---
schema_version: "1"
id: c4c99e9c55ad2c2e6a067732583e9de3c76124fa5379f22d8422af89f81c0d53
title: ActivationPlatform
collection: legacydeveloper
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/api_meta/meta_activationplatform.md
canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_activationplatform.htm
source_site: developer.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: affbb213fc4d3496fdc441c243a84e3feff2df9b3ff1f5f43d57dd3e3ae33640
description: Represents the ActivationPlatform configuration, such as platform name, delivery schedule, output format, and destination folder.
---
# ActivationPlatform

Represents the ActivationPlatform configuration, such as platform name, delivery schedule, output format, and destination folder.

![Important](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/images/icon_note_important.png)

#### Important

Where possible, we changed noninclusive terms to align with our company value of Equality. We maintained certain terms to avoid any effect on customer implementations.

## Parent Type

This type extends the [Metadata](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/metadata.htm "The base class for all metadata types. You can’t edit this object. A component is an instance of a metadata type.") metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

## File Suffix and Directory Location

ActivationPlatform components have the suffix .activationPlatform and are stored in the activationPlatforms folder.

## Version

ActivationPlatform components are available in API version 54.0 and later.

## Special Access Rules

There are no additional access requirements that are specific to this type.

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| activationPlatformConnectorType | 
Field Type

ActivationPlatformConnectorType (enumeration of type string)

Description

Reserved for future use.



 |
| activationPlatformAdditionalMetadata | 

Field Type

string

Description

Provides additional details about the activation platform, including subscriber override options, partner supported IDs, and file output properties such as maximum file size, compression settings, and the maximum number of records per file.



 |
| dataConnector | 

Field Type

string

Description

Reference to the ActvPfrmDataConnectorS3 metadata type, which contains S3 bucket and export directory information into which Data 360 writes data.



 |
| description | 

Field Type

string

Description

Required.

The description for ActivationPlatform.



 |
| enabled | 

Field Type

boolean

Description

Required.

Indicates whether the ActivationPlatform is enabled (true) or not (false). The default is false.



 |
| includeSegmentNames | 

Field Type

boolean

Description

Indicates whether to include the segment name in metadata (true) or not (false).



 |
| logoUrl | 

Field Type

string

Description

URL of the logo for the activation channel destination.



 |
| masterLabel | 

Field Type

string

Description

Required.

The name for the activation channel destination.



 |
| notes | 

Field Type

string

Description

Notes for this ActivationPlartform.



 |
| outputFormat | 

Field Type

ActivationPlatformFileOutputFormat (enumeration of type string)

Description

Required.

The output format of the file.

Valid values are:

- CSV
- JSON
- PARQUET





 |
| outputGrouping | 

Field Type

ActivationPlatformFileOutputGrouping (enumeration of type string)

Description

Required.

The grouping of the output.

Valid values are:

- PER\_ACCOUNT
- PER\_SEGMENT
- PER\_USER





 |
| periodicRefreshFrequecy | 

Field Type

ActivationPlatformPeriodicFullRefresh (enumeration of type string)

Description

The frequency (in days) for periodic full refreshes when using incremental refresh mode.

Valid values are:

- REFRESH\_30
- REFRESH\_60





 |
| platformType | 

Field Type

ActivationPlatformType (enumeration of type string)

Description

Required.

The type of the Activation Platform.

Valid values are:

- Advertising
- Analytics
- Marketing
- Publishing
- Technology





 |
| refreshFrequency | 

Field Type

ActivationPlatformRefreshFrequency (enumeration of type string)

Description

Required.

Indicates how often the activation platform accepts data delivery.

Valid value is:

- TWENTY\_FOUR





 |
| refreshMode | 

Field Type

ActivationPlatformRefreshMode (enumeration of type string)

Description

Required.

Defines how the refresh method handles refreshing files.

Valid values are:

- FULL
- INCREMENTAL





 |

## Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of an ActivationPlatform component.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ActivationPlatform xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <dataConnector\>S3Connector</dataConnector\>
    <description\>Activation Platform Description</description\>
    <enabled\>false</enabled\>
    <includeSegmentNames\>false</includeSegmentNames\>
    <logoUrl\>link to logo</logoUrl\>
    <masterLabel\>MyExternalPlatform</masterLabel\>
    <notes\>Notes about this Platform</notes\>
    <outputFormat\>CSV</outputFormat\>
    <outputGrouping\>PER\_ACCOUNT</outputGrouping\>
    <refreshMode\>FULL</refreshMode\>
    <refreshFrequency\>TWENTY\_FOUR</refreshFrequency\>
    <periodicRefreshFrequecy\>NEVER</periodicRefreshFrequecy\>
    <platformType\>Advertising</platformType\>
</ActivationPlatform\>

The following is an example package.xml that references the previous definition.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <fullName\>MyActivationPlatform</fullName\>
    <types\>
        <members\>APlatform</members\>
        <name\>ActivationPlatform</name\>
    </types\>
    <types\>
        <members\>AccountIdField</members\>
        <name\>ActivationPlatformField</name\>
    </types\>
    <types\>
        <members\>S3Connector</members\>
        <name\>ActvPfrmDataConnectorS3</name\>
    </types\>
    <types\>
        <members\>EmailIdentifier</members\>
        <name\>ActvPlatformAdncIdentifier</name\>
    </types\>
    <types\>
        <members\>AccountIdFieldValue</members\>
        <name\>ActvPlatformFieldValue</name\>
    </types\>
    <version\>54.0</version\>
</Package\>

## Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

This metadata type supports the wildcard character \* (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see [Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/file_based_zip_file.htm "The deploy() and retrieve() calls are used to deploy and retrieve a .zip file. Within the .zip file is a project manifest (package.xml) that lists what to retrieve or deploy, and one or more XML components that are organized into folders.").