Core Concepts
Dataset source
Datasets require a source to be defined. The source represents the external infrastructure from which we will be reading the rows and columns for your dataset. You can learn more on how to connect a source here. All connected sources will appear at dataset creation time.
Different data sources have different behaviors and functionality. We encode these differences through different Dataset Types. You can learn more of the specific requirements, capabilities, and limitations for each within each section.

Once you've created a dataset, you can see & manage the source information on the Dataset Overview page. You cannot change the source after the dataset is created, but some attributes can be (eg. you can edit the queries to the source defined in Census).
Dataset metadata
Datasets allow you to set icons and descriptions to help you identify and describe your data. For data that is countable (such as materialized data), you can also see the latest row count next to the dataset name.
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