Select data
The Select data step appears, providing an interface for you to select the data that you bring to Experience Platform.
- The left part of the interface is a browser that allows you to view the available data streams within your account;
- The right part of the interface lets you preview up to 100 rows of data from a JSON file.
Select Upload files to upload a JSON file from your local system. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the JSON file you want to upload into the Drag and drop files panel.
Once your file uploads, the preview interface updates to display a preview of the schema you uploaded. The preview interface allows you to inspect the contents and structure of a file. You can also use the Search field utility to access specific items from within your schema.
When finished, select Next.
Dataflow detail
The Dataflow detail step appears, providing you with options to use an existing dataset or establish a new dataset for your dataflow, as well as an opportunity to provide a name and description for your dataflow. During this step, you can also configure settings for Profile ingestion, error diagnostics, partial ingestion, and alerts.
When finished, select Next.
Mapping
The Mapping step appears, providing you with an interface to map the source fields from your source schema to their appropriate target XDM fields in the target schema.
Experience Platform provides intelligent recommendations for auto-mapped fields based on the target schema or dataset that you select. You can manually adjust mapping rules to suit your use cases. Based on your needs, you can choose to map fields directly, or use data prep functions to transform source data to derive computed or calculated values. For comprehensive steps on using the mapper interface and calculated fields, see the Data Prep UI guide.
Once your source data is successfully mapped, select Next.