Creating a new dataset

Using the admin web frontend, a new dataset can be created by clicking the buttonnew icon, next to the top branch “Datasets”.

In the dialog box, specify a unique identifier for this new dataset.

Note

This identifier will be used internally, and is different from the display name which is specified in the settings. The data will be imported into a database that has a name equal to this identifier.

Caution

Make sure that the identifier is a valid variable name (see Valid data identifiers).

This action creates a new source data directory for this dataset on the server (see also Dataset source files).

Follow-up actions

Modify the settings:
Click on the buttonedit icon left of the dataset label (see Data import settings and and General dataset settings).
Add a data table to this dataset:
Click on the buttonnew icon right of the “Datatables” label in the dataset section (see Add a new data table to a dataset).
Import the source data:
Importing a dataset from source the data to the server database does not happen automatically, and has to be initiated by the user. Click on the buttonrun icon left of the dataset label to initiate this import. (see Import dialog box).