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Chapter 2Administering Sugarinformation from within a Sugar record in the module. Users can view the externaldata or merge it with the existing information in the Sugar record. For example, theycan update addresses and phone numbers for an account. For information on mergingdata, see the Sugar Community Edition User Guide.Though you can enable connectors for any standard module or custom module thatdisplays in Studio, they are designed for company-type or person-type modules suchas Accounts, Leads, and Contacts. The module must also have a standard Detail Viewlayout. For example, though the Knowledge Base module is listed in Studio, youcannot enable connectors for it because it does not have a standard Detail View layout..Sugar provides a connector to LinkedIn.Developers in your organization can createconnectors to other data sources, and you can upload them into Sugar using theModule Loader. You can also search for other available connectors on Sugar Forge athttp://www.sugarforge.com and Sugar Exchange at http://www.sugarexchange.com.You can also map connector fields to fields in Sugar as described in “MappingConnector Fields” on page 48.To configure connector properties1. In the Systems sub-panel of the Administration Home page, click ConnectorSettings.The Connector Settings page displays on the screen.1. Click Set Connector Properties.The Set Connector Properties page displays tab for the connector that Sugarprovides. Tabs for any other connectors that you install also display on this page.46 Sugar Community Edition Installation and Administration Guide