Remove Segments from Distribution
If you want to stop refreshing a segment that is distributing to a particular destination, follow the instructions below to remove a segment from distribution:
Note
Removing a segment from distribution does not remove the segment from the destination, but stops segment refreshes. As the identifiers in the segment pass their expiration window, the segment eventually empties out. Work with the destination directly if you need them to remove the segment from the destination.
From the Connect navigation menu, click Destination Accounts to navigate to the Destination Accounts page and then click MANAGE on the desired destination account tile to navigate to the Segment Distribution page for that destination account.
Note
By default, the list of destination accounts is initially filtered to show only active destination accounts. To access a destination account that is not active, adjust the filter setting.
Check the check box to the left of the segment name for the segment(s) you want to remove from distribution.
Several options can be used:
Use the Search bar to narrow the list of segments by searching on keywords, phrases, or segment IDs (for more information, see the "Use the Search Bar" section below).
Filter by audience: You can use the Audience dropdown to filter the segment list by audience.
Filter with labels: For non-Data Marketplace destination accounts, you can use the Label drop-down list to filter the segments based on any labels that have been applied to them. Labels can be useful when you have a large number of segments that you want to distribute to multiple destinations.
Filter by inactive status: You can use the Active/Inactive dropdown in the header bar to display only segments that are actively distributing to that destination account ("active" segments).
Click Remove from Distribution to remove the selected segments from distribution.
A confirmation message appears:
Use the Search Bar
In addition to using the filters to filter the list of segments, you can also use the search bar to search using the following methods:
Search by keyword or phrase (including the ability to search on multiple words or phrases - see "Search on Multiple Words or Phrases" below for more information)
Search by segment ID (including searching on multiple segment IDs - see "Search on Multiple Segment IDs" below for more information)
When searching, keep the following guidelines in mind:
Search terms must be an exact match to return results. The search does not support the use of wildcards (such as "*" or "?") or perform fuzzy matching. If your search does not return the desired results, try alternate words.
Your search results will be scoped by any filters you've set.
Although the search bar does return searches on data seller names, when searching on the Data Marketplace Segments page we recommend using the SELLERS filter to filter your search by data seller(s).
Search on Multiple Words or Phrases
You can search on multiple words or phrases by including the percentage symbol ("%") in between each word or phrase. This type of search uses "AND" logic to return segments that contain both of the words or phrases in the order you entered them in. This is helpful when searching by a particular audience verticle or category.
For example, searching “in market%credit card” returns segments where “in market” is included in the segment name and “credit card” follows somewhere else after in the segment name.
Searching “owner%BMW” returns segments such as “Automotive > Existing Auto Owners > Make > BMW”, whereas “BMW%owner” only returns segments such as “Automotive > In Garage > Vehicle Make > BMW Owners”.
To find all segments targeting users “interested" in electronics, you might search “interest%electronic”. However, to find purchased based segments, search “purchase%electronic.”
Search on Multiple Segment IDs
If you have segment IDs for the Data Marketplace segments you're interested in, you can search for those segments by entering their segment IDs. You can include up to 145 segment IDs in each search string.
To search on multiple segment IDs, use the following format:
Start the search string with an open bracket ("["), followed by the first segment ID
Separate each segment ID with a comma (",")
End the search string with a close bracket ("]")
The example below shows the properly formatting to use for searching on multiple segment IDs:
[1000023144,1000023394,1000023404,1000023414,1000023424,1000023434,1000023444,1000023454,1000023464]
You can use whatever method works for you to create this search string.
One approach you can use to create a search string of segment IDs from a downloaded CSV file (either one you've downloaded from Connect or one that the Data Marketplace Audience Solutions team has given you) consists of these steps:
Open the file in Excel or Google Sheets.
Make sure the segments you want to search for are grouped together.
Insert an additional column to the right of the "LiveRamp Segment ID" column (column A).
In the cell to the right of the first segment ID, enter the macro "=A2&“,”" (without the first set of quotation marks).
Column B for that row should populate with the segment ID with a comma at the end.
Note
This assumes your first segment row is row 2. If your first segment role is not row 2, adjust the macro. For example, if your first segment row is row 5, enter the macro "=A5&","".
Copy the cell in column B and paste it into the cells in column B for all of the additional segments you want to include.
Each column B cell for those rows should populate with the segment ID with a comma at the end.
In one operations, starting with the first segment and ending with the last segment, copy the cells in column B.
In the search bar in Connect, enter an open bracket character ("[") and then paste the copied segment ID string.
Delete the comma after the last segment ID and then enter a close bracket character ("]") at the end of the string.
The table should display only the segments for the segment IDs you entered in the search bar. If the results do not display correctly, check that the formatting of the string is correct (open bracket, segment IDs separated with commas, and ending with a close bracket).