Configure a datastream
Learn how to enable a datastream and configure Experience Cloud solutions.
Datastreams tell Adobe Experience Platform Edge Network where to send data collected by Platform Web SDK. In the datastreams configuration, you enable your Experience Cloud applications, your Experience Platform account, and event forwarding. See the Fundamentals of Configuring a Datastream for more detailed information.
Learning objectives
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Create a datastream
- Enable your Experience Cloud applications
- Enable Experience Platform
Prerequisites
Before you configure your datastream, you must have already completed the following lessons:
Create a datastream
Now you can create a datastream to tell Platform Edge Network where to send data collected by Web SDK.
To create a datastream:
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Open the Data Collection interface
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Make sure the you are in the correct sandbox
note note NOTE If you are the customer of a Platform-based application like Real-Time CDP, we recommend using a development sandbox for this tutorial. If you are not, use the Prod sandbox. -
Go to Datastreams in the left navigation
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Select New Datastream on the right hand-side of the screen.
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Enter
Luma Web SDKas the Name. This name is referenced later when you configure the Web SDK extension in your tag property. -
Select your
Luma Web Event Dataas the Event Schema -
Select Save
note availability AVAILABILITY The mapping feature will be incorporated into this tutorial at a later date.
On the next screen, you are able to add services such as Adobe applications to the datastream, however you will not add any services at this point in the tutorial. You will do so later in the lessons Set up Experience Platform, Set up Analytics, Set up Audience Manager, Setup Target, or Event Forwarding.
You are now ready to install the Platform Web SDK extension in your tag property!
Next: Install Platform Web SDK extension in tags