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Set Up a Federated Database Instance for Your Dataset
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This page guides you through the steps for creating a federated database instance for you Data Lake dataset.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, you must have the following:
An Atlas Data Lake dataset in the same project where you intend to create the federated database instance.
Project Ownerrole for the project where you want to create the federated database instance.
Procedure
Navigate to Atlas Data Federation in the Atlas UI.
To navigate to the Atlas Data Federation page:
Log in to MongoDB Atlas.
Select Data Federation under Data Services on the left-hand navigation.
Click Create Federated Database.
Select the configuration method.
For a guided experience, enable Visual Editor. (Default)
To edit the raw JSON, disable Visual Editor.
Create virtual databases, collections, and views and map them to your Data Lake dataset.
Follow the steps in the tab below for your preferred Editor view in the UI.
Click Save to create the Federated Database Instance with virtual databases, collections, and views mapped to your Data Lake dataset.
Next Steps
Now that you've created a Federated Database Instance for your Data Lake dataset, proceed to Connect to Your Federated Database Instance.