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# Configure Data Source Nodes in CRM Analytics (CRMA) Runtime

After you add a data source node to your definition, select the data source and what you want to use from the data source in the definition. In the CRMA runtime, you can use Salesforce objects or Analytics datasets as your data sources.

- **[Use Salesforce Object as Data Source](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.dpe_salesforce_object_as_data_source.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Learn how to use Salesforce objects as data sources in the CRMA runtime.
- **[Use Analytics Dataset as Data Source](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.dpe_analytics_dataset_as_data_source.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Let's learn how to configure Analytics datasets as data sources in the CRMA runtime. You can add a maximum of 200 Analytics datasets as source in the Data Source node of a Data Processing Engine definition.