2. Data Sources

A Simlytiks dataset is created based on a user defined data source. Data imported into the application is automatically cleansed, organized and transformed into a visualizable dataset. Let’s review the data sources available and their supported formats.

^{The Four Data Sourcing Options for Simlytiks}

Files

Simlytiks supports the following file types:

Format	d3VIEW Generated Only
Excel
CSV
TSV	X
JSON
D3ZIP	X

ZIP (D3ZIP) and JSON files must be d3VIEW generated to be successfully viewed in Simlytiks.

Simulations & Experiments

d3VIEW submitted simulations and uploaded physical tests can be viewed in Simlytiks directly from their respected application.

Supported files include:

^{Figure 1: Supported Files}

Databases

d3VIEW generated databases are another data source supported in Simlytiks. We import these from the Simlytiks home page via a query.

The following image shows the creation form as well as the database types supported:

^{Figure 2: Database Query}

Value Types

Simlytiks supports two main categories of data: generic and scientific. Simlytiks’ rich and extensive visualization library creates an array of ways to explore both types of data.

Generic vs. Scientific Data:

	Data Types	Simple	Scientific	Icon
1	Scalar	X	X
2	Categorical	X	X
3	Number	X	X
4	Date	X	X
5	Dollar	X	X
6	Link	X	X
7	Text	X	X
8	Boolean		X
9	Point		X
10	Matrix		X
11	Dataset/Table		X
12	View/Image		X
13	Movie		X
14	Curve		X
15	Model		X
16	3D		X
17	CAD		X
18	Geo Location		X
19	Set		X
20	Key Value		X