Selecting cloud storage files

For a cloud storage dataset, you manage files from the File Selection panel.

After you create the dataset, to display the File Selection panel, on the dataset details page, click Select Files.

The file selection includes:

• Whether to restrict the dataset to specific file types

• The files or folders to include in the dataset

When you change the file selection, Textual scans the files for entities. For more information, go to Tracking and managing file processing.

Filtering files in selected folders by file type

One option for selected folders is to filter the processed files based on the file extension. For example, in a selected folder, you might only want to process .txt and .csv files.

Under File Processing Settings, select the file extensions to include. To add a file type, select it from the dropdown list. To remove a file type, click its delete icon.

Note that this filter does not apply to individually selected files. Textual always processes those files regardless of file type.

Selecting files and folders to include

In the file selection area, navigate to and select the folders and individual files to process.

To add a folder or file to the dataset, check its checkbox.

When you check a folder checkbox, Textual adds it to the Prefix Patterns list. It processes all of the applicable files in the folder, based on whether the file type is a type that Textual supports and whether it is included in the file type filter.

When you click the folder name, it displays the folder contents.

When you select an individual file, Textual adds it to the Selected Files list.

To delete a file or folder, either:

• In the navigation pane, uncheck the checkbox.

• In the Prefix Patterns or Selected Files list, click its delete icon.