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Developer ReferenceConfiguration File

data_config

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Description:

This key defines which file or folder data in your Site is available to populate Select Inputs.

Type:
Object<data_config.*>
Values:
*Object#

This key defines what data sets are available to populate Select Inputs.

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In this example, we have configured data config entries for both a CSV file and a folder of files.

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data_config:
  authors:
    path: data/authors.csv
  offices:
    path: data/offices
{
  "data_config": {
    "authors": {
      "path": "data/authors.csv"
    },
    "offices": {
      "path": "data/offices"
    }
  }
}
Configure all data files or folders under the `data_config` key in your [CloudCannon configuration file](/documentation/articles/what-is-the-cloudcannon-configuration-file/).
*Select Inputs* and *Multiselect Inputs* which use the `authors` key are populated by the contents of the `authors.csv` file.
*Select Inputs* and *Multiselect Inputs* which use the `offices` key are populated by the contents of each file in the `offices` folder.
Examples:

In this example, we have configured data config to make data files available for Select Inputs and Multiselect Inputs.

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data_config:
  authors:
    path: data/authors.csv
  offices:
    path: data/offices
{
  "data_config": {
    "authors": {
      "path": "data/authors.csv"
    },
    "offices": {
      "path": "data/offices"
    }
  }
}
Configure all data files or folders under the `data_config` key in your [CloudCannon configuration file](/documentation/articles/what-is-the-cloudcannon-configuration-file/).
*Select Inputs* and *Multiselect Inputs* which use the `authors` key are populated by the contents of the `authors.csv` file.
*Select Inputs* and *Multiselect Inputs* which use the `offices` key are populated by the contents of each file in the `offices` folder.
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