Dataset settings reference

Check every section and control on the dataset settings page: Data details, Access, Update from file, and Sync, with save behaviour for each.

Use this page to check the sections and controls on the dataset settings page.

Data details

Control	Requirement	Save behaviour	Effect
`Dataset name`	Required	Leave the field or press Enter	Changes the dataset name used across the Data portal and dataset view.
`Description`	Optional	Leave the field	Changes the dataset description.

The preview card updates as these fields change. It can show the dataset thumbnail, name, description, file size, record count, last-updated date, and account name.

When some features have invalid geometry, the preview card also shows a warning chip with the count, such as 3 invalid. Invalid geometry means shapes that cross themselves or rings that don’t close. MangoMap imports these features without repairing them. They still display, but area and overlay results for them may be wrong. To fix them, repair the file and update the dataset from a file. The chip doesn’t appear when the count is 0.

Data details of the World Countries dataset: Dataset name and Description fields, and the preview card with the map thumbnail, 256.0 KB, 177 records, a 2 invalid warning chip, Oct 10, and MangoMap Examples

Access

Control	Effect
`Public access`	Allows anyone to view the dataset when enabled.
Group `View`	Allows members of the group to open the dataset.
Group `Edit`	Allows members with a compatible account role to change the dataset and its features.
Group-management action	Opens team access-group management.

Controls are disabled when the current user can edit the dataset but cannot share it. See Dataset access settings for the complete access reference.

Update from file

This section is available for CSV, GeoJSON, KML, Shapefile, and MapInfo TAB datasets. It is hidden for raster and WMS datasets.

Control	Effect
`Data format`	Selects the format expected for the replacement upload.
`Upload files`	Opens the file picker for the selected format.
Required-files list	Shows which companion files have been supplied for multi-file formats.
Remove action	Clears files selected before processing completes.

The upload starts when all required files are present. Processing replaces the dataset contents in the same dataset.

Update from file section of a Shapefile dataset: Data format set to Shapefile, the Upload files button, and Required files .shp, .dbf, .shx, and .prj

See Data updates reference for format requirements and processing states.

Sync

Enterprise and Agency only

Dropbox sync is hidden for raster and WMS datasets.

Control	Effect
Dropbox connection action	Connects an eligible Dropbox account or opens the plan gate.
`Data format`	Selects the source format and required file set.
File selection action	Opens the Dropbox chooser.
`Update File Location`	Changes which Dropbox files are watched.
`Disconnect`	Removes the Dropbox connection from the dataset.

See How to set up Dropbox sync and How to update Dropbox sync files.

Availability

Section	Vector	Raster	WMS
Data details	Yes	Yes	Yes
Access	Yes	Yes	Yes
Update from file	Yes	No	No
Sync	Eligible plans	No	No

For raster and WMS datasets, the side navigation shows only Data details and Access.

Settings page of the Interlaken Land Cover raster dataset: the side navigation lists only Data details and Access

Settings page of the WMS dataset ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe: the side navigation lists only Data details and Access