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# Let Users and Administrators Access Files Connect Data Sources

After you enable Files Connect, give users and administrators permission to access specific external data sources from Salesforce.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Files Connect for cloud-based external data sources is available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/images/icon_tip.png)

Tip You can provide access to data sources through permission sets or custom profiles. However, permission sets let you more quickly adjust access for several types of users. Regardless of which method you choose, be sure to give administrators access so they can configure data sources.

1. From Setup, enter Permission Sets in the Quick Find box, then select **Permission Sets** or enter Profiles in the Quick Find box, then select **Profiles**.
2. Create a permission set or profile, or click an existing one.
    
    If you use a permission set, User License must be set to the default option, “None.”
3. For a permission set, click **System Permissions**, then click **Edit**.
    
    For a profile, click **Edit**, and scroll down to the Administrative Permissions section.
4. To access cloud-based data sources, select **Files Connect Cloud**, and then click **Save**.
5. For a permission set, click **Manage Assignments** in the toolbar at the top of the page. Then click **Add Assignments**, select users for the permission set, and click **Assign**.
    
    ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/images/icon_important.png)
    
    Important Include any administrators who need to configure external data sources.
6. If you haven’t already, define the external data sources for your organization:
    
    - [Define an External Data Source for SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.admin_files_connect_sp_online_xds.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "With Files Connect and Chatter, Salesforce can access content from Microsoft’s cloud-based systems.")
    - [Define an External Data Source for Google Drive](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.admin_files_connect_google_xds.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Let Chatter users access their Google Drive content from the Files tab, feed posts, and search. Salesforce supports Google documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and drawings.")
    - [Define an External Data Source for Box](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.admin_files_connect_box_xds.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Let users access their Box content from Files home, feed posts, and search.")
    
    If you select an identity type of Named Principal for the data source, skip the following steps. But if you select Per User, read on.
7. In Setup, return to the detail page for the permission set or profile. Then do either of the following:
    - For a permission set, in the Apps section, click **External Data Source Access**.
    - For a profile, go to the Enabled External Data Source Access related list.
8. Click **Edit**, add specific data sources to the Enabled External Data Sources list, and click **Save**.
    
    (Users enter their credentials when they first access external data sources, or from their personal settings on the Authenticated Settings for External Systems page.)

#### See Also

- [The Files Connect Setup Process](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.admin_files_connect_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The setup process for Files Connect varies by external data source.")
- [Enable Salesforce Files Connect for Your Organization](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.admin_files_connect_enable.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Let users search and share files from external systems like Google Drive and SharePoint.")