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Data Extension mapping

Map form responses into Salesforce Marketing Cloud with intent

Define how answers, identifiers, and response metadata land in a Marketing Cloud Data Extension—then choose insert or upsert behavior for the flow.

Designed for operations

The destination stays explicit: connection settings are centralized while each form owns the mapping and delivery behavior it requires.

A successful submit is not the same as a usable record

A form can collect valid answers and still create downstream work when field names, types, keys, or repeated-submission behavior are unclear. A delivery map makes that contract reviewable before the campaign goes live and traceable when an outcome needs investigation.

Field-level control

Connect each response or metadata value to the destination field that should receive it.

Insert or upsert

Make repeated-submission behavior an explicit form decision instead of an implicit integration assumption.

Shared connection

Reuse approved connection settings while allowing forms to keep campaign-specific destinations and mappings.

Delivery evidence

Keep the form response and delivery result connected so failures can be understood and retried deliberately.

A mapping workflow technical and campaign teams can review

  1. 01

    Select the destination

    Identify the target Data Extension and the field structure it expects.

  2. 02

    Map the payload

    Pair answers, audience identifiers, and operational metadata with destination fields.

  3. 03

    Choose record behavior

    Use insert for new rows or upsert when a known key should update an existing record.

  4. 04

    Verify delivery

    Inspect the resulting status and retain enough context to diagnose an unsuccessful handoff.

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