> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.bdb.ai/7.6/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.bdb.ai/7.6/data-visualization/self-service/getting-started/creating-a-new-story/accessing-the-story-module.md).

# Accessing the Story Module

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Check out the given walk-through on ***how to access the Story module*** using ***three*** different ways
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<figure><img src="https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FGLi3Ttt8hqbdIjmRLQtB%2FStory_3waysof%20Creation.gif?alt=media&amp;token=898968bb-2316-47c9-b073-38841caad8ec" alt=""><figcaption><p>3 ways to access the Story module under the Platform.</p></figcaption></figure>

This section covers how to access the ***Story*** plugin using the BDB Platform.

* Navigate to the homepage of the platform.
* Click the ***Apps*** menu icon.
* Click the ***Story*** module.

![Story module available under the Apps menu](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FKpcJy6xP7glTOg1Us1yt%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=1f5be7c6-5e4d-4511-9fe7-b13031e90553)

&#x20;                                OR

* Navigate to the Platform homepage.
* Right-click anywhere on the ***My Documents*** or ***Public Documents*** blank space to get the context menu.
* Click the ***Create New Story*** option form the context menu.

&#x20;                                OR

* Navigate to the Platform homepage.
* Click the ***Options*** icon to open the context menu from the Platform Homepage.
* Select the ***Create New Story*** option from the context menu.

<figure><img src="https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2F3P3RLO1jB0ByjJ5ph07V%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=2bba1846-171e-4975-b153-1a6f79b1d842" alt=""><figcaption><p>Two ways to access the Create New Story option.</p></figcaption></figure>

* The ***Create New Story*** window opens.
* Enter a title for the Story document.
* Describe the Story document (optional).
* It also prompts to select a Data Store from the displayed list.
  * Select an option from the drop-down menu.
    * ***All***- It lists all the Data Stores&#x20;
    * ***Personalized***- It lists all the Data Stores with an option to create/refresh instance.
    * ***Scheduler***-It lists all the Data Stores for which the instance creation is taken care while creating the Data Stores (In the given example, the selected Data Store belongs to Scheduler category).
* Click the ***Save*** option.

<figure><img src="https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FSr1iysRUp244dY5DrURq%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=8fd6d6e9-134a-429b-9082-b2911391e2e4" alt=""><figcaption><p>Providing required information and selecting a Data Store to Create a new Story</p></figcaption></figure>

* The story document gets created (E.g., the ***Sample Story*** document has been created under the ***My Documents)***.&#x20;
* The ***Design*** page opens by default. &#x20;

<figure><img src="https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FWW3GyuNbg8fdsn6Ti95o%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=1cc4c9b5-ab4a-43e5-ab8d-4af9d320768a" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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* *The user can search for a specific Data Store by using the **Search** bar.*
* *Navigate back to the space where the story document creation was intended (i.e., In this case, Navigate to the **My Documents** space).*
* *You can see the newly created Story document added to the **My Documents** space.*
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*Check out the given walk-through to understand the difference between **Personlised** and **Scheduler** Data Stores while creating a new Story.*
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