Adding Files to a Dataset

A Dataset is associated with a single Project. Therefore, files can be added to a Dataset only from the Core of the respective Project. This creates a copy of the file and the original file in the Core is unaffected by subsequent manipulations inside the Dataset. The Dataset must have already been created before files can be added (see Creating a Dataset).

To add files to a Dataset,

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1. Navigate your Project’s File Explorer and click Core.

2. Select one or more files and/or folders from the Core by clicking the checkbox beside each one, then click Add to Datasets in the File Explorer menu.

3. In the popup window, use the dropdown menu to select an existing Dataset. If no Datasets appear, close the window and follow the instructions in Creating a Dataset, then return and try again.   

4. Click Add to Dataset.  The selected file(s) are added to the Dataset. If a file with the same name already exists in the Dataset, it is skipped and won’t be added to the Dataset.

5. You can now open the Dataset from the Main Menu and view the added files in the Explorer.

Note: A Dataset may only contain data from a single Project. This prevents unintentional linkage of data from different Projects in violation of data privacy principles. Once you have added a Project file into your Dataset, all subsequent data added to the Dataset must originate from the same Project. If you attempt to upload data from different Projects into the same Dataset, the Portal will return a warning and prevent the action.

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