Importing datasets¶

Importing a dataset source does not happen automatically, and has to be initiated by the user. After installation, a number of sample dataset sources are copied into the source data folder, and are ready to be imported.

Start the Panoptes app in a browser.
In the intro screen, click on the hyperlink “Open admin page”. This creates a new tab in the browser, showing the administration section of the app.
The administration section shows the available source data file sets as a tree. Click on the cog wheel icon () on the left of the dataset you want to import (e.g. “Samples_and_Variants”). An Import dialog box appears.
Check the option “Full import”.
Click the button “Import”.
This initiates the data import. A progress box is shown during this action.
Upon completion, a new item appears in the list “Server calculations”. Clicking on this shows a log of the import activities. If an error occurred, this can be useful for troubleshooting.
Go back to the browser tab with the Panoptes intro screen, and reload the app by clicking the browser refresh button to retrieve the updated dataset information.
The imported dataset should appear in the list.