The data types are set up by the Kinesis team during onboarding and are customised for each organisation to suit their needs. However, if you need to add new data types or to update existing ones, navigate to Management -> Data -> Data Types.
Adding New Data Types
There are to ways to add new data types. You can either add each data type manually, or upload a file to add data types in bulk.
To add a data type manually, click the + New Data Type button at the top of the page, populate the fields, and hit Save. for guidance on how to populate each field, click the Help button on the upper right hand corner.
To add data types in bulk, download the CSV template by clicking the Help button on the upper right hand corner and click the Download CSV Template button.
After populating the template, click Choose file under New Upload, select the file, and click Upload.
Editing Existing Data Types
To edit existing data types, search for the specific data type that you want to edit by searching for it manually in the table or by using the search bar.
Once you have the specific data type that you want to edit, click on the Edit icon on the right side, edit the details, and hit Save. The following is an example of editing a data type:
