# Test connection

Creates a connection for test purposes to which you can manually add test data as datasets.

### In this section

* [Test connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/connectors-guide/Cloud/connector-testdata)
* [Populating an existing MySQL table with leads from Michigan](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/connectors-guide/Cloud/populating-existing-mysql-table-with-leads-from-michigan?id=148)