# Loading the customer base

## Procedure

1. Double-click the tFixedFlowIput component labeled *customer\_base* to open its Component view.

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/7.3/Resources/images/use_case-ttop3.png)
2. Click the [...] button next to Edit schema to open the schema editor.
3. Click the [+] button to add the schema columns as shown in this image.

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/7.3/Resources/images/use_case-ttop4.png)
4. Click OK to validate these changes and accept the propagation prompted by the pop-up dialog box.
5. In the Mode area, select the Use Inline Content radio button and paste the above-mentioned sample customer base data into the Content field that is displayed.
6. In the Field separator field, enter a vertical bar (*|*).