Data Uploading
While signed in, administrators can upload data to the platform. To navigate to the Create New Source page;
- Click "Data Sources" in the top navigation bar to open the Data Manager page.
- Click the "Data Manager" dropdown on the left side of the top navigation bar.
- Select "Upload" from the menu.
On the Create New Source page, start by adding a name to the dataset. Select the appropriate Data Type from the drop down menu. Once selected, a "Browse..." button appears to allow selection of the file.
Important: The selected file must be in a .zip format. To compress a file into the .zip format: select the file(s) on your computer, right click, and select "Compress to ZIP file".
Once a file has been selected, it will be uploaded for processing and show the following options:
The "File Metadata" section shows relevant information about the uploaded file like its name and size. If the file uploaded has multiple layers (shapefile) or sheets (csv), the "Select Layer" drop down menu allows the user to select the desired dataset to be uploaded. Different layers or sheets will need to be uploaded individually.
The "Field Names Mappings" section displays the data attributes (Upload File Columns) that were identified in the dataset and assigns a Database Column Name to each one. Database column names should be lowercase, have all spaces converted to underscores( _ ), and be descriptive enough for identification. A future step will describe the process for labeling the attribute for the public display name.
Though the tools allow data attributes to be enabled or disabled individually when managed, a user may wish to abstain from uploading specific data columns for a number of reasons including redundancy, data cleanliness, or stripping personally identifiable information. To prevent specific attributes from being uploaded with the dataset, check the "Omit" box to the right of the column.
Once finished with the column processing, click "Publish" to finalize the upload and generate a source page for the dataset. By default, the page will divert the user to a progress page that details the steps performed during dataset processing. This page can be useful in diagnosing unsuccessful uploads. Once the Event Type "FINAL" is displayed, the dataset is ready to be managed.
Please see the Dataset Management page of this documentation for more information on managing a dataset.