# Setting up the Spark SDK

After you create the workspace, including the data connections, the next step is to set up the SDK.

For a Spark SDK workspace, at the top right corner of the workspace management view, the **Generate Data** button is replaced with an **SDK Setup** button.

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To get started, click **SDK Setup**.

## Generating an API token

On the **API Token** tab of the setup panel, to create an API Token, click **Create API token**.

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After you create the API token, use the copy icons to copy the following values, which you will need to run the data generation:

* API token
* Workspace ID

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When you're finished, click **Next**.

## Downloading the Structural SDK JAR file

On the **Download SDK** tab of the SDK setup panel, to download the Structural SDK JAR file, click  **Download the JAR**.

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Place the JAR file on the Spark master node. Your Spark jobs must include this JAR file.

You can optionally include the SDK as a Maven dependency. To display the repository entries for the Spark SDK, On the **Download SDK** tab, click **Maven**.

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