Uploading Data

The CanWIN CKAN platform accepts data in any format. For tabular data, use CSV format where possible and follow the Data file best practices to enable API access and visualizations.

📂 Adding Datasets and Resources

  1. Publishers must be associated with a Facility and have publication privileges.
  2. Log in and go to Data → Data Catalogue.

  3. Click +Add and choose Dataset as the type.

    adding new dataset

  4. Complete metadata fields (required fields marked with *).
💡 For help with metadata fields, see Help for metadata forms.
  1. Click Next: Add Data to upload files, or Skip Add Data if sharing metadata only.
  2. On the upload page, click Upload or Link to add files or URLs.
  3. Add a name and brief description for each file.
  4. Select the file format (CSV, XLSX, HTML, etc.) and the appropriate Resource Category.
  5. Click Save and add another to add more files, or Finish when done.

📊 Adding a View

Views let users interact with your dataset visually.

  1. From a resource page, click Manage.
  2. If the resource is in the DataStore or a supported format, the Views option appears at the top (Image 1).
  3. Click the Views tab.
  4. Click + New View and choose a type (Image 2):
    • 📊 Basic Grid / Data Explorer for tabular CSV data
    • 🖼️ Image view for image files
    • 🌐 Website view for URLs
  5. Add a title and optional description for the view (Image 3).
Manage a resource
Image 1: Managing a resource

 

Adding a view
Image 2: New view

 

View details
Image 3: Adding a title and description for view