# Configuring an Amazon Q Business application in Amazon Quick Sight
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Use the following procedure to connect an Amazon Quick account with Amazon Q Business

1. Open the [Quick console](https://quicksight.aws.amazon.com/).

1. Choose the user icon at the top right, and then choose **Manage Quick**.

1. Choose **Security & permissions**.

1. On the **Quick access to AWS services** page, choose the **Amazon Q Business application** checkbox.

1. On the **Create an Amazon Q Business connection to unstructured data** popup that appears, choose the Quick Region that you want your connection to be in.

1. Choose **Done**.

1. When you choose **Done**, your Amazon Q Business account is created and you are redirected to a new tab that shows the **Applications** page of the Amazon Q Business console.

1. For **Applications**, choose the Amazon Q Business connection that you created in Quick.

1. The **Application details** page of your connection opens. Choose the **Index** tab, and then choose **Select index**.

1. In the popup that appears, choose the **Index provisioning** option that you want to use, and then choose **Confirm**. For more information about indexes in Amazon Q Business, see [Creating a retriever for an Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/select-retriever.html).

1. After you choose an index, set up a data source connection. To set up a data source connection, choose the **Data sources** section of the **Enhancements** menu in the left side pane.

1. Choose **Add data source**.

1. Choose the data source that you want to add. The data source that you choose determines the steps that are required to configure the data source connection. For more infotmation about adding a data source to an Amazon Q Business account, see [Connecting Amazon Q Business data sources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-connectors.html). When you finish setting up the data source configuration, choose **Add data source**.

After you choose an index, a retriever, and a data source for your Amazon Q Business account, your connection to Amazon Q Business is complete and you can return to the Quick console.