Collections are the top-level unit of data storage and organization in Delfini. Collections can hold uploaded files, tabular data, links to internal or external data, dictionaries, documentation – anything. They can be shared and can have metadata assigned for data discoverability.

Creating a Collection

Click on My Collections, then click Create New Collection to create your first collection.

Provide whatever name you’d like; the description and tags are optional. Click Submit at the bottom to continue.

Linking to External Data

At this point, you could feel free to browse around, explore, and even upload your own data to begin experimenting with Delfini’s features. However, if you’re looking for an easy start, we can link to some simple public data that showcases Delfini’s data exploration and transformation features.

Begin by expanding the Data Items dropdown, then click New, followed by Add Link… Paste in the following URL as a link:

s3://1000genomes/20131219.populations.tsv

And click Create to create the link. You should see it appear in your data items list.

Click on the newly created item to view it.

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