📁Adding, editing and deleting local files

In this section, we will cover how to:

• Add a file from your computer

• Edit a file

• Delete a file

Adding a file

Follow the different steps to upload your local file:

1. Drag and drop your file within the green box, or click on the "Add a file" button and select your file within your computer

   
2. Define the settings of your file (consult this page for more information about some advanced configurations) to extract data from the file. Note that for files containing several sheets as an Excel file, you can select the sheet that you would like to import as dataset.

3. Click "Save" (on the bottom) and confirm the saving. Your file is now uploaded and should be listed in the files section. Dataset(s) corresponding to your file should also be created, and are accessible in the "Datasets" tab.

Dataset name

Within the file configuration interface, make sure that the name given to the dataset that will be associated to the file or selected tab (for Excel case) is not used by another dataset.

Editing a file Settings

Follow the different steps for that:

1. Go to "Datasources" tab

2. Click on the "Settings" action within the actions menu of the file you want to edit

   
3. Reconfigure the settings (refer to this page for more information about some advanced configurations) and save your file.

Deleting a file

In this section, we will see how to delete a file that is not needed anymore for your App.

Follow the different steps for that:

1. Go to the "Datasources" tab

2. Click on the "Delete" action within the actions menu of the file you want to delete

   
3. Confirm the deletion of the file. If the file you are trying to delete is used by a dataset, you will have a warning message and you will be able to select child datasets that you want to delete.