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title: Create a connection
slug: feature-experimentation/docs/create-a-connection
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createdAt: 2026-08-05T20:39:53.000Z
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A [connection](https://support.optimizely.com/hc/en-us/articles/33903147727885-Connect-to-data-sources) is a pipeline between Warehouse-Native Analytics and your data warehouse. This lets Analytics issue queries directly to your data warehouse. After [creating an application](docId\:Yw_87b_j464Dphu2AnfD_), you must create a connection to your data warehouse. 

1. Click **Data > Connection >** **New** **Connection** on the navigation panel. There are four options to choose from: [Snowflake](docId\:NrFofMXy8jBehWzoNl2Rf), [BigQuery](docId\:qDEt1Hu7bvl9VTNgMFPKE), [Amazon Redshift](docId\:VLmPrPguUuEctczz-pYvh), and [Databricks](docId\:BM6A2lZCf_BUJeLPAAtUK).
2. Enter the required fields and configure the warehouse. 
3. Test the connection health.
4. Use the **Advanced options** section to add any non-essential or custom properties beyond the main configuration parameters. Click the **+** icon under **Parameters** to add them as key-value pairs.
5. Click **Save**.

   ![conn-1.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/_12ORj-TYUS6dTSYmXElG-20260720-145755.png)

Read about getting started with Optimizely Analytics in the [Quick Start Guide](docId:1cHv2h5-4d73lsNfP_CYP).