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Data Kits
Use a data kit in Data 360 to streamline package creation and installation. You can manage all packageable Data 360 features in the data kit. You can create data stream bundles and also include data model customization and relationships.
Watch this video to see how you can create and upload a data kit.
A data kit wraps around all the packageable Data 360 metadata so that you can create and deploy complete solutions on Data 360.
Types of Data Kits
Data 360 provides two types of data kits to deploy your metadata and process definitions. Choosing the right data kit depends on your use case and deployment environment. Use the guidelines to determine the best option for your needs.
- Standard Data Kit
- Create a standard data kit to package and share your Data 360 features and solutions with customers. You can create the data kit from the default data space and deploy it to any data space in the target org. With a standard data kit, you can distribute Data 360 solutions tailored to your customers' needs.
- DevOps Data Kit
- Use a DevOps data kit to migrate Data 360 metadata from a sandbox org to a production org, but not to package Data 360 metadata. You can create the DevOps data kit from any data space, but you must deploy it to the same data space in the target org. With DevOps data kit, you can maintain consistency in your metadata management processes.
Creating a standard data kit involves these steps.
- Create a data stream to package in the data kit.
- Create a data kit from Data 360.
- Select and add the data streams and data stream definitions in the data kit package.
- Define the deployment sequence for data kit components.
- Upload the data kit package in Data 360.
- Publish the data kit in Package Manager.
- Create a package in Package Manager with the data kit.
- Install the created package in a Salesforce org.
After you deploy the packaged data stream, the relationships included in the package are mapped automatically.
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- Considerations for Data Kits in Data 360
Refer to these considerations when using a data kit to package Data 360 features. - Create and Publish a Standard Data Kit
Streamline package creation and the installation experience for Data 360 objects by wrapping together the metadata and relationships into a data kit. Create a standard data kit before adding features such as data stream bundles or ingestion APIs to a managed package. - Add a Data Kit to a Package
After creating and publishing your data kit in Data 360 source org, add the data kit to a package and upload it using Package Manager in your Salesforce org. - Deploy Data Kit Components in Data 360
After you create and install a standard data kit in a managed package, you can deploy package components such as data streams, calculated insights, and data graphs from Data 360 with Package Manager in your target org. - Update a Data Kit in Data 360
You can update an existing data kit when you modify Salesforce CRM and B2C Commerce data streams, data models, mappings, and relationships. You can also retrieve and deploy the updated data kit from Data 360 with Package Manager in your Salesforce org. - Uninstall a Deployed Data Kit in Data 360
Removing unused or outdated data kits keeps your org organized and efficient. To uninstall a data kit deployed from a managed package, first remove the deployed data kit components and their dependencies from all data spaces. Then, uninstall the managed package.
