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# Create Feature Store

## What is a Feature Store?

A ***Feature Store*** is a centralized repository for storing, managing, and sharing machine learning (ML) features or attributes used to train models. It is a scalable solution for organizing and cataloging features, making them easily accessible to data scientists and ML engineers across an organization. Feature Stores facilitate collaboration, version control, and reusability of features, streamlining the ML development process and improving model quality and efficiency.

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*Check out the illustration to create a new Feature Store.* 
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Creating a Feature Store
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## Steps to Create A Feature Store

* Navigate to the Homepage of the ***Data Science Lab*** module.
* Click the ***Create*** icon from the homepage.

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* The  ***Create Project*** or ***Feature Store*** drawer opens.
* Click the ***Create*** option provided for the ***Feature Store***.

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* The ***Create Feature Store*** page opens.
* Provide a name for the ***Feature Store***.
* Select a ***Data Connector*** from the drop-down list.
* The ***Table info/ metadata*** panel will appear on the right side of the page.&#x20;
* Click on a table name to select it.
* An SQL query will be generated in the given place.
* Click the ***Validate*** option.
* A notification message ensures the user that the action has been executed successfully and the table is executed.
* A preview of the table appears below.
* Click the ***Create*** option.

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* A notification message ensures the user that the intended ***Feature Store*** is being created.
* The user gets redirected to the ***Feature Stores*** page.
* The newly created Feature Store gets added at the top of the list.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

* *Click the **Refresh** icon to get the status level updates for the newly created Feature Store.*
* A Feature Store gets Initializing, Started, and Completed as Status.
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