# Do I need to create a Data Context?

**URL:** <https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/do-i-need-to-create-a-data-context/1266>\
**Category:** GX Core Support\
**Created:** [July 14, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/do-i-need-to-create-a-data-context/1266 "2023-07-14T20:25:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![austin\_gx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.greatexpectations.io/austin_gx/32/193_2.png) [@austin\_gx](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/u/austin_gx)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/do-i-need-to-create-a-data-context/1266/1 "2023-07-14T20:25:39Z")

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> [**View in #gx-community-support on Slack**](https://slack.com/archives/CUTCNHN82/p1681867396351329)
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> **@Rita\_Lin:** Hi, a quick question. Is there anyway we can create the data docs without creating the data context?

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**Author:** ![austin\_gx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.greatexpectations.io/austin_gx/32/193_2.png) [@austin\_gx](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/u/austin_gx)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/do-i-need-to-create-a-data-context/1266/2 "2023-07-14T20:26:23Z")

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> ![Veronica_Moi](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/greatexpectations/original/1X/8393cffe34ed3842bdd76dfc57ab256adc5b1927.jpeg) **@Veronica\_Moi:** Hey @Rita\_Lin, thanks for reaching out 🤝 By definition “a Data Context is the primary entry point for a Great Expectations deployment, with configurations and methods for all supporting components”. Therefore, the data context is the access point to the GX castle 🏰. No data context, no validation result, no related data docs, no party.
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