# Sources

> A source refers to a raw collection of [messages](https://docs.uipath.com/ixp/automation-cloud/latest/cm-user-guide/verbatims), which can grow over time. For example, a source could be all the responses collected from a survey, the emails in a team mailbox, the transcripts in a messaging channel, or all of the calls against a telephone number.

A source refers to a raw collection of [messages](https://docs.uipath.com/ixp/automation-cloud/latest/cm-user-guide/verbatims), which can grow over time. For example, a source could be all the responses collected from a survey, the emails in a team mailbox, the transcripts in a messaging channel, or all of the calls against a telephone number.

Sources are added to [datasets](https://docs.uipath.com/ixp/automation-cloud/latest/cm-user-guide/datasets) in order to build a [model](https://docs.uipath.com/ixp/automation-cloud/latest/cm-user-guide/models) to interpret and structure the messages within them.

Each source can be added to up to 10 different datasets.

You can add up to 20 sources to a dataset within the GUI of the platform.

![The image shows an example of a source card in the Sources page.](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/ixp/ixp-the-image-depicts-an-example-of-a-dataset-card-from-the-datasets-page-322377-b9d046b9.webp)

:::note
You should only add multiple sources to a dataset if they are of a similar type, and share a similar intended purpose, such as capturing customer feedback, or multiple email inboxes that service similar requests.
:::

To view all of the sources in your account, check [Sources](https://docs.uipath.com/ixp/automation-cloud/latest/cm-user-guide/sources-page).