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title: Create Source Objects from a Discovery
description: "Create Source Model Objects  There are two possibilities to create Source Model Objects from a Discovery:  During the process of adding a Discovery From an existing Discovery While adding a Discovery  Please refer to the article Add a Discovery for more information. "
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# Create Source Objects from a Discovery

### Create Source Model Objects

You can create **Source Model Objects** from a **Discovery**

1. either while [adding a new Discovery ](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/create-source-objects-from-a-discovery#during-discovery-adding)
2. or by [using an existing Discovery](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/create-source-objects-from-a-discovery#from-an-existing-discovery)

#### While adding a Discovery (to an existing Source System or while creating a new Source System)

Please refer to the articles [Add a Source System](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/add-a-source-system?hsLang=en) and [Add a Discovery](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/add-a-discovery?hsLang=en) for more information.

After adding a Discovery, the **Create Source step** is displayed in the side panel window:

a) While adding a new Source System

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-23-03-1091-PM.png?width=670&height=272&name=image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-23-03-1091-PM.png)

b) While adding a Discovery to an existing Source System

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-30-2025-08-48-01-6744-PM.png?width=670&height=386&name=image-png-Aug-30-2025-08-48-01-6744-PM.png)

Select the **Discovery** elements for which you want to create corresponding **Source Model Objects**:

a)

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-23-45-4011-PM.png?width=670&height=266&name=image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-23-45-4011-PM.png)

b)

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-30-2025-08-55-27-0030-PM.png?width=670&height=380&name=image-png-Aug-30-2025-08-55-27-0030-PM.png)

If you want to create Stage Model Objects at the same time as the selected Source Model Objects, check the **Include Stage creation from Source** box in the lower-left corner:

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-24-55-9462-PM.png?width=257&height=38&name=image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-24-55-9462-PM.png)

Click the **ADD** or **UPDATE** button:

- The **Source Model Objects** are created
- If you selected the **Include Stage creation from Source** box, the Stage Model Objects are also created
- A notification confirms that the creation was successful:  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-26-2024-04-13-22-3463-PM.png?width=392&height=68&name=image-png-Mar-26-2024-04-13-22-3463-PM.png)

You can now add them to a [Dataflow Modeling View](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/add-a-model-object-to-the-current-dataflow-modeling-view?hsLang=en).

#### From an existing Discovery

To create **Source Model Objects** from an existing **Discovery**, click on the **Context** Menu for the active **Discovery** in a **Source System,** and then select **Create Source**:

**![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-30-2025-09-00-22-8793-PM.png?width=670&height=186&name=image-png-Aug-30-2025-09-00-22-8793-PM.png)**

 

The **Add a Model Object** side panel window is opened:

**![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-30-2025-09-07-46-3158-PM.png?width=670&height=914&name=image-png-Aug-30-2025-09-07-46-3158-PM.png)**

The **existing Source Model Objects** for the Discovery are displayed with a gray background and cannot be deselected.

To delete a specific Source Model Object, see [Delete a Model Object](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/delete-a-model-object?hsLang=en).

Select the **Discovery** elements for which you want to create corresponding **Source Model Objects**:

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-30-2025-09-10-42-0233-PM.png?width=844&height=1159&name=image-png-Aug-30-2025-09-10-42-0233-PM.png)

To create the Stage Model Objects at the same time as the selected Source Model Objects, check the **Include Stage creation from Source** box:

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-24-55-9462-PM.png?width=257&height=38&name=image-png-Nov-13-2024-01-24-55-9462-PM.png)

Click on the **UPDATE** button:

- The **Source Model Objects** are created
- If you selected the **Include Stage creation from Source** box, the Stage Model Objects are also created.
- A notification confirms that the objects have been created.  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-26-2024-04-13-22-3463-PM.png?width=392&height=68&name=image-png-Mar-26-2024-04-13-22-3463-PM.png)

You can now add them to a [Dataflow Modeling View](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/add-a-model-object-to-the-current-dataflow-modeling-view?hsLang=en).

 

If you used the Wizard and your **Source was a file**, the Source Model Object name can, by default, contain the file's extension, such as *CreditCard.parquet,* for example.

**You should remove the extension and rename** the Stage object to *CreditCard *(for this example).

For all the **Stage JDBC Generators** (Microsoft Fabric and Databricks), you must **add the source schema name before the source Model Object Name**.

For example, CreditCard becomes Sales.CreditCard.

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