# Create an AWS Glue File Federation Data Stream

Start the flow of data by creating a data stream for AWS Glue Data Catalog. The data stream creates a data lake object (DLO) in Data 360 that you can map to the Customer 360 Data Model to use across Data 360.

| User Permissions Needed |                    |
| ----------------------- | ------------------ |
| To create a connection: | Data 360 Architect |

Before you begin:

- Make sure that the required AWS Glue Data Catalog connection is set up.

1. In Data Cloud, on the Data Streams tab, click **New**.

2. Under Other Sources, select the AWS Glue Data Catalog connection source, and click **Next**.

3. From the dropdown menus, select the connection and database to use.

4. Under **Schemas**, select the schema to use.

5. From the **Available Objects**, select the objects you want to include.

6. Click **Next**.

:::note
You can't choose objects listed under **In Use Objects**.
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7. Enter the object name and object API name. For more information, see [Data Lake Object Naming Standards](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_data_lake_object_naming.htm\&type=5).

8. Select the category to specify the type of data to ingest. For more information, see [Category](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_category.htm\&type=5).

9. Select a primary key to uniquely identify the incoming records. For more information, see [Primary Key](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_primary_key.htm\&type=5).

10. Select the source fields you want to ingest and click **Next**. Fields with convertible data types are listed under Supported Fields.

:::note
Fields whose data types are not supported in Data Cloud get listed under Unsupported Fields.
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11. Select the relevant data space. Choose **Default** for data space if you don’t have any other data space provisioned in your org. For more information, see [Data Spaces](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_data_spaces.htm\&type=5).
12. Click **Deploy**.

## See Also

- [Salesforce Help: Zero Copy Data Federation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_byol_data_federation.htm\&type=5)
- [Salesforce Help: Billing Considerations for Data Federation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_billing_considerations_for_data_federation.htm\&type=5)
- [Salesforce Help: Caching in Data Federation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_accelerated_data_lake_objects.htm\&type=5)
- [Salesforce Help: Data Stream Settings and Refresh Modes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360\_a_data_stream_edit_settings.htm\&type=5)