Editing datasets - Amazon QuickSight
Editing a dataset from the Datasets pageEditing a dataset in an analysis
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Editing datasets

You can edit an existing dataset to perform data preparation. For more information about Amazon QuickSight data preparation functionality, see Preparing data in Amazon QuickSight.

You can open a dataset for editing from the Datasets page, or from the analysis page. Editing a dataset from either location modifies the dataset for all analyses that use it.

Editing a dataset from the Datasets page

  1. From the QuickSight start page, choose Datasets at left.

  2. On the Datasets page that opens, choose the dataset that you want to edit, and then choose Edit dataset at upper right.

    Edit dataset.

    The data preparation page opens. For more information about the types of edits you can make to datasets, see Preparing data in Amazon QuickSight.

Editing a dataset in an analysis

Use the following procedure to edit a dataset from the analysis page.

To edit a dataset from the analysis page

  1. In your analysis, choose the pencil icon at the top of the Fields list pane.

  2. In Data sets in this analysis page that opens, choose the three dots at right of the dataset that you want to edit, and then choose Edit.

    The dataset opens in the data preparation page.For more information about the types of edits you can make to datasets, see Preparing data in Amazon QuickSight.