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description: To create and run Data Processing Engine definitions, enable Data Pipelines. With Data Pipelines, you can query and compute the data available in your Salesforce org.
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# Enable Data Pipelines

To create and run Data Processing Engine definitions, enable Data Pipelines. With Data Pipelines, you can query and compute the data available in your Salesforce org.

### 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: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with Salesforce Data Pipelines, which is available for an extra cost in <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d44540e71">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d44540e71 ">To create profiles and permission sets:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d44540e71 ">Manage Profiles and Permission Sets</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d44540e71 ">To assign permission sets:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d44540e71 ">Assign Permission Sets</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d44540e71 ">To create users:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d44540e71 ">Manage Internal Users</td>

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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Data Pipelines, and select Get Started.
2. Enable Data Pipelines and refresh the page.
3. Assign permission sets to users:
    
    1. Admin user: Data Pipelines Base User permission set
    
    1. Standard user: Use Data Processing Engine permission set