# Creating a Data Connector

## Creating a Data Connector 

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

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* A page opens with all the available data connector types.​&#x20;
* Click on a ***Connector*** *type*.     &#x20;

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

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* Click the ***Save*** option.

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* Another success message appears to inform the user that the data connector has been created successfully.
* A confirmation message appears to confirm the connection (only for the database connectors).

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

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<summary>Filter by Category </summary>

* 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).

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<summary>Search across the Data Connector options</summary>

* Access the Search bar from the Create Data Connector page and type the Connector name that you wish to search for.
* As you start typing based on the searched text the displayed Data Connector icons will change. E.g., by typing the letter '***M***' only it displays all the Data Connector types containing the alphabet '***M***' in them only get displayed on the screen.

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