# Identifying datasets dependencies

Using dataset dependencies is a great way to:

* Understand the impact of an action on a dataset (edit, delete, duplicate...) on other datasets and visualizations
* Navigate between depending datasets
* Identify unused datasets (not tied to any visualizations) to clean them

To see dependencies on a dataset, check the dependency column within the dataset list in the DataHub, Dataset section.

<figure><img src="https://1809014303-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZxYYf1KpgarKMgMsDCrw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4f07641cff3724563fb666654598fd6996ffd6a5%2FDocumentation_DataHub_Dependencies.png?alt=media" alt="Dependency view with 4 icons" width="265"><figcaption><p>Dataset dependency area</p></figcaption></figure>

For a given dataset you will find the depending:

* Datasource(s): connector or files used by the dataset or a parent dataset
* Parent dataset(s): dataset(s) used to create this dataset or another parent dataset
* Child dataset(s): dataset(s) created on top this dataset or another child dataset
* Home or stories: home tiles or story charts using this dataset or a child dataset

<figure><img src="https://1809014303-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZxYYf1KpgarKMgMsDCrw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-85d4366bbea8e57b59dab87fde84f3638fa12445%2FDocumentation_DataHub_Dependencies.jpg?alt=media" alt="Diagram representing dependencies with a dataset"><figcaption><p>Dependencies in Toucan</p></figcaption></figure>