Manage ingestion

Overview

Sift supports uploading certain file types through the UI. This guide explains how to import those file types.

Upload a CSV file

To upload a CSV file:

1. In Sift, click .
2. Click Import data.
3. Select a CSV file.
4. Asset:
   1. Existing Asset: If you want to associate the new CSV file with an existing Asset:
      1. In the Asset list, select the Asset to associate with the CSV file.
   2. New Asset: If you want to associate the new CSV file with a new Asset:
      1. Click New Asset.
      2. In the Asset box, enter a name for the new Asset.
5. Run:
   1. New Run: If you want to associate the new CSV file with a new run:
      1. Optiona: In the Run box, edit the name for the new Run.
   2. Existing Run: If you want to associate the new CSV file with an existing Run:
      1. In the Run list, select a Run to associate wiht the CSV file.
6. In the First data row box, enter the row number where time-series data begins.
7. In the Timestamp column list, select the column containing timestamps. Auto-detected but editable.
8. In the Timestamp format list, select the format of the timestamp column.
9. Optional: Edit the Channel configuration settings.
10. Click Upload.

Upload a Parquet file

To upload a Parquet file:

1. In Sift, click .
2. Click Import data.
3. Select a Parquet file.
4. Define the General configuration settings:
   1. Select an Asset:
      Existing AssetNew Asset

      If you want to associate the new Parquet file with an existing Asset:

      1. In the Asset list, select the Asset to associate with the Parquet file.
   2. Select a Run:
      New RunExisting Run

      If you want to associate the new Parquet file with a new run:

      1. In the Run box, edit the name for the new Run.
   3. In the Timestamp column list, select the column containing timestamps. Auto-detected but editable.
   4. In the Timestamp format list, select the format of the timestamp column.

   See Timestamp formats for details on supported formats.

5. Optional: Edit the Channel configuration settings.
6. Click Upload.