# Test connection properties

Properties to configure to be able to enter manually your test data as a dataset.

## Test connection

Select Test connection in the list and configure the connection.

## Configuration

Select your engine from the list and set the main and advanced settings.

After configuring the connection, give it a display name (mandatory) and a description (optional).

## Test dataset

Dataset configurationDataset configuration

| Property | Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Dataset name | Enter a<br>display name for the dataset. This name will be used as a unique identifier of<br>the dataset in all Talend Cloud apps. |
| Connection | Select<br>your connection in the list. If you are creating a dataset based on an existing<br>connection, this field is read-only. |

Dataset settingsDataset settings

| Property | Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Format | Enter or select the record type you want to retrieve :<br><br><ul> <li><span>CSV</span>: <ul> <li>CSV schema: Enter the schema corresponding to the CSV values                                    you will create. This schema will be used as a header for your                                    dataset. The schema must match this pattern:                                       <kbd>^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*(;[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)*$.</kbd> <div>Example:                                       <pre><code><pre><code><code>First_Name;Last_Name;Email;City</code></code></pre></code></pre></div></li> <li>values: Enter the values you want to create. The values must                                    match the schema you have previously defined.<div>Example:                                       <pre><code><pre><code><code>Jesse;James;jjames@gmail.com;LondonFrédérique;Andrée;fandree@jamia.fr;MontrealPhilippe;Banco;pbanco@photospace.com;Paris</code></code></pre></code></pre></div></li> </ul></li> <li><span>JSON</span>: <ul> <li>Enter the values corresponding to the JSON dataset you want to                                    create.</li> </ul></li> <li><span>Avro</span>: <ul> <li>Enter the values corresponding to the Avro dataset you want to                                    create.</li> </ul></li> </ul> |