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Managing Files and Folders

The Manage Files page allows you to upload your data files from your local machine to an S3 bucket, and then download the files from the S3 bucket to your local machine. You can also view a list and perform various actions on those files and folders.

About Files

Predictive Learning supports:

  • CSV and JSON files
  • Up to 100 MB in size
  • Filenames must be unique within the same folder

Actions you can take with files:

  • Cut
  • Download
  • Rename
  • Delete

Personal and Shared Locations

Two locations are available for file uploads and downloads:

  • Personal: only you can view and access files in a personal location.
  • Shared: anyone who has a standard user role in the current tenant can view, download, and delete files from shared locations.

About Folders

You can create multiple levels of folders on the Manage Files page and add files to each folder.

You can perform these actions on folders:

  • Open
  • Rename
  • Delete

Manage Files Page Illustration

The following shows the Manage Files page.

Manage Files Page Illustration

How to Access Manage Files

Follow these steps to access the Manage Files page:

  1. Log into Predictive Learning. The Main menu opens.
  2. Click Manage Files on the Import Data tile. The Manage Files page appears.

How to Upload a File

Currently the uploading of CSV and JSON to Predeictive Learning are supported.

Follow these steps to upload a file:

  1. Navigate to the Manage Files page.
  2. Select Personal or Shared from the Location field: Personal or Shared. Default is Personal. The option you select displays in the field.
  3. Click the Upload button. The Upload File pop-up window opens.
  4. Click the Browse button. The Open pop-up window opens.
  5. Navigate to the file you want to upload, select it, and click Open. The file name you select displays in the grid.
  6. Click Upload. The file uploads to the specified destination and the progress bar indicates the percentage of completion. Once the upload is complete, a success message displays.

How to Create a Folder

Follow these steps to create a folder:

  1. Navigate to the Manage Files page.
  2. Click Create Folder. A pop-up window opens.
  3. Enter a name for the new folder.
  4. Click Submit. The folder is created and appears at the bottom of the grid.

How to Search for a File

The search field allows you to look for a particular file already uploaded to Predictive Learning. Follow these steps to search for a file:

  1. Navigate to the Manage Files page.
  2. Enter a name or partial name in the search field.
  3. Click the magnifying lens. The system returns a list of matches from which you can select.

How to Cut and Paste a File

Cut and paste works the same as any Windows application. It moves a file from one location to another, and deletes it from the original location.

Follow these steps to cut and paste a file:

  1. Navigate to the Manage Files page.
  2. Locate the file in the grid and click the Actions button.
  3. Click Cut. A Paste button appears next to Create Folder at the top of the page.
  4. Select the folder you want to move the file to in the grid and click the Paste button. The file is moved to the new folder and deleted from the original location.

How to Download a File

Follow these steps to download a file:

  1. Access the Manage Files page. The Manage Files page appears.
  2. Locate the file in the grid and click the Actions button.
  3. Select Download from the Actions drop-down list. The file is downloaded to your computer and the file name appears at the bottom of the browser window.
  4. Click the download and select an option. You can choose to open, always open, or show the file in a folder.
  5. Save the file to a location of your choice.

How to Rename a File

Follow these steps to rename a file:

  1. Access the Manage Files page. The Manage Files page appears.
  2. Locate the file in the grid and click the Actions button. A menu appears.
  3. Click Rename. A pop-up window opens.
  4. Provide the new name for the file and click Submit. The new file name displays in the grid.

How to Delete a File

Follow these steps to delete a file:

  1. Access the Manage Files page. The Manage Files page appears.
  2. Locate the file in the grid and click the Actions button. A menu appears.
  3. Click Delete. A warning message appears.
  4. Click OK to delete the file. The file is deleted and no longer appears in the grid.

How to Delete a Folder

  1. Navigate to the Manage Files page. The Manage Files page appears.
  2. Locate the folder in the grid and click the Actions button. A menu appears.
  3. Click Delete. A warning message appears. If the folder contains files, the warning message indicates that.
  4. Click OK to delete the folder. The folder is deleted and no longer appears in the table.

Last update: January 22, 2024