID, Segment Name, Segment ID, Activation Run ID, and Activation Publish Start Time. Each selected attribute is added as a separate column in activation output and carries the same value for all records in that run.">Add Standard Attributes to Campaign Data in
                    Activations</a></li>

                <li>Activations: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_activate_more_destinations_companion_orgs.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Activate audiences across more advertising and loyalty destinations with expanded target types in Data Cloud One companion org workflows. Strategic partner targets (Google Ads, LinkedIn, Meta, and Amazon Ads) and Loyalty Cloud targets are now available for companion orgs.">Activate to More Destinations in Data Cloud One Companion
                    Orgs</a></li>

                <li>Ad Audiences: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ad_audiences_pinterest_capi.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Easily send conversion events, including web purchases, event registrations, and offline events such as closed opportunities, directly from Data 360 to Pinterest using the Pinterest Conversion API (CAPI). Get a complete, cross-channel view of your target audience in Pinterest, and make data-driven advertising decisions.">Measure Ad Performance with Pinterest Conversion API</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>

          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e311 ">Develop with Data 360</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e314 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data 360 Connect REST API: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_connect_api.htm&amp;release=262&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Connect REST API </a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_connect_api_retrievers.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Programmatically manage retrievers in Data 360 with the Connect API. Retrievers query data from Data 360 objects or search indexes to enhance agent responses with relevant customer data. Use these new endpoints to create, configure, and validate retrievers across NoCode, Custom SQL, and Ensemble query types.">Manage Retriever Operations (Pilot)</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

## June 2026

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        </colgroup>
        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d229538e692">KEY JOB AREA</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d229538e695">FEATURE AND Release Note</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Cross Cloud</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data Processing Engine: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_dpe_dmo_category_assignment.htm&amp;language=en_US&amp;type=5" target="_blank">Assign Data Model Object Categories for
                        Downstream Compatibility</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_dpe_datacloud_writeback_operations.htm&amp;language=en_US&amp;type=5" target="_blank">Select Writeback Operation Types for Data
                        360 Objects</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_dpe_data_preview.htm&amp;release=262&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Validate Logic and Debug Faster with Data
                        Preview for Data Cloud Runtime</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Usage and Access Changes</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Perms, Licensing, and Billing: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_changelog_usage_and_access.htm&amp;language=en_US&amp;type=5" target="_blank">Data Cloud Usage and Access Changes</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Get Started</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_resource_hub.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Access enablement materials directly from Data 360. The new in-app guidance experience delivers helpful resources, detailed guidance, and new release notes right where you need them: on feature pages and top-level resource pages found on the Data 360 Left Side Navigation.">Expand Your
                    Data 360 Knowledge with In-App Guidance (Beta)</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>

          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Govern &amp; Secure</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_external_user_access_governance.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Extend Data 360 access to external users to power Data 360-enabled agents, apps, and customer-facing experiences. Previously, access was limited to internal users.">Control External User Access with Data Governance
                    Policies</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Connect Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Copy Field Enrichments: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_automatically_enable_the_correct_permissions_for_copy_field_enrichments.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Now admin users or users with the Manage Profiles and Permission Sets or Manage Users permissions can automatically give the C2C user the correct permissions needed to activate copy field enrichments on most entities. Previously, you manually assigned copy field enrichments permissions. If the user doesn’t have the correct permissions to auto-enable, or if the entities require org-wide permissions, Salesforce displays the UI to manually assign permissions.">Automatically Enable the Correct Permissions for Copy Field
                        Enrichments</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Connectors: <a name="rn_c360_truth__ul_hkv_klz_mjc"><!-- --></a>
                  <ul id="rn_c360_truth__ul_hkv_klz_mjc">
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_dbx_file_fed_idp_auth.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="You can now use federated authentication when connecting to your Databricks zero copy file federation data streams by configuring Salesforce as an OIDC-based identity provider (IdP). Using Salesforce as an IdP provides a secure and robust role-based authentication when streaming data from Databricks. You can still use your Catalog Access Token for authentication when setting up a connection.">Authenticate Databricks File Federation Connector with an Identity Provider</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_aws_glue_connector_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use the AWS Glue Data Catalog connector to federate data from either Glue-managed Apache Iceberg tables or Glue-managed AWS S3 tables. The pattern of data federation used is called file federation. This connector is now generally available.">Federate Data from AWS Glue Data Catalog (Generally Available)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_microsoft_fabric_onelake_file_fed.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use the Microsoft Fabric OneLake connector to federate data from Microsoft OneLake to Data 360. The pattern of data federation used is called file federation.">Federate Data from Microsoft Fabric OneLake (Beta)</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Accelerated Data Ingest: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_accelerated_data_ingest_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Eliminate data pipeline delays and access your CRM customer profiles instantly for decision-making, timely communications, and agentic conversations. Accelerated Data Ingest pushes CRM data updates directly into the real-time layer instead of routing through the standard Data 360 pipeline.">Access CRM Data in Real Time Without Pipeline Delays (Generally Available)</a></li>

                <li>Data Streams: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_update_db_schema_in_zc_datakits.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Promote zero copy configurations across environments with different database structures without deleting and recreating connections. Edit the target database, schema, or table for zero copy data streams after you deploy a data kit. The connection updates in place and preserves your downstream data model mappings, segments, and activations.">Promote Zero Copy Configurations Without Recreating Connections</a></li>

                <li>Data Cloud One: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_dc1_schema_error_status.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="When your Data 360 home org and companion org have mismatched schema versions, Data Cloud One now shows a new Schema Version Error status so that you can quickly identify why metadata syncing paused. Already synced metadata remains fully usable while the mismatch is unresolved, and syncing resumes when the schema versions match again. Previously, you couldn't distinguish a schema version mismatch from other sync failures.">View a New Metadata Sync Status for Schema Version Mismatches</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Prepare and Model Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data Graphs: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_dg_refresh_history.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="View a detailed historical log of past data graph refresh and activation events directly within the user interface. This new feature provides comprehensive visibility into your data processing pipelines, allowing you to see exactly when a data graph was last refreshed, the duration of the processing cycle, total record counts, and the success or failure status of past runs.">Track Past Refresh Events in Data Graph Refresh History</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_dg_filters_CI.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Limit the number of records included at a calculated insight (CI) node in your data graph's JSON output with sort and limit filters. Specify a sort field and sort order to control which records are prioritized. You can now apply the sort and limit filter previously available only for data model object (DMO) nodes to CI nodes.">Configure Sort and Limit Filters for Calculated Insight Nodes in Data Graphs</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Unify Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ir_filters.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Segregate B2B and B2C records within the same data space to run identity resolution on different audience types by using preprocessing data filters. Process smaller sample datasets to safely test, audit, and refine your matching rules before deploying them to full production workloads. Preprocessing filters act as an upstream layer and use conditional logic applied directly to source data model objects to create broad, partition-like environment boundaries. Filtering out unneeded records optimizes credit consumption by ensuring that identity resolution processes only the records that you need.">Optimize Identity Resolution by Segregating B2B and B2C Data with Filters</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Query and Enhance Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Secondary Indexes: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_secondary_indexes_materialized_dmos.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Create secondary indexes on materialized Data Model Objects (DMOs) to significantly improve query performance and reduce credit usage when filtering or joining on non-primary key fields. Previously, secondary indexes were only available for Data Lake Objects (DLOs). Now you can create secondary indexes on materialized DMOs (Derived, Bridge, or Transform types). This improvement is especially valuable for queries on customer segments, aggregated metrics, or large DMOs with fields containing distinct values like customer IDs, email addresses, or zip codes.">Improve Query Performance on Materialized DMOs with
                        Secondary Indexes</a></li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

                <li>Real-Time Insights: <ul>
                    <li>
                      <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_realtime_insights_advanced_functions.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="You can now expand the analytical power of your Real-Time Insights by incorporating advanced data manipulation functions. This update enables more powerful aggregations such as Min and Max directly in the Aggregate node for instant data analysis. Additionally, you can now use the Case node for conditional logic and several Transform node functions, including string manipulation and data cleansing with RTrim, LTrim, Trim, Lowercase, Uppercase, and Null If.">Enable Advanced Data Manipulation for Your Real-Time
                        Insights</a>
                    </li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

                <li>Direct API: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_query_direct_api.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Execute SQL queries directly against your Data 360 data with the new Data 360 Direct API. This API is optimized for high-volume integrations and bulk-extraction workloads of Data 360 data.">Run
                        Queries with the Data 360 Direct API</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_data_graph_projections.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use Data Graph projections to retrieve the specific fields and data model objects (DMOs) you need from your Data Graphs. Projections reduce data transfer sizes and enable you to tailor Data Graph responses for specific use cases like LLM grounding, agent workflows, and downstream applications.">Query Data Graphs Fields and Subgraphs with Projections</a></li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Process Content </td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Document AI: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_document_ai_page_and_file_limits.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="You can now process up to 100 pages (increased from 25) totaling 25 MB (increased from 10 MB) in batch processing mode.">Process More Pages and Larger Files in Document AI</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_document_ai_additional_llm.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Get higher extraction accuracy and faster processing for complex documents with the latest large language models (LLMs). Choose from Gemini 3 Flash, GPT 5.4, or Claude Sonnet 4.6.">Process Documents with Additional Large Language Models in Document AI</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_document_ai_drafts.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Refine your Document AI extraction schema across multiple work sessions by saving each iteration as a draft. You can continue to edit prompts and test the draft before publishing to production.">Refine a Document AI Configuration with Drafts (Generally Available)</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>


          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Use Search in Data 360</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_search_index_rebuild.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Rebuild search indexes in Data 360 without service interruptions. When you initiate an index rebuild, Data 360 creates a version of the search index in the background while users continue to query the current search index. After the rebuild is complete, the system automatically switches to the new index with no downtime. Your users experience consistent, accurate search results throughout the process.">Rebuild Search Indexes Without Downtime</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Build and Share Functionality</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Code Extension:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_search_index_chunking_code_extension.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Improve how Data 360 search indexes handle unstructured data by using a custom Python chunking function. Write, test, package, and deploy your function by using code extension.">Enhance Search Index Chunking in Data 360 by Using Code Extension</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_vibes_code_extension.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Author, debug, and deploy Data 360 code extensions by using Agentforce Vibes. Use natural-language prompts in either Agentforce Vibes IDE or local IDEs, such as VS Code and Cursor, where the Agentforce Vibes extension is enabled.">Create and Deploy Code Extensions Using Natural Language with Agentforce Vibes</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Create Segments</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_rapid_publish_configurable_lookback.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Configure a lookback window for standard segments with rapid publish to get the same data range flexibility as standard publish. Customize this window, which was previously capped at seven days, to meet business needs up to your org's maximum period.">Configure a Lookback Window When Using Rapid Publish</a></li>

                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_grl_engagement_rapid.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Create more targeted audiences by grouping, prioritizing, and filtering records in engagement-based and rapid publish segments. These capabilities were previously available only for profile-based segments.">Extend Grouping, Ranking, and Limiting Rules to Engagement and Rapid Publish Segments</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Act on Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 "><a name="rn_c360_truth__ul_scz_ftl_fjc"><!-- --></a>
              <ul id="rn_c360_truth__ul_scz_ftl_fjc">
                <li>Activations: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_full_screen_activation.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Configure activations in Data 360 with better visibility and workspace now that the activation wizard opens in full screen instead of a modal dialog. Move between different stages of activation configuration using the progress bar at the top of the screen. Your activation workflow, including all steps, fields, and actions, remains unchanged.">Work with More Space in the Activation Wizard Full-Screen
                    Experience</a></li>

                <li>Activations: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_activation_templates_full_workflow.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use activation templates to streamline the complete activation workflow across all supported destination platforms. Templates provide reusable, shared definitions for contact point selection, activation membership filtering, and enrichment data. These definitions reduce manual configuration steps and improve consistency across activations.">Streamline the Complete Activation Workflow with Activation Templates</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>

          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e692 ">Develop with Data 360</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e695 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Apex: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_apex_sfsqlquery.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Get to a working Data 360-powered Apex app faster. The new sfsqlquery namespace gives Apex developers production-ready SQL execution out of the box. Use these classes to run queries synchronously with row-by-row iteration or asynchronously with chained queueable jobs, complete with typed data accessors and test mocking utilities.">Execute SQL Queries from Apex</a></li>

                <li>Data 360 Connect REST API: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_connect_api.htm&amp;release=262&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Connect REST API </a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

## May 2026

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        <colgroup>
          <col style="width:37.5%">
          <col style="width:62.5%">
        </colgroup>
        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d229538e1192">KEY JOB AREA</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d229538e1195">FEATURE AND Release Note</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>

          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Usage and Access Changes</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Perms, Licensing, and Billing: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_changelog_usage_and_access.htm&amp;language=en_US&amp;type=5" target="_blank">Data Cloud Usage and Access Changes</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>


          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Govern &amp; Secure</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data Kits: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_spring_migrate_governance_sandbox_production.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Maintain a consistent security posture across environments and reduce configuration errors by using DevOps data kits to move governance metadata from sandbox to production. Move policies such as structured masking, record-level security, field-level security, and object-level security across environments.">Migrate Data 360 Governance Metadata from Sandbox to Production</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Connect Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Databricks Connector: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_databricks_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Bring data from your Databricks lakehouse into Data 360 using batch processing for use in segmentation, activation, and identity resolution. This connector is now generally available.">Ingest Structured Data from Databricks (Generally
                    Available)</a></li>

                <li>Server-to-Server API: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_s2s_other_event_category.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="The Server-to-Server (S2S) API now supports the Other event category. Correctly classify events from sources such as Agentforce, IoT devices, retail POS systems, and business process workflows.">Send Events with the Other Category via the Server-to-Server
                        API</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_s2s_other_sources.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="The new Data from Other Sources option uses three fields (eventId, eventType, and dateTime) to make data ingestion more flexible. Ingest data from non-web and non-mobile sources, such as Agentforce conversations, POS transactions, IoT device telemetry, and self-service kiosks, by using the Server-to-Server (S2S) API. Previously, the S2S API prevented data ingestion from sources that lack browser or app context.">Ingest
                        Data from Other Sources with the Server-to-Server API</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Web SDK: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_web_sdk_time_tracking.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Automatically track user engagement metrics, including time on page and session duration, with the Time Tracking feature. Monitor user activity and send events when specific engagement thresholds are reached. Use these metrics to understand how users interact with your content.">Track User Engagement with Time Tracking in the Data 360 Web
                    SDK</a></li>

                <li>Connectors: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_spring_problem_records_dlo.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Automatically capture and isolate data that fails during the ingestion process with the Problem Records Data Lake Object (DLO). Instead of losing data due to formatting errors or system mismatches, Data 360 isolates these specific records into this DLO for easier troubleshooting.">Troubleshoot Ingestion Errors with Problem Records DLOs</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_rdb_connectors_ga.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Expand your data ecosystem and reduce data movement by connecting to relational databases using batch ingest or Zero Copy (Query Federation) in Data 360. Ten connectors spanning PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MariaDB across AWS RDS, AWS Aurora, Azure, and Heroku are now generally available for both data integration methods.">Connect to Relational Databases with Batch Ingest and Zero Copy
                        (Generally Available)</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Prepare and Model Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data Graphs: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_summer_2026_streaming_dg.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Keep your data current with streaming data graphs that update as soon as the underlying data changes. Previously, you had to manually determine the refresh frequency for your data graphs, which sometimes led to stale data. Now, underlying data model object (DMO) data changes automatically trigger updates and provide faster, near real-time refreshes. This predictable refresh behavior makes your SLAs more reliable and gives Agentforce agents or personalization engines access to the most up-to-date Customer 360 profiles.">Adopt
                        Streaming for Faster Data Graph Updates</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ootb_contact_point_dg.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Query unified data graphs using common contact keys like email and phone numbers, independently of your specific identity resolution rules. Previously, querying Data Graphs required specific identifiers defined in identity resolution rules. With Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) Contact Lookup, you can retrieve real-time data graphs using a single email address or a single phone number per request.">Enhance Real-Time Data Graph Queries with Out-of-the-Box Contact
                        Lookup</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_dg_limit.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Build more comprehensive data architectures by creating up to 25 data graphs in a single deployment. Previously, the limit of 10 data graphs restricted your ability to scale across multiple departments or specialized workflows. With this increased capacity, you can deploy multi-domain architectures and specialized data graphs for different AI agents to ensure each use case has the data structure it requires.">Scale Your
                        Architecture with Increased Data Graph Limits</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Data Transforms:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_batch_transform_code_extension.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="With code extension in Data 360, you can create batch data transforms using your custom Python code. If native batch data transforms don't meet your business requirements, use code extension to author, debug, and deploy your transform logic and then create batch data transforms that use the deployed logic.">Create Batch Data Transforms by Using Custom Code with Code Extension</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_data_transform_schedule_data_kit.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="When you add a scheduled batch data transform to a Data Kit and install it on another org, the transform's schedule is now included in the deployment. Previously, schedules weren't included in Data Kit deployments, so you had to re-create them manually in each destination org.">Data Transform Schedules Now Packaged with Data
                        Kits</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>


          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Process Content </td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Intelligent Context: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_intelligent_context_file_types.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Intelligent Context allows a variety of file types to create an accurate search index. Upload the following file types to any Intelligent Context workspace: .docx, .html, .jpeg, .pdf, .png, .pptx, .txt. Then, create and publish your search index for improved search accuracy.">Process More File Types in Intelligent Context</a></li>

                <li>Enterprise Knowledge: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_enterprise_knowledge_for_unified_content.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use Enterprise Knowledge to unify your siloed content. With Enterprise Knowledge you can ingest content into Data 360, harmonize it into a consistent harmonized data model object (HDMO), and gain valuable insights on your user activity. Once the content is in Enterprise Knowledge, use it to power your AI agent’s decisions and Service Agent case handling.">Enterprise Knowledge for Unified Content</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Use and Build AI Models</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Predictive AI Models: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_new_runtime.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use the new default runtime when building predictive models in Data 360. The new runtime supports new algorithms, such as clustering and forecasting, and is the foundation for long-term model building capabilities.">Build Predictive Models with the New Default Runtime</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_multiclass.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Make highly targeted data-driven decisions in Data 360 by using multiclass models. Unlike binary models that predict only two outcomes, multiclass models classify data into up to 50 distinct categories. This capability, which is now generally available, includes enhancements since the beta release.">Deliver Richer Outcomes with Multiclass Models</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_forecasting.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Improve demand planning and revenue estimates by identifying trends and seasonality in your data with forecasting in Data 360. This capability is now generally available..">Predict Future Trends with Time Series Forecasting (Generally Available)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_sentiment_analysis.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Gain deeper insights into customer feedback with sentiment analysis in Data 360 to analyze text, such as reviews, surveys, emails, and chat transcripts. Uncover how customers feel about your brand, products, and experiences. This feature is now generally available and includes some changes since the beta release.">Improve Engagement with Sentiment Analysis (Generally Available)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_topic_classification.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Extract meaningful insights from unstructured text by using a pre-trained model in Data 360 for zero-shot topic classification. This capability is now generally available and includes some changes since the beta release.">Drive Actionable Insights with Topic Classification (Generally Available)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_structured_clustering.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Go beyond basic segmentation with clustering models in Data 360. Automatically group customers, uncover patterns in structured data, and validate results with built-in metrics.">Get Deeper Insights with Structured Clustering (Beta)</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_predictive_model_monitor_drift.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use predictive model drift monitoring (beta) in Data 360 to track deviations in live inferences compared to training data. You can detect shifts, understand contributing variables, and retrain a model before accuracy drops.">Monitor Predictive Model Drift (Beta)</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Build a Semantic Model</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_override_semantic_definitions_in_composed_semantic_models.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="When you create a composed semantic model, it inherits all definitions from the referenced model, including data objects, fields, relationships, and calculated fields. Now you can add more functionality to your composed model by overriding the referenced model semantic definitions. Any property that is overridden is disconnected from the referenced model. All other properties are connected and therefore continue to receive automatic updates from the referenced model.">Override Semantic Definitions in Composed Semantic Models</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>



          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Act on Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Activations: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_rapid_publish_data_360_targets.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use rapid activation to publish segments at intervals of 1 or 4 hours to Data 360 targets. The support for Data 360 targets powers activation-triggered flows to connect to any external API-based destination.">Activate Segments Using Rapid Publish to Data 360
                        Targets</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_customize_amazon_s3_activation_target_file_paths.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Gain control over how your segment data is delivered to Amazon S3. With the new recommended Amazon S3 activation target, you can customize file names, define specific folder paths, and manage connections centrally with global authentication using IDP based authentication. The new Amazon S3 activation target supports segment activations, but doesn’t support Batch DMO or API activations.">Customize Amazon S3 Activation Target File Paths and File
                        Names for Seamless Integrations</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_streaming-dmo-activations-using-data-graphs-attributes.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use DMOs across your data graph to define membership criteria for streaming DMO activations, going up to 2 hops away from the activated DMO. Build more targeted audiences based on the relationships you've already modeled, without being limited to the attributes of the activated DMO alone.">Filter Streaming DMO Activations with Data Graph
                        Attributes</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_activate-batch-dmos-sp-targets.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Send complete DMO datasets to advertising and marketing platforms like Google, Meta, and LinkedIn. Strategic partner platforms join the existing support for Marketing Cloud Engagement, Data Cloud activation targets, and hyperscaler targets, giving your teams more flexibility in where they deliver DMO data.">Activate Batch DMOs to Strategic Partner
                        Platforms</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Ad Audiences:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ad_audiences_amazon_consent_req.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Ensure your data reaches Amazon by mapping a country code for every activated segment to comply with regional regulations. Amazon now rejects your data without this mapping regardless of the operating region. For profiles in regulated regions, such as the EEA, advertisers must also provide consent signals by using industry-standard formats or Amazon-specific values to prevent rejection.">Map Country Codes and Consent Signals for Amazon Activations
                      </a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ad_audiences_meta_custom_attributes.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Enhance your ad optimization by sending proprietary, non-standard data points, such as loyalty tiers or lead quality scores, to Meta. Use custom attributes to go beyond standard conversion fields to trigger more sophisticated ad delivery based on your unique business signals. By passing these bespoke attributes through the Meta Conversions API, you improve targeting precision and enrich your performance reporting.">Send Custom Business Data to Meta with Custom Attributes</a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_ad_audiences_snapchat_capi.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Easily send conversion events, including web purchases, event registrations, and offline events such as closed opportunities, directly from Data 360 to Snapchat using the Snapchat Conversion API (CAPI). Get a complete, cross-channel view of your target audience in Snapchat, and make data-driven advertising decisions.&nbsp;&nbsp;">Measure Ad Performance with Snapchat Conversion API</a></li>

                  </ul>
                </li>

                <li>Clean Rooms:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_crc_clean_room_activation.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use clean room activation to send matched audiences directly to a provider’s S3 bucket. The provider can activate the matched audience to their advertising platform. Improve your ad spend with higher match rates and limited data exposure.&nbsp;&nbsp;">Activate Matched Audiences with Clean Rooms</a></li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

                <li>Code Extension:<ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_code_extension_data_kit.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Use a DevOps data kit to move code extensions or data transforms created using code extensions from sandbox to production. When you add a data transform created using a code extension to your data kit, the associated code extension is automatically included in the data kit. When your code extension references either data lake objects or data model objects, you must manually add the referenced objects to the data kit.">Deploy Code Extension Components Using Data Kits</a></li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Analyze Data</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Notebook AI: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_spring_notebookai_summarize.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Get AI-generated summaries of your research resources with the built-in Summarize Content action. Extract insights from uploaded documents, such as research papers, complex engineering diagrams, or product documentation, and generate a concise summary without reading through all your sources manually. You can then copy or export the summary into a PDF to use as a starting point for proposals or knowledge base articles.">Summarize Content with Notebook AI</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="KEY JOB AREA" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1192 ">Develop with Data 360</td>

            <td data-label="FEATURE AND Release Note" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d229538e1195 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Data 360 Connect REST API: <ul>
                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_connect_api.htm&amp;release=262&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Connect REST API </a></li>

                    <li><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_connect_api_clean_room.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Streamline clean room collaboration management and connectivity tasks programmatically with the Connect API. Use these new endpoints to manage key clean room workflows across setup, maintenance, and validation.">Manage Data Clean Room Operations</a></li>

                  </ul>

                </li>

                <li>Model Data in Data 360: <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_2026_summer_dmo_doc_initial.htm&amp;release=262.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Salesforce now offers standard data model objects (DMOs), data bundles, and mappings out of the box for new customers. These DMOs feature a new schema distinct from the previous versions, which are now referred to as legacy DMOs.">Standard DMOs, Data Bundles, and Mappings (Developer
                    Preview)</a></li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

- **[Get Started with Data Cloud](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_start.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Learn about editions, feature availability, guidelines and billing before you get started using Data 360.
- **[Plan Data Strategy](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_plan.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Before implement Data 360, determine strategies for org architecture, data model structure, governance, consent, and security policies.
- **[Connect Data](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_connect.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Bring data into Data 360 by either ingesting data or connecting metadata using data federation.
- **[Prepare and Model Data](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_prep.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Transform your raw data, map to the Customer 360 Data Model, and build data graphs in Data 360.
- **[Unify Data](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_unify.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use identity resolution to consolidate data from different sources into comprehensive views of your customers and accounts in Data 360.
- **[Enhance Data with Insights](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_insights.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Get the most out of your data in Data 360 by creating calculated, streaming, or real-time insights.
- **[Use and Build AI Models](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_ai_models.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create your own predictive models or connect to external AI models using Data 360.
- **[Build a Semantic Model](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_contextualize.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create, manage, and query semantic models using Tableau Semantics.
- **[Process Content](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_process_content.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use tools in Data 360 to process unstructured content and structured data for use in AI, automation, and analytics workflows.
- **[Use Search in Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_search.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Ground search on unstructured and structured data in Data 360 to use generative AI, improve analytics, and use automation tools.
- **[Build and Share Functionality](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_build.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Extend the use of Data 360 by building a sharing functionality using data kits and packages.
- **[Create Segments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_activate.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create segments in Data 360 to understand, filter, and then use unified data for marketing and other purposes.
- **[Act on Data](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_act.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Share your data with external data sources, create data actions, creation activation targets and activations, build flows, or enrich your Salesforce org with Data 360 data.
- **[Analyze Data](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_analyze.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use various tools and products to analyze your data from Data 360 to gain insights and take action.
- **[Develop with Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_develop.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Build, automate, and extend your data strategy using developer tools and APIs to create seamless integrations and custom solutions within Data 360.
- **[Govern and Secure Data 360](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_data_govern_secure.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Protect your data with governance policies, classification, and security controls.

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help_: Data Cloud Usage and Access Changes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_changelog_usage_and_access.htm&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Release Notes_: Summer \`25 Data Cloud Release Notes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_data_cloud_features_released_by_month.htm&release=256&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Release Notes_: Spring \`25 Data Cloud Release Notes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_data_cloud_features_released_by_month.htm&release=254&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Release Notes_: Winter \`25 Data Cloud Release Notes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_data_cloud_features_released_by_month.htm&release=252&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Release Notes_: Summer \`24 Data Cloud Release Notes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_cdp_data_cloud_features_released_by_month.htm&release=250&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Release Notes_: Spring \`24 Data Cloud Release Notes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_c360_truth.htm&release=248&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Release Notes_: Winter \`24 Data Cloud Release Notes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_c360_truth.htm&release=246&language=en_US)