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# Datasets

Now the Notebook page facilitates the user to add the datasets.

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*Check out the given walk-through on how to add a dataset using the Notebook page.*
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***Adding a Dataset to a Notebook and reading data***
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***Uploading a Datastore file, Adding it to Notebook and reading the Data***
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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Once the Datasets are added to a Notebook, they get added by default to all the other Notebooks under the same project.*
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## Adding Datasets

* Navigate to the Notebook page.
* Click the ***Datasets*** tab.

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* Click on the ***Add*** icon.

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* The ***Add Datasets*** page appears.&#x20;
* Select ***Data Sets*** or ***Data Sandbox*** option from the Data Source drop-down menu (In this case, Data Sets option is selected).
* Search for the datasets or data sandbox files.
* Select dataset(s) as per the requirement using the check box. The user can select multiple datasets/ data sandbox.
* Click the ***Add*** option.&#x20;

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The Add option gets displayed only after you select at least one dataset.*
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* A notification message appears.
* The selected Dataset(s) get added to the given ***Datasets*** tab.

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* Click on the ***More*** icon.
* The drop-down menu appears displaying the ***Preview*** and ***Data Preparation*** actions for the added dataset appears.

&#x20;     ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/1QeOywZjV1cHo55cMW8u/blobs/PZj07NivFGy0kL1HcmMr/image.png)

## Uploading Datasets (Data Sandbox)

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>  The **Upload** option is provided for the Sandbox files inside the Data Science Notebook.*
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* Navigate to the ***Add Datasets*** page from the ***Datasets*** option provided under a **Notebook**.
* Select the ***Data Sandbox*** option as ***Data Source***.
* Click the ***Upload*** option.

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* The ***Upload Data Sandbox*** window appears.
* Provide a Sandbox Name.
* Provide Description (it is optional).
* Use the ***Choose File*** option to select a file from the system.

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* The selected file gets uploaded and the file name appears next to the ***Choose File*** option.
* Click the ***Save*** option to upload the selected file.

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* After clicking the ***Save*** option progressive digits reaching 100 indicate completion of the upload file action.

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* A notification message appears to inform completion of the action.
* The uploaded Sandbox file gets listed below.

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* Select the File using the checkbox.
* Click the ***Add*** option.

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* A notification message appears.
* The uploaded Data Sandbox dataset gets added to the Notebook.

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* Click on the ***More*** icon.
* The drop-down menu appears displaying the ***Preview*** and ***Data Preparation*** actions for the added dataset appears.

&#x20;     ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/1QeOywZjV1cHo55cMW8u/blobs/VPgjhATgX830VvquqGV2/image.png)

## ​Reading Datasets

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>:* Using ***get\_data*** function datasets and data sandbox files (csv & xlsx files) can be read.
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* Add a new Code cell to Notebook or access an empty Code cell.
* Select a dataset from the Datasets tab.
* The ***get\_data*** function appears in the code cell.

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* Provide the df (DataFrame) to print the data from the selected Dataset.
* Run the cell.
* The Data preview appears below after the cell run gets completed.

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## Project Level Dataset Tab&#x20;

The Data Sets or sandbox files added to a Notebook will also be listed under the Dataset tab provided under the same project. Hence, the added datasets will be available for all the Notebooks created or imported under the same project.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Refer the* [***Data Science Lab Quick Start Flow***](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab-4/data-science-lab-quick-start-flow) *page to get an overview of the **Data Science Lab** module in nutshell.*&#x20;
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