Uploading a Local Source Dataset
You can upload a local source dataset for use in mastering flows.
Uploading a Local File
You can upload local source dataset files by drag and drop, or by browsing to the file.
Before You Begin:
- See Requirements for Source Datasets.
- You must have viewer or greater access to the Managed File Upload connection.
To upload a source file:
- Navigate to Admin > Sources.
- Select Add Source.
- Select New File Upload and then Next.
- Enter a name and optional description for the source, and then select Next.
- Upload your file by either dragging and dropping it into the upload area or browsing to the file. After the upload completes, select Next.
- Specify the following settings for the file. As you change these settings, the data preview updates.
- Delimiter: (required) Tamr Cloud supports comma, tab, semicolon, space, and pipe delimiters.
- Header row: Specify whether the file contains a header row.
- Header Row Number: If the file contains a header row, enter the row number for the header row.
- Quote Character: Specify whether field values include quote characters. If you set this to
yes
, Tamr Cloud considers strings within quotes as a single value; delimiter characters within quotes are ignored.
Example: A comma-delimited file contains a field value"Product, Development, Marketing"
.
- If Quote Character is set toyes
, the field value in the uploaded file isProduct, Development, Marketing
.
- If Quote Character is set tono
, this value will produce three different fields. The value of field_1 is"Product
. The value of field_2 isDevelopment
, and the value of field_3 isMarketing"
.
- Save your settings.
When upload is complete, you can select View Source to preview the source file in a new tab.
You can now use the file as source data in a mastering flow and share the file with other users.
Watch the video below to learn how to upload and manage source files.
Updated about 1 month ago