Continuum Analytics: Documentation

# Importing Datasets

Mosaic supports several data file types. As mentioned before, Mosaic uses Blaze as backed, which provides a single interface for many different data computing systems.

To import a new dataset click the plus icon next to the filter filed on the left-hand pane:

This opens the following:

The Data URI drop-down list shows a list to select a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). The options are: File path, HDFStore, SQLite, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Other SQL DB, HTTP, Lux and Blaze Server. Once you select the URI chose a name to label it. Optionally a short description can be provided.

Excel files may be imported in .xls, .xlsx or .csv format (1.3+). The following screenshot shows a csv file imported from the local file system:

Optionally, enable custom arguments for every computational backend. In the Add Custom Fields section, click the “+” icon and add one or more extra options, which correspond to key-value pairs. Values must be string, integer, or list. Keys will be parsed as strings. Input examples: 1, “two”, [3, 4, 5].

NOTE: You can edit and add custom arguments from the top right “Settings” icon, Edit Dataset Metadata.

The new dataset will be displayed on the left-hand column. Click it to open it in a new tab: