Set up CONNECT for CONNECT data services

To use CONNECT data services, you need to log in to CONNECT and subscribe to CONNECT data services.

Step 1A: Log in to CONNECT

Sign in to CONNECT using any of the available sign-in options. To learn how to sign in, see Log into CONNECT.

Step 1B: Subscribe to CONNECT data services

Before you can use CONNECT data services, you need to subscribe to it within CONNECT. To learn how to complete this process, see Subscribe to CONNECT data services.

Step 1C: Create a folder and enable CONNECT data services

Start by creating a folder for CONNECT data services. A folder is an organizational unit used to partition data. They are similar to folders in a traditional tree explorer. Within CONNECT data services, folders map one-to-one with namespaces, which is the CONNECT data services term for a folder. Folders and namespaces are synonymous.

To learn how to create a folder and enable CONNECT data services, see Create a folder and enable CONNECT data services.

For information and best practices on folders, see Folders and namespaces and Folder best practices.