# Adding a New Table

## 1. Go to Context Manager

Using the left-hand navigation, go to [Context Manager](/data-modeling/context_manager.md).

![add-new-table-context-manager](/files/puEWtcM1JLC8cbbIOk3O)

## 2. Click the "Add new table" button

Tables can be added by clicking the **"Add new table"** button in Context Manager.

Clicking the button will bring up the Add New Table modal.

![add-new-table-modal](/files/qSUUYI2kdyRB3SubkWqj)

## 3. Add a table from data warehouse or upload a CSV

The default tab is "Data Warehouse", which lets you select tables from existing database connections.

Alternatively, file upload is supported for CSVs. Only one table can be selected at a time, and only CSVs can be uploaded. CSV headers must only use alphanumeric characters, spaces, and underscores.

![add-new-table-file-upload](/files/u2nFPjoetDWnS1ekX3Wg)

## 4. Configure table metadata

After selecting a table or CSV to upload, table metadata like name, column data types, default date, and primary key can be configured.

![add-new-table-preview](/files/xacgBu0VXuKt6ZSLozdy)

## 5. Associate table with topic

If the table doesn't join to any existing topics in the data model, add it to a new topic.

![add-new-table-add-joins](/files/2aFi4vSqto4AZ0uiQye0)

If the table does join to an existing topic, add it to an existing topic. Additional joins can also be set up later.

![add-new-table-add-joins](/files/hlS8dMrD70jg4TzhtczL)

## 6. Add table

After associating the table with a topic, the table is added to the data model.

![add-new-table-success](/files/ENwrHRiADJ1jHhmfmT2F)


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