Define a datasource

The datasource is an entity that has associated data that you intend to display. For example, a community post or a user.

Before you begin

Role required: admin or evam_admin

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Entity View Action Mapper (EVAM) > Datasources, and then click New.
2. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Field	Description
   Application	Application scope of the datasource.
   Active	Option to activate the datasource.
   Name	Name of the datasource.
   Table	Choose a table to use for the datasource.
   Condition	Condition to define how to filter the data from the selected table.
   Sort By	Table column to use for sorting the table data. For example, you can select to sort knowledge articles by the creation date. Note: You can only use Sort By for datetime fields when sorting different records.

3. Click Submit.