Navigate in a remote file storage connection and create a dataset
To create a dataset from a Remote file storage connection, click on "Import a new file from this storage". You will then be able to:
Select a File or Folder
You can specify the path to a single file or a folder on the SFTP server.
If a folder is selected, the connector will list all entries within the folder.
Remote file storage navigation
Create a new dataset from a file
After adding a file from a file storage system by clicking on the + icon at the right of the file named, you'll be redirected to an interface where you can configure how Toucan will interpret the file.
the file type will be pre-filled if Toucan guess it from the file extension, otherwise it must be specified manually
Create a dataset from a file located in a file storage
in this interface, you can:
view the file path (which cannot be modified)
configure the file type (csv, parquet, excel, json, geojson).
Please note that if the file type you choose does not match the system file type, you will receive a Toucan error.
Once the configuration is complete, you can click on Preview or Validate to create a dataset from this file.
Create a dataset from a file located in a remote file storage
The dataset created from this file can be stored (downloaded in Toucan) or live (read directly from the file storage system).
