# Creating the Business data type

Create a data type that contains information about business loans.

## Procedure

1. Click the + button in the left panel and click Data type.
2. Enter Business in the Name field and add a description.
3. Add a property named businessName, set Required to Yes and enter Smith Films in the Examples field.
4. Add a property named businessType, set Required to Yes and add three Enum values: soleProprietorship, partnership and corporation.

   This specifies that the businessType property can only have one of these three values.
5. Add a property named address and set Required to Yes.
6. Click string to open the list of data types available, and select the Address data type previously created.
7. Click Save.

## Results

Your data type is created, it should look like this: ![Definition of the Business data type.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-getting-started-guide/Resources/images/create_business_data_type.png)