# Configuring Data Source Bindings

Because the Data Source Bindings component does not display as an independent portlet, it is not configured in the same way as most Endeca standard components. Instead, you modify these settings in the Control Panel.

The Data Source Bindings component allows you to see all data-source-backed components on each page in your application and associate data sources with them, without having to configure them individually.

To associate components with a particular data source, check the components, select the data source from the drop down list, and click Update data source.