# Unity Catalog

1. Select Unity as the metastore type.
2. Provide the Unity Catalog connection details:
   1. **Databricks Hostname** (retrieved from the Databricks workspace)
   2. **Unity Catalog Name** (registered in Databricks)
   3. **Access Token** (Databricks personal access token for authentication)
3. Click **Validate** to test connectivity to the Unity Catalog.
4. Select the schemas available in the Unity Catalog for querying. This selection can be changed later.
5. Enable auto-refresh to sync updates in real-time.
6. If auto-refresh is not required, proceed to the next step.
7. Click **Create**. Once successfully created, the catalog status will change to ACTIVE. If an error occurs, hover over the status bar to view details.

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