# Creating a New Data Sandbox

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*<mark style="color:green;">Pre-requites:</mark>* *The user must configure the* [*Sandbox Settings*](https://docs.bdb.ai/7.6/core-platform/platform-administration/admin-panel-options/configurations/sandbox-settings) *to access the Data Sandbox option under the Data Center.*
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*Check out the given video on how to create a Data Sandbox under the Data Center module.*
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Manually Uploading a file and creating a new Sandbox entry using the Data Center Module.&#x20;
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Manually uploading a File to create Data Sandbox
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This page displays steps to create a Data Sandbox entry manually by uploading a file from your system.

* Navigate to the ***Data Center*** homepage.&#x20;

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The user gets two options to access the Data Center **Homepage***.

* Either click the ***Data Center*** icon from the ***Homepage*** left-side panel.
* Or click the ***Data Center*** icon from the ***Apps*** menu.

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* Click the ***New*** menu.
* Click the ***Data Sandbox*** option from the ***New*** context menu.

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* The ***Data Sandbox*** form opens.
* Provide the ***Data Sandbox Name***.
* Provide description for the Data Sandbox.
* Click the ***Choose File*** option.
* Click the ***Upload*** option. &#x20;

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* The Data Sandbox form opens.
* Provide the following information:
  * Data Sandbox Name
  * Provide description for the Data Sandbox.
* Click the ***Choose File*** option.

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* Select a data file from the system.

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* The file gets selected to the concerned ***Data Sandbox***.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* The File gets uploaded to the ***Data Sandbox*** (It is suggested through the number count reaching 100).

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* A confirmation message appears on successful uploading of the file.&#x20;
* The[ ***Data Sandbox*** ***List***](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-center-1/data-center/data-sandbox/data-sandbox-list) page opens.
* The newly created Data Sandbox gets added at the top of the list.

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* The File gets uploaded to the ***Data Sandbox*** (It is suggested through the number count reaching 100).

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The **Actions** icons provided to a listed/saved Data Sandbox are as follows:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="145.33333333333331"></th><th width="173"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Icon</strong></td><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Attributed Action</strong></td></tr><tr><td>​<img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FgqeuDyrcv6u1fPPHp4DO%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=73736374-2dae-4506-92ab-f3908875ec05" alt="" data-size="line">​</td><td>Upload File Status</td><td>Generates notification message to confirm about the file upload status.</td></tr><tr><td>​<img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FGAUS8gXo53Vc9Wo1Ofdp%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9630423a-65b9-4077-b685-e5e71c6652b7" alt="" data-size="line">​</td><td>Data Preparation</td><td>Redirects to the Data Preparation Workspace.</td></tr><tr><td>​<img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FAHIbWcIU5BmRZKfla7DF%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0b30cf60-e6b8-4e4f-94b8-b95c252be03f" alt="" data-size="line">​</td><td>Remove</td><td>Redirects to Delete the selected Data Sandbox.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://1292667781-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTXhIkVsF2MUsgjZftfJq%2Fuploads%2FqQN6CiftyvsUdFHdKEOW%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=4a0e73d9-23f8-4998-a98a-00731f5e7611" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Visualize</td><td>Redirects to the widget visualizer page</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://1292667781-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTXhIkVsF2MUsgjZftfJq%2Fuploads%2FQrmxp1ylFAgqqAjtz8UD%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=fdd7ee98-913b-411c-bcc6-53387f262c7f" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Create Data Store</td><td>Redirects to create Data Store.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://1292667781-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTXhIkVsF2MUsgjZftfJq%2Fuploads%2Fau5JlZo1l0J0IR8Aldlx%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=48c22b5c-275e-4ec6-ab78-80428e411ad2" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Reupload</td><td>Reuploads the Sandbox file.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>*<mark style="color:green;">:</mark> *The supported file types are CSV/Excel/Text/Video/Image/Audio.*&#x200B;
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