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# Create Connection

* Click the **Data Connectors** icon  to display all the available data sources.
* Click the **Create New Connection**  icon provided next to the **Data Service** connector.
* A new connection gets added under the Data Service connector type.
  * **Name:** Name the connection.
  * **Data Connectors:** Select a data source from the drop-down menu.
  * **Data Sets:** Select a data service from the drop-down menu.     

![Creating a data connection  ](/files/MSrgef4r3j2CKZhH6pob)

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