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Manage Databases and Collections in Data Explorer

You can use the Data Explorer to manage your cluster’s databases and collections.

To access the Data Explorer:

1. Click Deployment in the left navigation.
2. Select the desired MongoDB deployment.
3. Select the Data Explorer tab.

Required Roles

View Databases and Collections

To view databases and collections, through the Data Explorer you must have been granted at least the Project Data Access Read Only role.

Create Databases and Collections

To create databases and collections through the Data Explorer, you must have been granted access through one of the following roles:

• Project Owner or Organization Owner
• Project Data Access Admin
• Project Data Access Read/Write

Drop Databases and Collections

To drop databases and collections through the Data Explorer, you must have been granted access through one of the following roles:

• Project Owner
• Project Data Access Admin

View Databases and Collections

From the Collections tab, you can view the databases and collections in the deployment. Cloud Manager shows the databases in the left pane of the Data Explorer:

To view the collections in a particular database, click on the name of the database.

Create a Database

To create a database through the Data Explorer:

1

Click Create Database.

2

Enter the Database Name and the Collection Name.

Enter the Database Name and the Collection Name to create the database and its first collection.

For more information on MongoDB database names and collection names, see Naming Restrictions.

3

Optional. Specify a capped collection.

Select whether the collection is a capped collection. If you select to create a capped collection, specify the maximum size in bytes.

4

Click Create.

Upon successful creation, the database and the collection appears in the Data Explorer.

Create a Collection

Tip

To create the first collection in a new database, see Create a Database.

To create a collection in an existing database through the Data Explorer:

1

Click on the plus sign + icon for a database.

Either select or hover over the database to drop and click on the plus sign + icon.

2

Enter the Collection Name.

For more information on MongoDB collection names, see Naming Restrictions.

3

Optional. Specify a capped collection.

Select whether the collection is a capped collection. If you select to create a capped collection, specify the maximum size in bytes.

4

Click Create.

Upon successful creation, the collection appears underneath the database in the Data Explorer.

Drop a Database

To drop a database, including all its collections, through the Data Explorer:

1

Drop the database.

Either select or hover of the database to drop and click on its trash can icon.

2

Confirm action.

Confirm by typing the name of the database, and click Drop.

Drop a Collection

To drop a collection, including its documents and indexes, through the Data Explorer:

1

Drop the collection.

Either select or hover of the collection to drop and click on its trash can icon.

2

Confirm action.

Confirm by typing the name of the collection, and click Drop.

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