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title: How to use AEP Audiences in Target using Destinations
slug: docs/how-to-use-aep-audiences-in-target-using-destinations
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createdAt: 2023-11-13T14:38:38.015Z
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### PREREQUISITES

1. Make sure you have created the Audience in AEP
2. Have a Data Collection property connected to the website/mobile app

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1) Go to AEP UI, switch to your sandbox. Select Destinations from the navigation on the left. Switch to Catalog tab
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2\. Search for Target. Click "Set up"
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3\. Click on "Connect to destination"
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4\. Provide the connection name. Make it unique as every Launch property needs its own connection. As Datastream ID search for the same name as you used while going through quick-setup property. If you don't see it on the list follow
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5\. 5. Select the policy you will use, if you don't know which one to select, select all. Click "Next"
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6\. Select the segment you want to see in Target. Click Next
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7\. Check the summary and click Next
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8\. Click "Finish". 
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9\. Log in to Target, switch to Audiences tab. You should see your segment there.
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## TROUBLESHOOTING

### I can't find my property listed as datastream.

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1. Go to Data collection -->Datastreams. 
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2\. Find your datastream by searching for the same name as you used in Quick Setup. Open it. Click on the Development Environment
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3\. Scroll down to see the Adobe Experience Platform settings. 
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4.Make sure the "Personalization Destinations" checkbox is selected.
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