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title: "Packages"
slug: "packages"
updated: 2024-11-29T17:11:22Z
published: 2024-11-29T17:11:22Z
canonical: "docs.datajet.app/packages"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.datajet.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Packages

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

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/image-1730799511188.png)

Note: For further information on the sharing of data, see [**Introduction to Data Injection.**](/v1/docs/introduction-to-data-injection)

#### Package file contents

A package consists of the following objects:

- [Data Objects](/v1/docs/introduction-to-data-objects)
  - Tables
  - Fields
  - Field Templates
- Joins
- [Reports](/v1/docs/analytics-overview)
- [Standardised Reports](/v1/docs/static-standardized-report-quick-reference)

Datasets and CollectionsNote that [Datasets](/v1/docs/dataset) 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:

1. Zip file - contains JSON exports of the mongo objects in the source project, including where to find their underlying data files
2. Metadata file - contains the definition of objects to be displayed in the [Package Manager.](/v1/docs/package-manager)

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

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/image-1730735760421.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/image-1730735783097.png)

#### Creating a package

To create a package, use either:

- **Project | CreatePackage**
- **Script Editor | Methods | Tools | CreatePackage**

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

If the [storage hub](/v1/docs/storage-hub) has been configured, the package will be added to the hub.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/image-1730799663919.png)

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