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47---
title: Configure a Data Model
description: This guide will cover creating a collection in Directus via the Data Studio, creating fields, and configuring relationships.
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label: Configure a Data Model
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This guide will cover creating a collection in Directus via the Data Studio, creating fields, and configuring relationships.
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## Creating a Collection
Log into the Directus Data Studio as an administrator. If this is a brand-new project, you will be presented with the option to create your first collection. Otherwise, go to the settings module and create a new collection from the Data Model page.
Set the name of this collection to be `posts`, leaving all other options in both the collection setup and optional field pages as their defaults. You now have a new collection with only a primary key.
## Creating Fields
Your collection only has a primary key. From your new `posts` collection configuration page, click the **Create Field** button and select the Input interface. Set the key to `title` and leave all other options as their defaults.
Create another new field with a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) interface. Set the key to `content`.
## Configuring a Relationship
Create a new collection called `authors`. In the new collection, create a new field with an Input interface and set the key to `name`.
Go to the `posts` collection configuration and create a new field with the Many to One interface and set the key to `author`. Set the related collection to `authors` and configure the Display Template to show just the author's name by clicking :icon{name="material-symbols:add-circle-outline-rounded"} and selecting the `name` field.
Now that you have successfully configured a relationship between the two tables, you can start creating data.
In the module bar, go to the content module. Enter your `authors` collection and create 2 authors with the names `Ben Haynes` and `Rijk van Zanten`.
Enter the `posts` collection and create two posts, selecting an author from the Many to One interface.
## Next Steps
Read more about configuring [collections](/guides/data-model/collections), [fields](/guides/data-model/fields), and [relationships](/guides/data-model/relationships). See all available [interfaces](/guides/data-model/interfaces) in Directus. Access your new collections via API or SDK using :product-link{product="connect"}.