Add external resource overview

Instruction Video

Step-by-step guide

  1. Sign Up or Sign In

  2. Go to the Datasets tab in the navigation bar

  3. Click on Add Dataset

You will be presented with a list of empty fields to be filled. Apart from the Title, all of the other fields are optional and will only be shown if they are filled in.

After adding the Title, ensure that the slug that is automatically generated is human-readable and clear.

5. Fill up the appropriate fields for the dataset that is being created.

The other fields can take some formatting using the format called Markdown. This format can especially be used in this case for bullet points or numbering.

6. Scroll to the bottom and click on Next: Add Data

7. Links and other assets that needs to be uploaded should go on the next page as a resource. One dataset can have more than one resource.

8. Click on Upload to add a new asset (example: file, image, screenshots, etc) or Link to add a link. Give the resource a Name that represents the resource being added to the dataset.

9. To add another resource, click on Upload & add another file or/and click Finish when done.

10. To edit any of the added information or assets, go back to the specific dataset, click on Manage on the top right, and edit the text or resources as required.

11. Add the dataset to a Group in the Groups tab and wait for it will be uploaded to https://vulekamali.gov.za/datasets under that category

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