Packages

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Packages are zip files containing instructions for injecting (or sharing) data from a source project with one or more consumer projects.

Note: For further information on the sharing of data, see Introduction to Data Injection.

A package consists of the following objects:

Datasets and Collections

Note that Datasets and collections are not included in packages. To include a dataset in a package, first save it as a Dataset Field.

Each package is comprised of 2 files:

Zip file - contains JSON exports of the mongo objects in the source project, including where to find their underlying data files
Metadata file - contains the definition of objects to be displayed in the Package Manager.

Together these files provide the information necessary to make data from one project available to other projects and realms.

To create a package, use either:

Both of these approaches will create a new package and add it to the Package Manager.

If the storage hub has been configured, the package will be added to the hub.

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