Setup38% of the exam
Marketing Cloud Connect setup and CRM value
What Marketing Cloud Connect adds to Sales and Service Cloud, and the setup tasks on each side: provisioning, the Marketing Cloud API user, the Tenant-Specific OAuth Endpoints connection, the system user link, business unit assignment and the Marketing Cloud app.
Given a scenario, determine how to configure integrations.
~8 min read · 17 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Recognise the requirement Marketing Cloud Connect answers: Engagement's digital marketing combined with the data, segmentation and campaign tools in Salesforce CRM, used from inside Sales or Service Cloud.
- Put the setup tasks in order and say which admin does each: provisioning check, Marketing Cloud API user, account-level connection, system user link, business unit assignment, Marketing Cloud app.
- Explain the Tenant-Specific OAuth Endpoints toggle and what to do before enabling it on a reintegration.
- Troubleshoot a failed connection, missing business units or an invisible app.
- Key terms: Marketing Cloud API user (a dedicated Engagement user the connector authenticates as); Salesforce system user (the CRM user the API user is linked to for system communication); account-level connection (the link made from the Marketing Cloud tab); Tenant-Specific OAuth Endpoints (an advanced setting enabled before connecting).
Key facts
Prerequisite
- Detail
- Account provisioned and enabled for Marketing Cloud Connect, confirmed with the account rep
Connection credential
- Detail
- Marketing Cloud API user credentials, not a personal login
Where to connect
- Detail
- Marketing Cloud tab in Sales or Service Cloud
OAuth toggle path
- Detail
- Show Advanced Settings > Enable Tenant-Specific OAuth Endpoints
Toggle side effect
- Detail
- Removes existing Marketing Cloud Connector settings; record them first
API user setup
- Detail
- Email Studio > Admin > My Users; API User selected
System user link result
- Detail
- Status Integrated; tracking data flows into CRM
Business units in CRM
- Detail
- Decided by the API user's business unit access (Enterprise 2.0)
App tabs
- Detail
- Marketing Cloud, Email Sends, Send Analytics; assigned to profiles
Product value
- Detail
- CRM data, segmentation and campaign tools plus Engagement marketing
Sources for this section (6)
- Configure Marketing Cloud and Connecthelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Connect to Marketing Cloudhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Create a Marketing Cloud API Userhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Connect the Marketing Cloud API Userhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Set Up Service Cloudhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Cross-Cloud Productshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why must an admin record settings before enabling Tenant-Specific OAuth Endpoints on a reintegration?
- When does a child business unit become usable inside Sales Cloud?
- What does linking the API user to the Salesforce system user enable?
- Which three tabs go into the Marketing Cloud app?
- Why choose Marketing Cloud Connect over Distributed Marketing for CRM-driven segmentation?
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