Library Page

Tabs:

• All Data: You can view all the imported datasets or references available to you.

• Imported Datasets: Review your imported datasets from sources such as file-based storage, connected databases, or desktop. 

  • The Source column indicates where the original source data is located.
• References: Reference datasets are created from a recipe's output. 
• Macros: Macros are sequence of steps that can be reused in other's recipe. 

Filter by type:

Click one of the pre-defined filters to show datasets of the following types:Columns:

• Name: Name of the object.
• Owner: Owner of the object.
• In flows: Count of flows in which the object is in use. 
• Source: Flow or datastore where the object is located.
• Last updated: Timestamp of the last time that the object was modified.

Actions:

• Browse: If displayed, use the page browsing controls to explore the available objects.
• Search: To search object names, enter a string in the search bar. Results are highlighted immediately in the Library page.
• Sort: Click a column header to sort the display by the column's entries.

Object Actions:

Hover over an object to reveal these actions on the right side of the screen.

• Details: Review details about the dataset. See Dataset Details Page.

• Preview: Inspect a preview of the dataset.

  NOTE: Preview is not available for binary format sources.

• Use in new flow: (Imported dataset only) You can create a new flow and begin immediately wrangling the dataset. This step also creates a recipe in the flow.
• Add to flow: Add the dataset to a new or existing flow.

• Make a copy: Create a copy of the imported dataset. This option is not available for reference datasets. 

• Edit name and description: Change the name and description of the dataset.

• Edit data settings: If the source of the imported dataset required conversion to an internally supported format, you can modify settings related to that conversion process. For more information, see File Import Settings.

  Tip: This setting applies primarily to binary file formats, such as PDF and Excel, or file formats that may require additional steps to convert into tabular data, such as JSON.

• Refresh dataset: If available, this option refreshes the dataset's metadata with the latest source schema.

  NOTE: When a dataset is refreshed, all samples associated with the dataset are deleted, whether the dataset has changed. Samples must be recreated in their recipes.

  NOTE: If you attempt to refresh the schema of a parameterized dataset based on a set of files, only the schema for the first file is checked for changes. If changes are detected, the other files are contain those changes as well. This can lead to changes being assumed or undetected in later files and potential data corruption in the flow.

  For more information, see Overview of Schema Management.

• Transfer ownership: For assets that you own, you can transfer ownership of them to another user. For more information, see Transfer Asset Ownership.

• Delete dataset: Delete the dataset.

  Deleting a dataset cannot be undone.

Imported Datasets

To create a new imported dataset, click Import Data. For more information, see Import Data Page.

For more information, see Imported Datasets Page.

References

A reference dataset is a reference to a recipe's output. For more information, see References Page.

A reference dataset is created from the context menu of a flow's recipe. 

Macros

A macro is a saved sequence of one or more recipe steps that can be reused in other recipes. See Macros Page.

You can either import macros from your desktop or browse through the  community page for existing macros. For more information, see Import Macro.