Creating a New Data Asset
The process of creating new Data Assets is different depending upon the type of Data Asset being created.
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The process of creating new Data Assets is different depending upon the type of Data Asset being created.
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You can add a new Data Asset from the My Data page or from a Capsule/Pipeline:
Navigate to the My Data dashboard.
Click + New Data to create a new Data Asset.
After clicking on the +New Data an interactive form will appear.
Click +New Data.
Choose Local Files.
Drag & drop the file or folders you want to upload from your local drive or click Choose Files to browse.
Complete the fields:
Data Asset Name (required) — Use a meaningful name so that others can find the Data Asset easily.
Folder Name (required) — The folder name inside a Capsule. Use a name that’s similar to the dataset name. Spaces and some special characters are not allowed here.
Description (optional) — Add some text to make the Data Asset easy to find and understand.
Tags (required) — Tags are another way to help people find your Data Asset.
Custom Metadata — These are administrator-defined fields for which you can provide values.
Click Create Data Asset to finish.
Click + New Data.
Choose AWS S3 or Google Cloud and then click Next.
Provide information about the bucket you want to use.
You can upload the entire bucket or a specific folder.
Complete the fields:
Data Asset Name (required) — Use a meaningful name so that others can find the Data Asset easily.
Folder Name (required) — The folder name inside a Capsule. Use a name that’s similar to the dataset name. Spaces and some special characters are not allowed here.
Description (optional) — Add some text to make the Data Asset easy to find and understand.
Tags (required) — Tags are another way to help people find your dataset.
Custom Metadata — These are administrator-defined fields for which you can provide values.
Click Create Data Asset to finish.
Click + New Data.
Click AWS S3 and then click Next.
Specify the Bucket Name and the Folder Name.
Select Link to S3 Bucket.
You can upload the entire bucket or a specific folder.
Complete the fields:
Data Asset Name (required)—Use a meaningful name so that others can find the dataset easily.
Folder Name (required)—The folder name inside a capsule. Use a name that’s similar to the dataset name. Spaces and some special characters are not allowed here.
Description (optional)—Add some text to make the dataset easy to find and understand.
Tags (required)—Tags are another way to help people find your dataset.
Custom Metadata — These are administrator-defined fields for which you can provide values.
Click Create External Data to finish.
A single file can be specified in Path when creating an internal Data Asset by importing from S3.
External Data Assets are indexed upon creation and contents can be viewed in the Data Asset UI.
When an external dataset it will be immediately available to be attached to a Capsule in a Cloud Workstation even if indexing has not fully completed.
To create a Data Asset from the /scratch folder in a Cloud Workstation:
From the dropdown list click Create New Data Asset.
2. Complete the fields:
Data Asset Name (required)—Use a meaningful name so that others can find the dataset easily.
Folder Name (required)—The folder name inside a capsule. Use a name that’s similar to the dataset name. Spaces and some special characters are not allowed here.
Description (optional)—Add some text to make the dataset easy to find and understand.
Tags (required)—Tags are another way to help people find your dataset.
Custom Metadata — These are administrator-defined fields for which you can provide values.
By default, a new Data Asset is private (i.e. only the owner can see it). To learn more about sharing a Data Asset with others, go to .
For AWS users, select Import from S3 Bucket. To add a remote Data Asset, read the next section: .
For Private Buckets, if the Secret or Role is already in your Code Ocean account, the system will automatically use it to access the bucket. If there is no Secret or Role that provides access, you will be prompted to create a user secret (see if you need help creating a secret).
For Private Buckets, if the Secret or Role is already in your Code Ocean account, the system will automatically use it to access the bucket. If there is no Secret or Role that provides access, you will be prompted to create a user secret (see if you need help creating a secret).
