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# Entering Data

## Manual Entering <a href="#manual-entering" id="manual-entering"></a>

* Open a published Data Sheet.
* Click the ***Add Row*** icon.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2F1QvwkKoB2k3gnA3ETieK%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c99b72dd-98c4-44e9-a3db-0e94c80ada7c" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Add Row icon for a published Data Sheet</p></figcaption></figure>

* A new row gets added at the bottom (the given image displays 2 rows added to the Data Sheet.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FDR3A4UP1BpyeVpG7xjq1%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=366cae6a-e555-4612-b9c5-fd46db385369" alt=""><figcaption><p>The new rows get added at the bottom</p></figcaption></figure>

* Manually add the data in the rows.
* Click the ***Save*** icon.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2Fi5mGyHQxCDiKWnOzYPo4%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3efab93b-8924-45f0-bdd0-d86ebf29379a" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* The added data gets saved in the Data Sheet.

​*Please Note:* *Fill in the value for each column and click the save icon to save the data.*

## **Copying and Pasting Data into a Published Data Sheet** <a href="#copying-and-pasting-data-into-a-published-data-sheet" id="copying-and-pasting-data-into-a-published-data-sheet"></a>

The user can create a meta-structure of the Data Sheet using the Data Center module and later insert data from an excel file. The user can directly copy and paste data to the published Data Sheet.

* Access the published Datasheet from ***My Documents***.
* Click on it to open.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2F107GaYUcnPBu1b7y3wxJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=49f280e0-e14b-49af-8023-3b8deb541f8c" alt=""><figcaption><p>Selecting a Data Sheet</p></figcaption></figure>

* Meta Structure of the selected Data Sheet opens.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2Fu9VQRm47kSP9r45yQBMx%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=04919082-3abc-454b-a524-79575c3ad418" alt=""><figcaption><p>Meta Data structure of the Data Sheet</p></figcaption></figure>

* Click the ***Add Row*** icon.
* A new row gets added.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FMK8qn92N4KwRFlvHgxHy%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=bc5eac1c-0087-40a8-83b6-051254cf08ab" alt=""><figcaption><p>Adding a new row to the Data Sheet meta data</p></figcaption></figure>

* Copy the required Excel data.

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FcGDUOj0UAGcH5GceevqB%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4be0c54a-6566-4369-9718-b914e506855d)​

* Paste it to the Data Sheet metadata structure.
* Click the ***Save*** icon to save the copied data.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FvAclWSfRH908wzKcB9vQ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=70874655-1771-4ee1-96a2-f68a5e0c5405" alt=""><figcaption><p>Pasting the Excel data in the Data Sheet</p></figcaption></figure>

* The copied data from the excel sheet gets saved to the Data Sheet.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FfXO1Sq3a8Ud9Htyb9IiZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=a9fcc2d3-d2d3-4b0e-a208-5a7a789def0f" alt=""><figcaption><p>The copied data gets pasted to the Data Sheet</p></figcaption></figure>


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