Follow the Basic Steps for creating a new dataset. The following screen appears:
Enter a Dataset Name.
Enter the Document Delimiter or select One Document Per Source File. The document delimiter can be any text which serves to separate one record from the next. Set the document delimiter to the text which separates one record from the next in your particular dataset.
Choose source files by adding files to the File
List. To add a single file, click Add.
A Windows file chooser window opens. Browse to the file you want to add.
To add all the files in a folder, click Add
From Folder. A Windows file chooser window opens. Browse to the folder of files you want to add. Make
sure that the folder itself is selected
when you click Add Folder.
Caution: A common
error is to open the folder (which means you are now in the folder
you wanted to add, rather than simply highlighting it).
When you have added all of the files you wish to use, to accept the
default processing options and start processing, go to step 5. To set
your own processing options, click Next
and go to Step 4.
The Format Fields screen appears. Define a field
for each field you want to use in your analysis. For more about how to
define a field, see Defining Fields.
When you are done, click Next
and go to Optional Settings;
or to start processing using the default settings, go to step 5.
Click Finish to start processing. The Processing dialog opens, informing you that the dataset is being processed. Click OK. The dataset name displays in the list of datasets in the Dataset Editor window. You can monitor its status as it is processed by clicking the Refresh button at the top of the Dataset Editor window.