# Data Sources ( Simple )

## Implicit Data Sources 

SA5 has a number of pre-defined implicit data sources, which do not like; 

* Current User Info
* WebStorage
* Cookies
* Url parts ( path, hostname, etc. )
* Query string params 

It also supports custom Data Sources, such as those built from a Collection List. 

Each data source has its own unique capabilities, so each of them is described in its own own page in this section. 

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Data Sources include;

* Collection-lists, which are prepared to allow 
* Arbitrary, static data-sets
* Query string params
* The current URL & URL parts
* LocalStorage items
* SessionStorage items
* Cookies

## Explicit Data Sources 

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Require special definition and setup. 

* API response 
* Global data 
* Collection Lists 


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