Creating a Data Set using an API Connector
Check out the given GIF on how to create a Data Set using an API Connector.

Click the New menu from the Data Center page.
Select the Data Set option from the context menu.
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The Data Source page containing all the data connectors opens.
Use the Data Source filter to search for a specific API Data Connector (E.g., the below image displays Google Analytics as the data source filter).
Select a data connector from the displayed list (E.g., in this case, a google analytics data connector is selected).
Click the Create Data Set icon.

The Google Analytics Dataset form opens.
Fill in the following information:
Dataset Name: Enter any user-defined name for the new dataset.
Description: Provide a brief description of the Data Set (It is an optional field).
Data Connector Name: This option comes pre-defined as per the selected data connector.
Account: This option comes pre-defined based on the selected google account.

The user can select specific data using the below given drop-down lists:
Select Web Property: Select the required web property using the drop-down menu.
Select View: Select the required view using the drop-down menu.
Dimensions: Select the required dimensions using the drop-down menu (The selected dimensions get displayed below with the ‘ga’ suffix).
Metrics: Select the required metrics using the drop-down menu (The selected metrics get displayed below with ‘ga’ suffix).
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Please Note: The Web Property, View, and Metrics are mandatory fields to create a Google Analytics Data Set.
Apply Filter: Enable the filter option. The filter query gets displayed below.

Date Type: Select a Date Type using the given options- Fixed Type and Dynamic Type.
Fixed Type: Define a time range by specifying dates using the From date and To date options.

Dynamic Type: Select an option from the drop-down menu to define the time range.

Click the Preview Data option.
The Preview options below.
The Save option gets enabled. Click the Save option.

A success message appears, and the newly created Google Analytics dataset gets added to the Data Sets list.

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