View connected data sources
To view and manage your linked data sources, open Connected products in Google Ads. The following sections describe actions you can take on this page.
- To learn about the data sources supported by Data Manager, see Supported connectors.
- To learn about the legacy data partners that you can use to import or share data with, see About the “Linked accounts” page and Product Linking.
Manage connected data sources
To edit a data source or import, click the connection name or Manage & link to view edit options.
View data source usage
To see a list of the use cases the connection is being used for, click on the data source to expand the usage details.
Add a connection
To connect a new data source, or add a new connection to a linked data source:
- Click +Connect Product.
- Follow the steps for the data source, found on this page.
Complete a pending connection
When you set up a conversion or customer list without selecting a data source, it appears under Pending tasks. To complete setup:
- Click Connect source.
- Follow the steps for the data source, found on this page.
Stop a connection
To stop a connection from Data manager:
- Click on the connection name to open the Manage Connection screen.
- Click Edit schedule.
- For Frequency, select Not scheduled.
To stop an existing connection from Audience manager:
- Select the audience list associated with the connection you want to stop.
- Click
More > Edit list.
- Click Disconnect next to the connection you want to stop.
To stop a connection from Conversions:
- Select the conversion action associated with the connection you want to stop.
- Click Disconnect next to the connection you want to stop.
About credentials and credential sharing
Data source links and their credentials are associated with the Google Ads account and are shared by all users of the account. This means that all users of the account can use the credentials to make additional connections.
Admin users of the Google Ads account can explicitly unlink a Salesforce connection. To unlink, click on the data source to expand the details, then click Unlink.
Edit connection details
To make changes to your connections, edit the segment or conversion. The following sections describe the actions that are available:
Edit a connection name
Change the connection name.
Edit a connection schedule
Change the connection schedule. You must ensure your data is refreshed before the scheduled run in order for that data to make it to the destination during the run. For example, if you choose a daily schedule, you need to refresh your data on a daily basis, before the scheduled start time.
- The maximum import frequency is daily.
- You may update the data source—for example, to add or remove users or conversions—as often as you’d like.
- You must retain original table names when updating a data source.
The following options are available:
- Frequency: How often connections should be run: manually, daily, or weekly
- Start Time: When the scheduled runs should start
- Time Zone: Time zone for Start Time
- Also run now: Runs the connection once when you save your changes
Edit selected data
Make changes to the selected data, such as choosing a different BigQuery table or SFTP file. (Only available during initial connection setup.)Edit mapping
Change the mapping between source fields and destination fields, or apply transformations to source fields.
View connection runs
View details of previous runs for a connection, including any errors.
Start a connection run
Manually run the connection once.
View and apply recommendations
Recommendations provide customized suggestions to help increase your campaigns' performance. The following actions are available:
- Apply: Apply the suggested action immediately.
- View: Open the details of the recommendation in a new page, to see additional information and actions.
To learn more about recommendations, see About recommendations.