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This section guide will teach you how to create a custom third-party connector from scratch. You can code your own third-party connector connectors to connect and stream data from a data source.

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A metadata class is also required. This will allow for a connection wizard to be defined, and prompt the end user for the required parameters to make a connection to the third-party source. This is an implementation of a JDBCMetaData class. 

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Guide Contents

Here is the general process for creating a custom connector:

• Connector prerequisites: Check the connector prerequisites to ensure that your environment meets all the requirements.
• Define connector metadata: Learn about the connection details required for creating a connection to a third-party source.
• Define a data source: See the functions required to define a data source.
• Define data sets: View which functions to use to define a data set.
• Package your connector: Finally, package your connector to load it into Yellowfin.

Also see: Connector Appendix