Updated on 2025-03-24 GMT+08:00

(Optional) Creating a Folder

You can specify a folder for the dataset to manage datasets centrally.

Creating a Folder

  1. Log in to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas by referring to Logging In to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas.
  2. Choose Data Center from the main menu.
  3. Choose Datasets > All in the navigation pane.
  4. Click All Datasets, click ..., and choose New Folder.
  5. On the displayed page, enter a folder name and click Confirm.

    The folder name can contain 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, and underscores (_), but cannot start or end with an underscore (_).

    Figure 1 Creating a folder

    After confirmation, you can view the created folder on the left of the Dataset Management page.

    Figure 2 Viewing the created folder

Renaming a Folder

You can change the folder name after folder creation.

  1. Log in to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas by referring to Logging In to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas.
  2. Choose Data Center from the main menu.
  3. Choose Datasets > All in the navigation pane.
  4. Click the folder created in Creating a Folder, click ..., and choose Rename.
  5. On the displayed page, enter a new folder name and click Confirm.

    The folder name can contain 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, and underscores (_), but cannot start or end with an underscore (_).

Creating a Subfolder

After a folder is created, you can add subfolders to the folder. A maximum of three levels of folders can be created.

  1. Log in to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas by referring to Logging In to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas.
  2. Choose Data Center from the main menu.
  3. Choose Datasets > All in the navigation pane.
  4. Click the folder created in Creating a Folder, click ..., and choose New Subfolder.
  5. On the displayed page, enter a subfolder name and click Confirm.

    After a subfolder is created, you can rename it, create another subfolder within it, or delete it. A maximum of three levels of folders can be created, as shown in Figure 4.

    Figure 3 Managing subfolders
    Figure 4 Subfolder levels

Deleting a Folder

The folder containing a dataset cannot be deleted. To delete it, delete the dataset first.

  1. Log in to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas by referring to Logging In to Huawei Cloud Astro Canvas.
  2. Choose Data Center from the main menu.
  3. Choose Datasets > All in the navigation pane.
  4. Click the folder created in Creating a Folder, click ..., and choose Delete.
  5. On the displayed page, click OK.