# Creating a Data Set using an API Connector

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*Check out the illustration on creating a Data Set using an API Connector.*
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Creating a JIRA Dataset&#x20;
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* Click the ***New*** menu from the Data Center homepage.
* 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 or the ***Search Data Connectors*** space to access a specific data connector by its name or is selected).
* Select a Data Source from the displayed list.
* Click the ***Create Data Set*** icon.

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* 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 is pre-defined as per the selected data connector.
  * **Report Selection:**&#x20;
    * ***Select Report Type***: Select a report type from the drop-down menu.&#x20;
    * ***Columns***: Select the required columns using the checkmarks next to the displayed columns.
  * Click the ***Preview data*** option.

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  If the selected ***Report Type*** option has a sub-report type, then one more field appears to ***Select Sub-report Type b***&#x65;fore selecting the columns to preview the selected data.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The displayed fields to create a data set based on an API Data Connector may vary based on the selected API Data Connector Type.*&#x20;
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* The Data Preview opens below.
* The ***Save*** option gets enabled. Click the ***Save*** option.

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* A success message appears to ensure the user about the completion of the Data Set creation task.
* The newly created dataset gets added to the **Data Sets** list.

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