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update generate activity instructions based on SME review
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## Generate activity
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To populate the Event Builder with signals, you first need to visit your site or app using a special debug link that Segment provides.
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To populate the Event Builder with signals, you first need to open your website or app with a special query parameter that enables signal detection.
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1. Visit your site or app in a browser, and add `?segment_signals_debug=true` to the end of the URL.
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For example: `https://www.your-website.com?segment_signals_debug=true`.
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2. Interact with your app as a user would: click buttons, navigate between pages or screens, submit forms, and so on.
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3. Return to the Event Builder tab in Segment to view the signals being collected in real time.
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1. In the Event Builder, copy the URL labeled **Start detecting activity**. It includes a required query parameter (for example, `?segment_signals_debug=true`).
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2. Open your site or app in a browser or device using that exact link.
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3. Interact with your app as a user would: click buttons, navigate between pages or screens, submit forms, and so on.
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![Prompt in the Event Builder showing how to start detecting activity by visiting the website with a debug query parameter and interacting with the app](images/detecting_activity.png)
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> info "Use the exact link shown"
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> Segment can only detect activity if you use the debug link show in the Event Builder. Without it, no signals will show up.
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> info "Enable signal detection"
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> Segment only detects signals when you access your site using the `?segment_signals_debug=true` query parameter. If you visit your site without it, signals won't show up in the Event Builder.
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Segment collects and displays activity as signals. These signals are grouped into types, like:
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