# Add the source and target endpoints to the task

This section guides you through adding the source and target endpoints to the replication task, which is a simple drag-and-drop operation. In the **Endpoints** tab, the following icons help you distinguish between source and target endpoints:

Endpoint icons

| Icon | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ![Source endpoint](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Resources/Images/Replicate/source_endpoint_icon.png) | Source endpoint, which is represented by a database, file, or NoSQL icon, depending on the endpoint type, with an orange arrow pointing away from the source (a database in this example). |
| ![Target endpoint](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Resources/Images/Replicate/target_endpoint_icon.png) | Target endpoint, which is represented by a database, file or NoSQL icon, depending on the endpoint type, with a blue arrow pointing toward the target (a database in this example). |

The Endpoints pane consists of All, Source, and Target tabs.

To add the source or target endpoints to the task:

1. In the Endpoints pane, click the All tab.

2. Drag the `OracleSource` database to the Drop source endpoint here area in the endpoints diagram.

   ![Assigning the source and target endpoints.](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Resources/Images/Replicate/create_task_sample.png)

3. Drag the `sqlserver_target`database to the Drop target endpoint here area.

Next, you can select the tables from the source database to use in the replication task. For more information, see [Defining and managing tasks](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Global_Common/Content/SharedEMReplicate/Design%20Tasks/des_tasks.htm).