# Create a database connection

This article helps you to create a database connection.

This is a one-time action performed during the initial creation and can be reused later.

### Prerequisites

Before you set up Planning sheets, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

* Data in a [Fabric SQL database](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/database/sql/overview)

### Create a database connection

1. In your Fabric toolbar, select the **Settings** icon. Select **Manage connections and gateways**

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2. Select **New**.
3. Select **Cloud**.
4. Enter a **Database Connection name**.
5. For **Connection type**, select *SQL database in Fabric*.
6. Set the **Authentication method** to *OAuth 2.0*.
7. Select **Edit credentials**, then sign in with your Microsoft account.
8. Select **Create** to create the connection.

### Share the database connection <a href="#share-the-database-connection" id="share-the-database-connection"></a>

You can share the created connection and manage the user permissions. Click **Manage users**.

1. Next to the name of the connection in your Fabric workspace, select **...** and **Manage users**.

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2. Edit the permissions and share as needed.

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Now that your database connection is created, you can create a Planning sheet that uses this connection: [Create a Planning sheet](/planning-sheets/how-tos/creating-a-planning-sheet.md).


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