# Sources

- [Data Providers and File Formats Supported in Astera](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/data-providers-and-file-formats-supported-in-astera.md)
- [Setting Up Sources](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/setting-up-sources.md)
- [COBOL File Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/cobol-file-source.md)
- [Database Table Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/database-table-source.md)
- [Data Model Query Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/data-model-query-source.md)
- [Delimited File Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/delimited-file-source.md)
- [Email Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/email-source.md)
- [Excel Workbook Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/excel-workbook-source.md)
- [File Systems Item Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/file-systems-item-source.md)
- [Fixed Length File Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/fixed-length-file-source.md)
- [PDF Form Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/pdf-form-source.md)
- [Report Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/report-source.md)
- [SQL Query Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/sql-query-source.md)
- [XML/JSON File Source](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-data-stack-v8/dataflows/sources/xml-json-file-source.md)


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