# Data Connector Datadog

On the main Data Connectors screen, when clicking the “Add” button, the system will display the screen to connect a new data source to the platform.

For each Data Connector option available on the platform, the system will present some additional fields to be filled in.

When selecting the **Datadog** option, you will be asked to fill in the following fields:

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* **Data Connector Identifier Name**: Enter the name that will identify the data source that will be connected
* **Select the secret for this data connector**: Select the secret you want to use from the registered options. We will use this secret to connect to the service.
* **Metric Type**: Select the metric that will be used from the available options (K8S and Usage).
* **Aggregation**: Select the type of aggregator that will be used among the available options (Sum, Average, Minimum and Maximum)

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* **Metric Type**: Select the metric type from the available options

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* **Metric Value**: Enter the metric value that will be used

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* **Alias**: Enter the Alias ​​or name that will be referenced in the metric

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When filling in the information and clicking the add button, the expression will be displayed as in the report below:

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