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5. After Segment marks the "Add connections" tile as complete, click **Add identifiers and traits** and begin [Step 3: Add identifiers and traits](#step-3-add-identifiers-and-traits).
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## Step 3: Add identifiers and traits
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After you've selected which data sources you'd like to integrate customer data from, you can select _identifiers_, or unique pieces of data that allow you to link information about an individual customer across different programs and services, and _traits_, which are pieces of information you know about a particular customer.
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After you've selected which data sources you'd like to integrate customer data from, you can select _identifiers_, or unique pieces of data that allow you to link information about an individual customer across different programs and services, and _traits_, which are pieces of information you know about a particular customer. In this step, you can select one or more of Segment's 11 default identifiers. To add custom identifiers to your workspace, see the [Add custom identifiers](#add-custom-identifiers-to-your-workspace) documentation.
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1. On the Add identifiers and traits page, click **Add identifier**.
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2. Select one or more of Segment's 11 default identifiers and click **Add identifiers**.
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- [Profile Explorer](/docs/unify/#profile-explorer){:target="_blank"}: Use the Profile Explorer to view all user data, including event history, traits, and identifiers.
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- [Advanced Segment](https://app.segment.com/goto-my-workspace/overview){:target="_blank"}: Use the Advanced Segment option to view your full Segment workspace. Segment recommends working with the assistance of Professional Services when accessing Advanced Segment.
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## (Optional) Add additional sources and destinations to your workspace
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## (Optional) Add additional sources, destinations, and custom identifiers to your workspace
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After you complete the Segment for Flex guided setup, you can use [Advanced Segment](https://app.segment.com/goto-my-workspace/overview){:target="_blank"} to connect your workspace to additional *sources*, or websites, server libraries, mobile SDKs, and cloud applications that can send data into Segment, and *destinations*, or apps and business tools that can receive forwarded data from Segment.
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After you complete the Segment for Flex guided setup, you can use [Advanced Segment](https://app.segment.com/goto-my-workspace/overview){:target="_blank"} to connect your workspace to additional *sources*, or websites, server libraries, mobile SDKs, and cloud applications that can send data into Segment, and *destinations*, or apps and business tools that can receive forwarded data from Segment.
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> warning "Editing or deleting the two sources automatically created during the guided setup can lead to data loss"
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> During the guided setup process, Segment creates two sources: a [Java source](/docs/connections/sources/catalog/libraries/server/java/quickstart/) named `flex-unify-server-source` that connects your Segment workspace to Flex, and an Personas source, named `Personas [workspace-name]`, that activates your customer data. If you edit or delete these sources, reach out to Flex support for next steps.
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See the [Segment for Flex entitlements and limitations](#segment-for-flex-entitlements-and-limitations) documentation for more information about the sources and destinations supported by Segment for Flex workspaces.
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### Add a source to your workspace
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> info "Eligible sources"
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> You can add up to 5 sources to your Segment for Flex workspace. For more information about the types of sources you can add to your workspace, see the [Sources](#sources) documentation.
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> You can add up to 4 sources to your Segment for Flex workspace in addition to the 2 sources that Segment automatically generates during workspace setup. For more information about the types of sources you can add to your workspace, see the [Sources](#sources) documentation.
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To add a source to your Segment for Flex workspace:
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1. Open your Segment for Flex workspace in [Advanced Segment](https://app.segment.com/goto-my-workspace/overview){:target="_blank"} mode.
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3. Select the destination you'd like to add to your workspace, and click **Next**.
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4. Follow the setup flow, and click **Done** to complete setting up your source.
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### Add custom identifiers to your workspace
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You can add an unlimited number of custom identifiers to your workspace in Advanced Segment mode.
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To add custom identifiers to your Segment for Flex workspace:
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1. Open your Segment for Flex workspace in [Advanced Segment](https://app.segment.com/goto-my-workspace/home){:target="_blank"} mode.
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2. Select **Unify** in the sidebar, click the Unify space you created during the guided setup, and select **Unify settings**.
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3. On the Identity resolution page, click **+ Add identifier** and select **Custom identifiers**.
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4. On the **Custom Identifier** popup, walk through the steps to create your custom identifier. When you're finished, click **Add new identifier**.
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## Segment for Flex entitlements and limitations
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Segment for Flex workspaces created during the Unified Profiles setup process have the following entitlements and limitations:
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### Sources
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In addition to 1 source for Flex events that is auto-created during setup, you can create an additional 5 sources.
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In addition to 2 sources for Flex events that are auto-created during setup, you can create an additional 4 sources.
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These sources are limited to the following types:
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- [Salesforce CRM](/docs/connections/sources/catalog/cloud-apps/salesforce/){:target="_blank"}

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