# How to Configure a Data Source for a Single Semi-Structured Data Column in a Table or View

### 1. Navigate to the Data Sources page

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/7040a1ce-0ce6-49ff-9cba-6922522871c9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=1376,769\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=88,197)

### 2. Enter the Data Source name

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/6c65eaf3-3e83-4e45-8977-0ec74cb85a06/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,188\&br_px=1376,957\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=521,276)

### 3. Select Semi-Structured for the Data Source Type

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/e9c42b67-305c-43da-9ba8-c3340b998c92/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,168\&br_px=1376,937\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=502,277)

### 4. Enter any data source tags

These are DataPancake tags for DataPancake data sources, *not* Snowflake tags.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/8a1a7b22-a806-479e-92b3-8f88297123c9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,223\&br_px=1376,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=456,305)

### 5. Select the Object type (Table, View, or Materialized View)

{% hint style="info" %}
See the documentation for [External Tables](/guides/how-to-guides-ui/creating-and-configuring-data-sources/how-to-configure-an-external-table-data-source-json-only.md) or [Iceberg Tables](/guides/how-to-guides-ui/creating-and-configuring-data-sources/how-to-configure-an-iceberg-data-source-json-only.md) for creating additional types of data sources.
{% endhint %}

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/4cf463fe-bfe7-4c7a-887c-c237977ca3d6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,218\&br_px=1376,987\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=396,277)

### 6. Select the Column Data Type

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/e2a80c81-0391-4271-a0db-f8ef19d4f8cc/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,191\&br_px=1376,960\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=414,277)

### 7. Select the Format Type

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/483b9839-813a-4573-99d4-fc68f78a640d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,223\&br_px=1376,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=413,342)

### 8. Select the Database

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/1d675afd-7fee-4cf3-b41b-6d4829cbbc75/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=164,140\&br_px=1541,909\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=716,277)

### 9. Select the Schema

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/01790b6c-1269-4194-80ac-998b67538dd9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=164,223\&br_px=1541,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=770,307)

### 10. Select the Object Name

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/cc49695c-d418-4de6-b07b-cb3682656dd9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=164,223\&br_px=1541,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=737,312)

### 11. Enter the Column Name

Use uppercase, otherwise use "double quotes" to encapsulate the column name if it is case sensitive.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/a889d91e-8dda-4dd8-aafb-46ea6361176d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=164,223\&br_px=1541,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=734,316)

### 12. (Optional) Enter Sample Schema Data

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/6d06e716-838c-4b87-be26-63dcffabd044/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,223\&br_px=1376,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=392,333)

### 13. Ensure all required fields are completed

The "Required Fields" section in the bottom of the left-hand sidebar will show exactly which fields must still be completed.

If code generation feature is enabled, see [How to Configure the Secure Semantic View Layer](/guides/how-to-guides-ui/creating-and-configuring-data-sources/how-to-configure-the-secure-semantic-view-layer.md).

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### 14. Save the data source (unless the code generation feature has been selected)

If the code generation feature is enabled, you must complete the [Output Object & Dynamic Table Settings](/guides/how-to-guides-ui/creating-and-configuring-data-sources/how-to-configure-output-object-and-dynamic-table-settings.md) before you can save.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-19/bac895bf-9813-4ab3-bb1e-8cffc8f7cd25/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,223\&br_px=1376,993\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=420,521)

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## Next Steps

[How to Modify Enabled Features for a Data Source](/guides/how-to-guides-ui/modify-enabled-features-for-a-data-source.md)

[How to Configure the Secure Semantic View Layer](/guides/how-to-guides-ui/creating-and-configuring-data-sources/how-to-configure-the-secure-semantic-view-layer.md)

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Semantic Model Generator (WIP)


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