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Activations

Activate your cohorts data in downstream systems to run targeted campaigns.

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Once you create cohorts and run the project successfully, you can use the Profiles Activations feature to sync your target customer data to the downstream marketing tools like Braze, Mailchimp, etc.

This will help you make informed decisions, run personalized marketing campaigns, and enhance the overall customer experience across multiple platforms.

Prerequisites

You must have a Profiles project available as a Git repository. Import the project in your RudderStack dashboard and run it. Refer Profiles UI for more information.
For the warehouse used for your Profiles project, you must create the RudderStack schema and grant permissions to it. Refer to the detailed steps for each warehouse:

Add activations

Once you have your Profiles project available in the RudderStack dashboard, you can view the cohorts data after the first successful run.

Follow these steps to add an activation for a cohort:

Click Add activation next to the cohort for which you want to send data to the downstream destination.

Configure the following settings in the Create Activation window:

Setting	Description
Activation name	Assign a name to uniquely identify the activation.
Select identifier	Select the type of ID you want to use for the activation from the dropdown menu.
Select your activation type	Choose a table or audience as your source.

Click Continue to verify your credentials.
Review the details and click Create activation.
Choose from Use existing destination or Set up a new destination to connect your activation to the destination.
Configure the destination-specific settings.
Click Turn on the connection to enable the connection.