Create a segment of all the records from a specific dataset or batch import

[_Manoj_Kumar_]

Hello All,

I am importing some audiences from a SFTP location and storing them in a profile-enabled dataset.

Now, How can I create a segment for this audience in AEP?

I tried creating a segment on batch Id condition, but it does not work.

[irohitshukla]

Why not add one calculated field into this batch with a unique ID and have it in the schema so you can use them in segments?

[_Manoj_Kumar_]

Hello @irohitshukla 

Since it is a once-off requirement and that is why I don't want to make any schema changes.

[nereddy]

You may want to look at the external audience onboarding capability in the Platform. Importing and using external audiences 

[Anil_Umachigi]

@_Manoj_Kumar_  Could you elaborate more on the dataset you imported this into? what schema class did you use to create this? Ideally you would 

1. Create a Non-people identifier namespace
2. Create schema with class Segment definition
3. Assign primary id ( Segment id) to the name space created
4. Enable for profile 
5. Ingest data. 

Is there a reason you are using batch id? 

[_Manoj_Kumar_]

Hello @Anil_Umachigi 

I have a list of customers(with identities) that already exist in CDP. Now, the requirement is to create a segment of these customers and activate them to a destination.

I don't want to modify the existing schema because it is a once-off requirement. I thought of ingesting this data by creating a dataset by CSV file and then enabling the dataset for the profile.

Every ingests we do in AEP creates a batch ID. To create a segment of these imported customers I thought of using the batch ID to create a segment that is not working.

[_Manoj_Kumar_ · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anil_Umachigi @nereddy @irohitshukla 

Here is how I achieved this without changing the schema structure. I uploaded the data to the experience event schema and created a dummy event against the identities from the CSV file.

Now this dummy event can be used in segment builder to create the segments.

[Anil_Umachigi]

That is smart stuff @_Manoj_Kumar_ 

may be you could write an automation script which does and creates a fake event with those attributes. 

Well done and thank you for sharing here