Data Hub capabilities

An index from what you want to do to the page that documents it. If a capability is not listed here, it is not documented.

Connecting

Capability	Covered in
Every connector and its fields	Connector catalogue
Credentials for cloud providers	Connecting to cloud data
Create a new data source	Connect a source
Link a source that already exists	Connect a source
Test a connection before saving	Connect a source
Colour-code a connection	Connect a source
Upload a CSV or Excel file	Connect a source
Edit or delete a connection	Workspace reference
Why sources are shared between services	Connections and services
Form Tables	Connections and services

Exposing data

Capability	Covered in
Enable and disable individual tables	Choose which tables to expose
Show all or hide all tables	Workspace reference
What a managed dataset is	How data becomes available
Per-service visibility	Choose which tables to expose

Exploring

Capability	Covered in
Row counts, column counts, and last read	Explore and export data
Column names and types	Explore and export data
Column type history	Workspace reference
Search, filter, and sort rows	Explore and export data
Export the current result	Explore and export data
Insert, update, and delete rows	Explore and export data

Shaping

Capability	Covered in
Build a view from one or more datasets	Build a view
Choose fields, filter, and sort	Build a view
View versions and history	Build a view
When to use a view over a dataset	Build a view

Relationships

Capability	Covered in
See tables and links on a canvas	Map relationships
Detect relationships automatically	Map relationships
Commit pending changes	Map relationships
Relationship history	Map relationships
Auto-layout and the minimap	Workspace reference

Performance

Capability	Covered in
Connection-level cache defaults	Control caching
Per-dataset cache settings	Control caching
Refresh modes and durations	Control caching
Early change checks	Control caching
A manual refresh button	Control caching

Access

Capability	Covered in
Who can connect, expose, and query	Permissions

Things the module does not do

Listed here so you do not go looking for them.

Not available	Detail
Storing your data	Data Hub connects and reads. SQL sources are queried live; API sources are synced
Amazon Redshift	In the codebase but deliberately hidden from the catalogue
Per-member table permissions	Exposing a table exposes it to every member of the service
Creating a source without admin	Service members can link existing sources but not create new ones
Re-reading an uploaded file	A file upload is a snapshot. Upload again to update it
Undoing a writeback	The Writeback Lab writes to the real database. Dry-run first