# Setting up connections to data sources

Available in...

* Big Data Platform
* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* Qlik Talend Cloud Enterprise Edition
* Qlik Talend Cloud Premium Edition
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

Before profiling your data, you need to create a connection to your database.

### In this section

* [Creating connections to data sources](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2026-09/creating-connections-to-data-sources)
* [Managing connections to data sources](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2026-09/managing-connections-to-data-sources)
* [Using context variables to connect to data sources](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2026-09/using-context-variables-to-connect-to-data-sources)