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PadmajaSr1
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August 10, 2026

Does Enabling Only Adobe Analytics in a Datastream Also Send Data to AEP or only the adobe analytics?

  • August 10, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I have a question regarding **Adobe Experience Platform Data Streams and Adobe Analytics**.

Suppose I have configured a Data Stream and under **Services** I have enabled **only Adobe Analytics** (with the required Report Suite).

If I send an event using **Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK (`alloy.sendEvent()`)**, will that event/data also be ingested into **Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)** automatically, or will it only be sent to Adobe Analytics?

In other words:

**Scenario 1:**

* Data Stream → Adobe Analytics = Enabled
* Data Stream → Adobe Experience Platform = Not enabled

Will the Web SDK event be available in an AEP Event Dataset?

**Scenario 2:**

* Data Stream → Adobe Analytics = Enabled
* Data Stream → Adobe Experience Platform = Enabled + Event Dataset configured

I understand that in Scenario 2 the data can be ingested into the AEP dataset.

What I'm specifically trying to clarify is **whether AEP ingestion happens automatically when only Adobe Analytics is enabled in the Data Stream**.

If possible, could someone point me to the specific Adobe documentation that confirms this behavior?

Thanks!
 

1 reply

Gokul_Agiwal
Community Advisor
Gokul_AgiwalCommunity Advisor
Community Advisor
August 19, 2026

Hi ​@PadmajaSr1 

The short answer is - No, enabling Adobe Analytics alone in a datastream does not automatically ingest data into AEP datasets. 

When Web SDK sends an event using alloy.sendEvent(), the datastream routes that data only to the services configured within it. If your datastream is configured with Adobe Analytics only, the event will be processed by Analytics and sent to the configured Report Suite, but it won't be stored in an AEP Experience Event dataset. 

To have data available in AEP for use cases such as Real-Time Customer Profile, RTCDP, Journey Optimizer, or Query Service, you must also enable the Adobe Experience Platform service in the datastream and map it to an Experience Event dataset.

So in your examples:

  • Scenario 1

    • Analytics ✅
    • AEP ❌
    • Result: Data goes to Adobe Analytics only. No dataset ingestion in AEP. 

  • Scenario 2

    • Analytics ✅
    • AEP ✅ (with dataset configured)
    • Result: The same Web SDK event can be sent to both Adobe Analytics and AEP.

so in nutshell - Web SDK collects the data, while the datastream decides where that data goes. If AEP isn't configured as a destination in the datastream, the data won't be ingested into AEP datasets.

Reference: 

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/platform-learn/implement-web-sdk/applications-setup/setup-experience-platform

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-platform/datastreams/overview 

Hope this helps. 

Thank you. 

Thanks, Gokul
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