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# Creating a Data Connector

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

       ![](/files/ysz6Q7QT7s1hMLTslo4i)             

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

![New option on the Data Center homepage](/files/4SN6E8cdIt6AbxaZBwTV)

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

![Data Connector from the New menu](/files/v7IBFNkc5wFonFvPclNw)

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

![Various Data Connector types](/files/ue969tuWJDqaVkgFVwC4)

* 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](/files/WJQayXutC1a1BFYMkn92)

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

![Selecting a Connector type (E.g., MySQL)](/files/YbNewpC6aFMk1hmzeUhL)

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

![Required fields for the MySQL connector](/files/4FVydJ2YNiHH32p8VYKA)

{% 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*** ](/bdb-documentation/data-center/data-connectors/supported-data-connectors.md)*page to get more information on it.*
{% endhint %}

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

![Saving an MySQL Connector](/files/UAQ0TwaxCc4U819jwThW)

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

&#x20;     ![](/files/ID4mmlQ7LsfCC2vo2P8K)

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

&#x20;    ![](/files/Cqd5deJdlxDvhklw6aye)

* 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](/files/EhDQ5yiqXbh4OpJ6CnQd)