Data sources

A data source defines which table or dataset from a database connection is exposed for reporting. Data sources are required before reports and analyses can be created.

1. Open Data sources

• You can access data sources in two ways:
• From the main menu, open the settings menu (gear), go to Admin, and select Data sources
• From a database connection, open the relevant connection and switch to the Data sources tab

2. Create a new data source

• Click Data source in the top right corner
• Select New data source
• In the dialog, fill in the required fields:
• Table name: select a table from the dropdown

Tip

Selecting the table first will automatically populate Name and Key

• Name: a human readable name for the data source
• Key: a unique identifier for the data source
• Data connection: select the database connection to use

3. Save and continue

• Click Save and open
• You are redirected to the data source page, where you can start building reports and analyses based on this data source