Creating your first dataset

A dataset is a set of source data, specially formatted and optimized for interactive exploration. Here are the steps to create a new dataset:

1. Click on the Create button in the top-right corner and then click on Dataset. You can see the following three options to create datasets:
   • CSV File
   • Salesforce
   • Informatica Rev

1. Select CSV File and click on Continue, as shown in the following screenshot:

1. Select the Account_data.csv file or drag and drop the file.

1. Click on Next. The next screen uploads the user interface to create a single dataset by using the external.csv file:

1. Click on Next to proceed as shown in the following screenshot:

1. Change the dataset name if you want. You can select an application to store the dataset. You can also replace the CSV file from this screen.

1. Click on in the Data Schema File section and select the Replace File option to change the file. You can also download the uploaded .csv file from here as shown in the following screenshot:

1. Click on Next. In the next screen, you can change field attributes such as column name, dimensions, field type, and so on.
2. Click on the Next button and it will start uploading the file in Analytics and queuing it in dataflow. Once done click on the Got it button.
3.  Wait for 10-15 minutes (depending on the data, it may take a longer time to create the dataset). 
4.  Go to Analytics Studio and open the DATASETS tab. You can see the Account_data dataset as shown in the following screenshot:

Congrats!!! You have created your first dataset. 

Let's update this dataset with the same information but with some additional columns.