Advanced file sync options: for files that have been added to the platform via a source URL (Google Sheets, Github, any other direct download URL), within the file settings there is now the option to set the method (GET or POST), headers and authentication protocols to use in fetching the file:
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New dwSQL documentation: we've released new, feature and example rich dwSQL documentation which we think is a huge improvement over our previous guide: https://docs.data.world/documentation/sql.
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New UI for adding data: we've added additional data source options to the prompt when adding data to a dataset or Data Project, including Google Drive and Dropbox:
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Versioning for queries and Insights: while not surfaced in the interface just yet, we're now preserving the revision history throughout the platform, including query and Insight modifications.
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New features:
Redshift integration: you can now extract data from Amazon's Redshift and push to data.world using a Singer target and Singer tap.
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Plot.ly integration: we’ve launched an integration to Plot.ly’s Falcon SQL client, allowing you to quickly compose Plot.ly visualizations with data on data.world:
dataset.tools: a local team of students from HackReactor have build a chrome and electron app for easily adding files from website to dataset or project and allows you to easily edit data.world files without downloading. Check it out at http://dataset.tools/
Updates & fixes:
Excel integration update: you can now select full sheets to push to data.world and keep in sync, in addition to specific cell ranges.