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# Task 1: Creating a Data Quality Project
  In this task, you create a Data Quality Project for cleansing the supplier data in an Excel file against the Suppliers knowledge base you created earlier in this tutorial.

1.  In the **Data Quality Project** pane on the main page, click **New Data Quality Project**.

     ![New Data Quality Project Button on Main Page](../../2014/tutorials/media/et-creatingadataqualityproject-01.jpg "New Data Quality Project Button on Main Page")

2.  Type **Cleanse Supplier List** for the **name** of project.

3.  Select **Suppliers** for the **Use Knowledge Base** field. You will be cleansing input supplier data against the Suppliers knowledge base you created earlier in this tutorial.

4.  Ensure that **Cleansing** is selected as the **activity** at the bottom of the right pane and click **Next**.

     ![New Data Quality Project Page - Cleansing Selected](../../2014/tutorials/media/et-creatingadataqualityproject-02.jpg "New Data Quality Project Page - Cleansing Selected")

## Next Step
 [Task 2: Mapping Excel Columns to DQS Domains](../../2014/tutorials/task-2-mapping-excel-columns-to-dqs-domains.md)