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# Access data source

<table><thead><tr><th>Data source</th><th width="124" data-type="checkbox">Read</th><th data-type="checkbox">Write</th><th data-type="checkbox">Delete</th><th width="197" data-type="checkbox">Need customer agent</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Access</td><td>true</td><td>true</td><td>true</td><td>true</td></tr></tbody></table>

There are 3 fields to fill in :

1. **Data source name** : choose a name for your data source : for example my Access data source
2. **Customer agent** : select the customer agent which is installed on the same machine than your access data base
3. **Connection string** : select the access OLEDB connection string : by example \
   *Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Users\\\me\Documents\mybase.accdb;Persist Security Info=False;*\
   \
   *Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Users\me\Desktop\test.mdb;Persist Security Info=False;*

<figure><img src="https://1039087027-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKMgBZ3wq0SUPGSqOmR9C%2Fuploads%2FN9ahefJ6dU2rWR4UX6AV%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=141d49b9-e470-43a4-9cd1-f0eac12ae543" alt=""><figcaption><p>Create an Access data source</p></figcaption></figure>