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# About the Virtual Connection Editor

Centralize and manage data access for your organization using these features:

- **Virtual connections** – Reusable, managed data access points.
- **Data policies** – Use to set row-level security.
- **Centralized extracts** – Reuse the same extract multiple times.

Use the virtual connection editor to create virtual connections and data policies. The following diagram shows the process:

![Diagram outlines the process of creating a virtual connection and data policy](/tableau/current/en-us/online/en-us/Img/dm_vconn_workflow_diagram.png)

To get started, select a database, if required. Then, select and drag a table to the Tables tab.

[Read full topic](https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/dm_vconn_overview.htm)

## Related tasks

[Add Tables to the Connection](https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/ipa_vconn_add_tables.htm)

[About Data Policies](https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/ipa_vconn_about_data_policy.htm)

[Create and Test Data Policies](https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/ipa_vconn_create_data_policy.htm)

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