Loading data

Panoptes imports datasets into the server database from source data, consisting in a set of simple, structured files present on the server. Importing a dataset from source data does not happen automatically, and has to be initiated by the user (see Importing datasets). This import action creates all necessary components to serve the dataset in Panoptes (relational database, preprocessed files, etc...)

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New source data can be added following two approaches:

Editing the source directory structure

The source data directory structure on the server can be directly manipulated: adding new directories, copying data files and setting files, etc... These source data files are located in the directory [SOURCEDATADIR]/datasets ([SOURCEDATADIR] as specified in config.py, see config.py.sample).

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This is a more low-level approach, which works best for large data sets and experienced data administrators.

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Using the Panoptes admin web frontend

Panoptes has an admin web frontend that can be used to manipulate the source data. This admin section can be opened in several ways:

  • From the Panoptes web app, when the startup menu is show with a choice of datasets: click on “Open admin page”.
  • From a Panoptes dataset session: click on the Panoptes logo in the top left corner, and then on “Open admin page” in the popup.

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The user must have sufficient privileges in order to have access to this admin section (see also Authorization).

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