Uploading Files

How to:

In addition to creating content using Db2 Web Query, you can upload other files, such as images and documents. These files can be used to enhance visualizations and shared with other users and groups.

Procedure: How to Upload Files From the + Content Menu

  1. Select the workspace or folder where you want your uploaded file or files to reside.
  2. Click the + Content button, point to Other, and then click Upload File.

    The Open dialog box opens.

  3. Select one or multiple files from your machine and click Open.

    The file uploads to your selected directory, and the Upload completed message appears, as shown in the following image.

  4. Close the Upload completed message and proceed with using the uploaded file.

    Note: When you upload an image, such as a .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, or .png file, to the repository, an embedded thumbnail of the image automatically generates in the Web Query Explorer. To change the thumbnail that appears in the Web Query Explorer, right-click the thumbnail, and open the Properties panel. Click the Advanced tab, and modify the thumbnail.

Procedure: How to Upload Files by Dragging to the Explorer

  1. In the Workspaces area, select the workspace or folder where you want your uploaded file or files to reside.
  2. Drag one or multiple files from your machine directly to the explorer, as shown in the following image.

    The file uploads to your selected directory and the Upload completed message shows the status of each uploaded file. If an upload fails, the error appears in red in the Upload completed message.

  3. Close the Upload completed message and proceed with using the uploaded files.

    Note: When you upload an image, such as a .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, or .png file, to the repository, an embedded thumbnail of the image automatically generates in the Web Query Explorer. To change the thumbnail that appears in the Web Query Explorer, right-click the thumbnail, and open the Properties panel. Click the Advanced tab, and modify the thumbnail.