# workflows - random % data split for control groups

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-random-data-split-for-control-groups/55473>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** workflows\
**Created:** [April 22, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-random-data-split-for-control-groups/55473 "2022-04-22T09:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![enoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@enoy](https://community.hubspot.com/u/enoy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-random-data-split-for-control-groups/55473/1 "2022-04-22T09:03:33Z")

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Hey,

I have only just started using Hubspot in a new role, used Salesforce Marketing Cloud previously, and I am building out my first Workflow (new customer journey).  
There really should be an easy ‘action’ which is a random data split, which would enable users to split out whatever size (x%) from the entry data, update their record with ‘control’ and exit them from the journey so we could easily report on KPIs for target v control.

I have read several strange workarounds about assigning numbers etc, but that is not a viable solution for all your customers to do, when you could easily create this functionality for them, and it exists in Salesforce.

Hopefully this makes sense, should be a reasonably simple request, and hopefully an easily buildable algorithm.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![LaurenRyan](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/laurenryan/32/24344_2.png) [@LaurenRyan](https://community.hubspot.com/u/LaurenRyan)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-random-data-split-for-control-groups/55473/2 "2022-04-24T14:26:20Z")

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Hi @enoy the random split feature is a good one from SfMC. Great suggestion.

For now - I use A/B emails in my nurture series. This doesn’t help with the full path splits (delays, etc) but it can help with testing emails!

> **[Automate A/B email testing with workflows](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/workflows/automate-ab-emails-with-workflows)**
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> Learn how to automate your A/B tests with workflows.