writing to datasets

the_tree

We are running into issues writing to a domo dataset from a custom app.

Is that expected and if so, is our only option to create a shadow json doc to write the dataset and the new field to?

Thank you

GrantSmith

Hi @the_tree

What specific issues are you running into? What are the error messages you're getting? Are you trying to write to a new dataset? Has the dataset been correctly defined in your manifest file?

the_tree

This is about writing to an existing domo dataset, not creating a new one which we can do.

It appears it is not possible from a security perspective

Thanks!

GrantSmith

Correct you can only write to an existing dataset in AppDB not in Domo proper

jaeW_at_Onyx

emm.... not entirely accurate @GrantSmith

1) Domo stores app related data in AppDB which is a NoSQL database (so operates on collections of documents, similar to MongoDB)

2) you CAN sync an AppDB to Domo's Vault as a dataset (see link below), it does create and update (via UPSERT) a dataset in Domo.

https://developer.domo.com/docs/dev-studio-references/appdb#Manually%20Exporting%20Collections

the_tree

Looks like also if the dataset is written from the API, it can be written to

GrantSmith

Thanks for the information @jaeW_at_Onyx I'll have to play around more with the syncing in custom apps.