# Creating a Data Connector

* Click on the ***Data Center*** option from the Apps menu.   

       ![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FPbEo23QkjWN38YSN5Lkk%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bcce0e95-87d3-4f0c-8701-99ff149c962d)             

* The ***Data Center Homepage*** opens.
* Click the ***New*** option.

![New option on the Data Center homepage](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fl6HOAs5efLafHnkBPuIW%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=6ba2aaf9-c846-4f38-8a35-4257baefa38f)

* Click the ***Data Connector*** option from the ***New*** context menu (as displayed below).

![Data Connector from the New menu](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fxlq2T4wf5pKiDEeSj4u1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5cee7ce4-67fb-4143-b1ac-601100b22fdf)

* A page opens with all the available data connector types.

![Various Data Connector types](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FWxTcTGkxKf09ey2W3rU0%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=62683ee2-84c9-4a5c-84d9-850a6e8813cf)

* The user can search a specific connector type using the ***Search*** bar (E.g., MySQL)

        **or**

* Click the ***Filter by Category*** icon to get various categories of data connectors.
* Select a category from the displayed menu.
* The Data Connectors page gets customized based on the selected category (E.g., the following image displays all the available data connectors from the ***Database*** category).

![Customised Data Connector page displaying Database connector types](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F6HfWeR1i4mx0zqRg0Kx2%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4ba85bc9-670a-40b2-a643-9ba25bc095fc)

* Click on a ***Connector*** *type*.

![Selecting a Connector type (E.g., MySQL)](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FtUVzemrFJIMUnxS06ikD%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d9b14aed-7bae-4bcd-8da6-0a9b94b23a39)

* The Connector specific page opens.
* You need to configure the required details for the selected connector.

![Required fields for the MySQL connector](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FJRo3MhQR7aLoU0vEh8tZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9827520a-7a21-463c-a2ea-f1d6be3f0be9)

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> *The configuration fields may vary based on the selected category of the data connector. Refer to the* [***Supported Data Connectors*** ](https://docs.bdb.ai/bdb-documentation/data-center/data-connectors/supported-data-connectors)*page to get more information on it.*
{% endhint %}

* Click the ***Save*** option after providing the required details.

![Saving an MySQL Connector](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FYeEJuFRFsH8wGa4ce3Qf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b3fb1607-0c9d-4060-9811-e7b30ce8adef)

* A confirmation message appears to confirm the connection (only for the database connectors).

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* Another success message appears to inform the user that the data connector has been created successfully.

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* The newly created data connector gets added to the data connector list.&#x20;

![The newly created Data Connector gets added to the Data Connectors list](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FBRbk0IKjDEKIhA27C0UK%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=6a9d1e29-53b7-440a-9a97-d0f5f8e89dbf)