Introduction to Connections
A connection provides data sharing from an organization to another organization.
For example organization A enables a connection and shares data that user has given consent to be shared with organization B. While a connection is enabled, shared data from A can be used by B, for example in segment creation. For more information about segment creation with datasharing enabled, follow this link: Connections in segments
To create a connection these steps should be followed:
1. Connection Name
Every connection must have a name. That name should be descriptive and also easier to find or group with similar connections. This field is mandatory.
2. Organization Alias
Organization alias is a mandatory field. Name of the organization should match the exact organization alias. If a connection was created before with a specific alias, another connection cannot be created with the same alias. That means each organization alias is unique.
There are types of data that can be shared:
Organization Events
Organization Records
3. Share Organization Events checkbox
By choosing Share Organization Events checkbox, the possibility to share events from organization A to organization B, is activated.
4. Share Organization Records checkbox
By choosing Share Organization Records checkbox, the possibility to share records from organization A to organization B, is activated.
$Enable/Disable$ $connections$
The created connection is enabled by default. Enabled means that data sharing is one way and the data will be shared with the chosen organization based on configuration. For all users that have given consent, events and all data collected in events table will be shared. Enabled connection will not share only events data but also records can be shared.
A connection can be also disabled. Disabling a connection means that data sharing will be deactivated. Also, the collected data from the moment that connection has been disabled, will not be shared with the organization.
The saved data(records or events) at an organization will stop processing when the connection is disabled. Creating a segment after disabling a specific connection will prevent disabled organizations to be shown.