Editing Datasets

Users have the freedom to edit the contents of a dataset, or just the name and description. Read below to learn how!

Editing Dataset Information

Editing Dataset Names

To edit a dataset name, click the edit icon that appears next to the dataset's name within a project's datasets table, type in a new name, and hit enter. Dataset names can also be edited in the right hand panel of the dataset details page.

Editing Dataset Descriptions

Dataset descriptions can be edited on the dataset details page, which users can view by simply clicking on the name of the dataset. Hover over the existing description in the right hand panel to reveal and click the edit icon, or click 'add description' if no description exists.

Editing Dataset Contents

Adding to an Existing Dataset

To upload data to an existing dataset, click on the options icon ( ⠇) for that dataset on the Project -> Datasets tab, and select 'add data,’ or click the 'add data' button on the dataset's project-level details page. A familiar popup will appear and allow you to add more data.

Selecting Dataset Items

To select more than one dataset item at a time, simply click the checkboxes. Users can also use the dropdown next to the top checkbox to select all dataset items on the current page, within the dataset, or that meet the given filter criteria.

Moving and Copying Dataset Items

To move or copy dataset items from one dataset to another, navigate to the dataset details page, select specific images or videos, and use the icons to the upper left of the table. A prompt will ask users to choose whether to maintain any annotations and task assignments for the data being moved in the destination dataset, and a second page will give an overview of the operation.

Deleting Items from a Dataset

To delete items from a dataset, select theire checkboxes and click the trash icon at the upper left corner of the table, or use the options icon ( ⠇) to delete a single item. Deleting data cannot be undone, and will delete any annotations associated with it.

Deleting Datasets

To delete a dataset, click on the options icon ( ⠇) for that dataset in the Datasets tab of a Project, select ‘Delete Dataset,’ and follow the prompts. All associated data and annotations for that dataset will be deleted, however any tasks assigned to that dataset will still remain.