Adobe AD0-E602 Exam - Topic 1 Question 43 Discussion

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Question #: 43
Topic #: 1

A Real-time CDP Business Practitioner set up a profile segment using Experience Event data on a Profile-enabled dataset on January 1, 2022. The segment size at creation was 25,000. When revisiting the segment at the end of February, the segment size decreased to 10,000.

What explains this decrease in segment size?

AThe dataset had a 30-day TTL set.

BMore profiles met the segment criteria during the time difference.

CThe created segment was activated to a destination.

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Suggested Answer: B

According to the Adobe documentation, Profiles > Browse is where a Real-Time CDP Business Practitioner can go to search for Profiles by Merge Policy in the UI. Profiles > Browse allows the user to search for individual profiles or groups of profiles based on various criteria, such as identity value, namespace, dataset, or merge policy. The user can also view the profile details and timeline for each profile. Reference: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-platform/profile/ui/browse.html?lang=en#searching-for-profiles

by Tasia at Mar 06, 2025, 10:41 AM

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Denae

4 months ago

Activated to a destination could also explain it, right?

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Kindra

5 months ago

Wait, how can it drop that much? Sounds odd!

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Lai

5 months ago

I disagree, I think more profiles met the criteria instead.

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Amalia

5 months ago

Totally makes sense, profiles expire after a month!

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Artie

5 months ago

The dataset had a 30-day TTL set.

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Goldie

6 months ago

I feel like the decrease could be related to profiles dropping out due to inactivity or TTL, but I can't recall the specifics.

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Lizette

6 months ago

I practiced a similar question where activating a segment affected its size, so option C might be worth considering.

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Paris

6 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think if more profiles met the criteria, the size would increase, not decrease.

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Talia

6 months ago

I remember something about TTL settings affecting segment sizes, so option A could be right.

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Lea

6 months ago

This is a tricky one. The segment size decreasing is unexpected, so I'll need to really think through the potential reasons behind that. The options seem plausible, so I'll have to analyze each one closely.

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Nieves

6 months ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The options provided give me a good set of possibilities to evaluate based on my understanding of how CDP segments work. I'll carefully consider each option.

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Roxanne

6 months ago

Okay, let's see. The key details here are the segment creation date, the size change over time, and the options provided. I think I have a good strategy to work through this step-by-step.

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Denny

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The segment size decreasing doesn't seem intuitive to me. I'll have to carefully consider the options to figure out the right explanation.

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Catina

6 months ago

This seems like a straightforward question about segment size changes. I'll need to think through the potential reasons for the decrease.

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Adolph

11 months ago

Option A for the win! 30-day TTL on the dataset, case closed. Although, I do wonder if the profiles that dropped out decided to start a band called 'The Forgotten 15,000'.

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Willard

11 months ago

I'm going to have to go with B. More profiles meeting the criteria during that time period seems like the most logical explanation. Unless, of course, the CDP is haunted, then all bets are off!

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Blondell

11 months ago

Option C makes the most sense to me. If the segment was activated to a destination, that could easily explain the decrease in size as profiles were pushed to that destination.

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Queen

9 months ago

Profiles were pushed to that destination.

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Craig

9 months ago

The created segment was activated to a destination.

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Patti

9 months ago

If the segment was activated to a destination, that could easily explain the decrease in size.

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Magdalene

10 months ago

Option C makes the most sense to me.

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Louvenia

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure that's the correct answer. Wouldn't more profiles meeting the criteria actually increase the segment size? I'm going to go with option C.

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Rodrigo

11 months ago

The decrease in segment size is likely due to the 30-day TTL set on the dataset. Profiles must have fallen out of the segment as they aged beyond the TTL.

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