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The Data page is where everything begins. It gives you a single workspace to:

See every connection

Files, warehouses, and knowledge status at a glance.

Control Knowledge Builder

Start/stop continuous learning and review the latest learning pass.

Stage evidence

Upload supporting files or manage workspace artifacts for reports.

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Page Layout

AreaPurpose
Knowledge Builder panelShows whether continuous learning is running, last refresh, and error states.
Database connectionsCards for each warehouse/source with status, last sync, and quick actions.
Uploaded filesDrag-and-drop zone plus a list of file-based datasets.

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Adding Data

1

Upload files

  • Click Add Connection → File Upload
  • Drop Excel/CSV/Parquet files or select them from your computer
  • SkoutLab automatically extracts schema metadata and file stats
2

Connect a warehouse

  • Click Add Connection → Database
  • Enter connection credentials (host, DB, username, password/token)
  • Use Test Connection to validate before saving
  • SkoutLab stores credentials encrypted and only reads data
3

Name & tag

Use descriptive names like “CRM – Prod” or “Finance – Actuals” so analyses are easy to target.
You can connect multiple sources at once. Analyses can span uploads and live databases without manual joins.

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Knowledge Builder Controls

The Knowledge Builder panel mirrors the Continuous Learning toggle in the app:
StateWhat It Means
IdleWaiting for you to click Start Learning.
Learning…Agents are crawling schema, profiling values, and updating the knowledge graph.
ErrorCredentials expired or data proxy unavailable. Click View Logs for details.
1

Start

Click Start Learning. The panel shows progress counters (tables scanned, insights learned) and next scheduled pass.
2

Monitor

If you leave the page, the badge in the sidebar keeps showing whether learning is active.
3

Stop

Hit Stop any time. Sessions finish their current pass and then release compute resources.
Running continuous learning consumes compute. For large warehouses, consider scheduled runs (daily/weekly) using the automation guide.

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Connection Management

Each connection card exposes quick actions:
  • Upload files directly into that connection
  • Trigger test to verify credentials still work
  • Open config to rename, update tokens, or remove
  • Download evidence from previous analyses (for file connections)
After uploading or deleting files via the modals, the list refreshes automatically—no page reload needed.

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Best Practices

  • Keep production and sandbox data separate so you can target the right environment when asking questions.
  • Use the description field to note refresh cadence or owner (“Updated nightly via Airflow”).
  • Let Knowledge Builder finish at least one full pass before running exploratory analyses—it improves speed and accuracy.
Next: Run your first analysis →