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Document Collection Data

The Document collection Data tab is the primary section for viewing individual collection information.

Document Data Tab

This is a complex tab, which contains the following items. Hover your cursor over an icon to see what it does.

Collection Name​

The name of the collection that you are viewing is displayed above the tab, in the upper left corner of the screen.

Results​

Number of results per page. Default is 10. Click the drop-down arrow to select a different number.

Move Documents between Collections​

Move documents from one collection to another or delete multiple documents. Click the Edit Documents (finger) icon to select and then move or delete documents.

Import Documents​

Import documents from a file. For more information, refer to Add Documents from a File.

Export Documents​

Export allows you to download the documents in the collection as a JSON file, which can be used for data pre-processing, cleaning, analytics, and so on. You can export all documents or apply a filter to export a subset.

Refresh Documents​

Refreshing documents updates the document list with any changes that might have occurred without triggering a page refresh.

Filter Documents​

Click the Filter Collection (funnel) icon to apply a filter to your document view.

This feature can be used to perform a lookup within the document collection. You can add multiple filters and sort by attribute.

  1. Enter the attribute on which to filter.
  2. Select logical expressions/operators from the drop-down menu.
  3. Enter the value to filter against.

Documents​

Shows the number of documents in the collection.

Data Storage​

Displays the amount of memory the data in the collection consumes.

Create Document​

Create a new document inside the selected collection and add data in the form of attributes and values. For more information, refer to Add Documents to Collection.

Delete Document​

Click the red minus next to a document to delete it from the collection.

Key​

The primary key value for the document. Every document must have a unique key.

This key can be set manually by the user or automatically generated by Macrometa when the document is added to the collection.

Content​

This column displays the document data in the following format: { “//attribute_1// : //value_1//, “//attribute_2// : //value_2//, …}

Edit a Document​

Click a document open the document in edit mode.

Page Forward or Back​

If you have enough documents in your collection, then Macrometa displays them in separate pages. Click the arrows to navigate forward or back.

Change the number of results displayed in a page in the Results drop-down list.