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title: Add a new data connection and audience(s)
slug: vikingcruises/add-a-new-data-connection-and-audiences
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createdAt: 2024-12-17T17:59:49.867Z
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Select the **Add a new data conection** button and hit **Next**

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Select the **Adobe Experience Platform** data connection and hit **Next**

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A list of sandboxes should appear. Find and select the appropriate sandbox where your audience(s) is stored. Hit **Next**

The following step allows you to set governance controls around your audience data

- Select the appropriate marketing action
  - select **Data Science** and **Data Collaboration**

These marketing actions work with the application of data usage labels in your AEP datasets. The labels applicable here are [C4, C5, and C9 data usage labels](https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-platform/data-governance/labels/reference?lang=en#contract).

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*Note: These marketing actions work with the application of data usage labels in your AEP datasets. The labels applicable here are C4, C5, and C9 data usage labels. I you are not leveraging these data usage labels in AEP, Collaboration will not enforce restriction and will not impact your Collaboration workflows. If so, you can keep these default selections as is. Otherwise, make sure that you are labeling your datasets with these labels to enforce any applicable restrictions.*
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- Select the consent rule
  - select **"Data is pre-filtered for consent..."**

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These selections work with OOTB consent fields in your AEP schema. If you are not using these fields, or if you are not sure, select the defaulted third radio button. This lets AEP know that you have pre-filtered your audiences for consent (opt-in/opt-out) using other workflows.
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Agree to the following terms and hit **Next**

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Name your data connection: ***This can match the name of your sandbox***

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In the following step, add a mapped source field for the expected match key of **hashed email.** To do so, find and search for the corresponding identity namespace. Hit **Next**

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Schedule your data connection: **add the current data through the desired end date**. Your imported audience will be available in RTCDP Collaboration for the selected length of time.

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Find and select the audience to share then hit **Next**

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Review your configuration and hit **Complete**

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Your data connection setup is complete. Click **Manage data connections** to view the details to be shared with your collaboration partner