Here are some useful resources from Accelerate Data 360 Development with 5 Pro Tips presented at TDX 2026 by @Akshata Sawant and @Steve Simpson

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• External Resources for Developers — TDX26 Session 1938 
  Tip 1 — Track Your Consumption (Digital Wallet)
  • Digital Wallet Custom Tagging — Help docs for the GA feature
  • Track Your Data 360 Flex Credits Consumption in Digital Wallet — Spring '26 release notes
  • Gain Business-Specific Insights with Custom Consumption Tags — Custom Tagging release notes
  • Salesforce Digital Wallet: Quick Look — Trailhead module
  • Data Cloud Credit Consumption: Quick Look — Trailhead module
  • Data Cloud Billable Usage Types — Full breakdown of what costs what
  • Data Cloud Rate Card — Volume-Based Multipliers — Credit multipliers reference
  • Access Digital Wallet — Including multi-org and sandbox behavior

Tip 2 — Data Modeling is Everything

• Data Object Concepts and Schema in Data Cloud
• Data Cloud Glossary of Terms — Critical for understanding terminology
• Data Cloud Standard Permission Sets
• Data Category (Profile, Engagement, Other)  
• Trailhead: Model Data in Data Cloud — 2hr trail
• Identity Resolution — Data Modeling Requirements

Tip 3 — Keys Define Reality

• Data and Identity in Data Cloud — Trailhead module
• Unified Link Objects and Relationships
• Calculated Insights
• How are Calculated and Streaming Insights Different
• Trailhead: Data Cloud Insights Using SQL

Tip 4 — Connect Any System with Robust APIs

• Get Started with Ingestion API
• Streaming Ingestion API
• Bulk Ingestion API
• Create an Ingestion API Data Stream
• Data Cloud Limits and Guidelines — API limits, bulk job limits, streaming limits
• Data Cloud Developer Center — One-stop hub for all DC APIs
• Query API improvements blog — DataGraph API cleanup, CTE examples, Python Connector

• Data Cloud in Sandbox Environments — Official help docs
• Developer Blog: Data Cloud in Sandbox Environments
• Data Cloud Limits and Guidelines — Test with real limits in mind
• Trailhead: Build a Data Strategy for Data Cloud
• Data Cloud Integration and Throughput Timing — Most up-to-date refresh timelines (internal reference)

• https://www.stevetecharc.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/@stevetecharc
• Data Cloud Developer Center
• Einstein Studio Developer Center
• Trailhead: Administer Data Cloud
• Trailhead: Packaging and Data Kits in Data 360
• Developer's Guide to TDX 2026
• FY27 Data Cloud Resources & Enablement — Comprehensive internal PDF

cc: @Christie Fidura