Automation Studio

Automate your Marketing Cloud Engagement email sends, queries, imports, and more with Automation Studio. Build simple or complex workflows that automate marketing and data management tasks based on criteria that you configure.

• The Automation Studio Overview Page
  When you access Automation Studio, view up to 50 automations in your account, a snapshot of automation activities, run history, and folders. You can also run each automation once from the Overview page.
• Automate Processes in Automation Studio
  Use an automation to start a process when specific criteria are met. For example, when a file is uploaded to the Enhanced SFTP, you can automatically run activities, like an import, a file transfer, or an email send.
• Schedule an Automation
  You can schedule an automation that’s in draft mode or already running.
• Automation Studio Activities
  Easily understand and use the Automation Studio Activities tab in the Marketing Cloud.
• Pause an Automation
  Temporarily stop an automation’s schedule in Automation Studio. If the automation is running when you pause it, it continues to run, but future scheduled runs don’t occur. You can see who paused an automation in the automation’s summary.
• Skip an Automation
  Indicate in Automation Studio that an automation's next run will not occur without stopping the automation's schedule.
• Stop a Running Automation
  When an automation is stopped in Automation Studio, activities in the step that is in progress complete, but subsequent steps do not start.
• Copy an Automation
  Create an exact copy of an automation to extend or modify it in Automation Studio.
• Delete an Automation
  Remove unneeded automations from Overview or the automation page in Automation Studio.
• Automation Studio Errors
  Find out what Automation Studio error messages mean and how to resolve them. After applying the suggested action, run the activity or automation again to make sure that the error was addressed.
• Automation Studio Statuses
  You can view an automation’s status from the Automation Studio interface or a related data view. Use this guide to understand what each status means.
• Get Automation Studio Notifications
  Add your email address to get notified when an automation run is skipped, encounters an error, or completes. You can also receive alerts through the Event Notification Service (ENS).
• Find Activity Configuration and Error Details
  To access configuration details and run history for an Automation Studio activity, view the activity's object detail page. Use this page to locate error information about the activity, too.
• Data Extension Storage Usage
  View and manage your marketing data usage by downloading your data extension storage details as a CSV file. Optimize your storage usage, improve performance, and ensure compliance by removing unneeded data and updating retention policies.
• Automation History and Health
  In Automation Studio, you can view your automations over time and improve overall automation health using the automation history dashboard. You can also evaluate your automations by downloading your automation history as a CSV file.