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# Adding custom application settings

This page shows you how to create custom application settings.

## Steps

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Sign in to Data Quality & Observability (self-hosted) and click <img src="https://4121921244-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FWCrP7Albs8DfJjIQxUxw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-268a786d787f353b92e094a60945df32bf9cb208%2FCogwheelIcon.svg?alt=media" alt="Cogwheel icon" data-size="line"> in the left navigation pane.
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Click **Admin Console**.
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Click **Configuration Settings** and then click **Application Config**.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> The Application Configuration Settings page opens.
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Click <img src="https://4121921244-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FWCrP7Albs8DfJjIQxUxw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5d5a447dce86ff44cb212f6fa822c736f80b3704%2FPlusIcon.svg?alt=media" alt="Plus icon" data-size="line"> **Add** near the top right corner of the page and fill out the required fields, as shown in the following table.

<table><thead><tr><th width="152">Input Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>Create a name for the custom configuration.</td></tr><tr><td>Value</td><td>Enter a value for the custom configuration.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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Click **Save**.\ <i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> Your custom application setting displays in the table on the Application Configuration Settings page.
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