--- title: Manage Source Systems description: "For a general overview, refer to the article Understand the Discovery process. If you click on the Source System left menu option in the Data Connections overview page, the Manage Source Systems page opens: Manage Source Systems page The Manage Source Systems page displays the source systems and their respective discoveries. 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[Data Connections](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/application-modules?hsLang=en#data-connections) # Manage Source Systems For a general overview, refer to the article [Understand the Discovery process](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-the-discovery-process?hsLang=en). If you click on the **Source System** left menu option in the [**Data Connections overview**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-data-connections-overview?hsLang=en) page, the **Manage Source Systems** page opens: ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-11-48-11-3422-AM.png?width=670&height=347&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-11-48-11-3422-AM.png) ### Manage Source Systems page The **Manage Source Systems** page displays all Source Systems and their respective Discoveries. To view the Discoveries within a Source System, expand that Source System. ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-01-30-1992-PM.png?width=670&height=394&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-01-30-1992-PM.png) If a Discovery was created from a **Data Marketplace Source System,** andthat Source System contains a **new version of the Data Contract**, the message **Update available** appears next to the Discovery: ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-10-38-3884-PM.png?width=670&height=90&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-10-38-3884-PM.png) If a Discovery was created from a **Data Marketplace Data Product,** andthe **Data Contract version used in the Discovery is marked as obsolete** in the Data product, the tag **Obsolete** appears near the Discovery. ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-11-2025-02-51-43-3765-PM.png?width=670&height=158&name=image-png-Sep-11-2025-02-51-43-3765-PM.png) On the **Manage Source Systems** page, you can: - Access the Discovery Application documentation via the **Helper** button:![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-24-2025-01-48-13-7696-PM.png?width=325&height=99&name=image-png-Apr-24-2025-01-48-13-7696-PM.png) - [Add a Source System](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/add-a-source-system?hsLang=en) ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-22-05-5133-PM.png?width=197&height=44&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-22-05-5133-PM.png) - [Add a Discovery](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/add-a-discovery?hsLang=en)to an existing Source System ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-22-2023-09-47-20-8127-AM.png?width=164&height=45&name=image-png-May-22-2023-09-47-20-8127-AM.png) - Update a Data Contract to a new version: By clicking the **Update** button, the [Update Source Model Objects from a new Discovery](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/update-source-model-objects-from-a-new-discovery?hsLang=en) pop-up is displayed to compare the new version to the current one ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-09-2025-09-52-16-9918-AM.png?width=119&height=48&name=image-png-Sep-09-2025-09-52-16-9918-AM.png) - [Edit a Source system: ](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/edit-a-source-system?hsLang=en) ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-25-21-9176-PM.png?width=670&height=113&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-25-21-9176-PM.png) - [Delete a Source System: ](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/delete-a-source-system?hsLang=en) ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-26-07-0859-PM.png?width=670&height=113&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-26-07-0859-PM.png) - [View a Discovery: ](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/view-a-discovery?hsLang=en) ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-29-24-0147-PM.png?width=670&height=161&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-29-24-0147-PM.png) - [Delete a Discovery: ](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/delete-a-discovery?hsLang=en) ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-30-00-7964-PM.png?width=670&height=161&name=image-png-Aug-28-2025-12-30-00-7964-PM.png) - 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