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Manage Documents with the Capella UI

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      The Couchbase Capella UI provides the Documents tool that you can use to view and edit documents.

      This page describes how you can manage documents in a Couchbase database using the Documents tool in the Capella UI.

      Permissions Required

      To use the document editor in the Capella UI, you need the appropriate project role.

      • To view the documents within a database, you must have the Database Data Reader project role for the project containing the database.

      • To view, create, edit, and delete documents in a database, you must have the Database Data Reader/Writer project role for the project containing the database.

      Accessing Documents in the Capella UI

      You can use the Documents tool to view and manage documents in a database. Open the Documents tool by opening a database and clicking Data Tools  Documents.

      Retrieve Documents

      You can use the Documents tool to retrieve and view the individual documents contained within a bucket, scope, or collection on the database. The retrieved documents are summarized in a table format, with a row for each retrieved document. Document retrieval controls at the top of the summary control the retrieval and display of documents.

      The Documents tool has the following controls:

      • Bucket: A drop-down menu that displays the name of the bucket whose documents are shown. You can use the drop-down menu to select from a list of buckets in the current database.

      • Scope: A drop-down menu that displays the name of the scope whose documents are shown. The _default scope is the default. You can use the drop-down menu to select from a list of all the scopes within the current bucket.

      • Collection: A drop-down menu that displays the name of the collection whose documents are shown. The _default collection is the default. You can use the drop-down menu to select from a list of all the collections within the current scope.

      • Limit: The maximum number of rows—​documents—​to retrieve and display at once.

      • Offset: The number of documents in the entire set of the current bucket that is skipped, before display begins.

      • Filter By: This field is enabled if the Query Service is running on the database.

        You can toggle the following options in the Filter By field:

        • ID: Accepts the ID value of a specific document. Leave this field blank to retrieve documents based on Limit and Offset.

        • ID Range: Accepts the Starting ID and Ending ID values to specify the ID range.

        • SQL++ WHERE: Accepts a SQL++ query. A WHERE clause which determines the subset of documents to show.

      View and Edit Existing Documents

      When you use Bucket, Scope, or Collection, the set of retrieved documents is automatically updated based on your selections.

      To view and edit documents:

      1. Retrieve a set of documents.

      2. When using Limit, Offset, Filter BY, or SQL++ WHERE, click Get Documents to retrieve a new set of documents based on your new configuration.

      3. Click on a document name in the results area to view and edit the document.

        Toggle the following tabs:

        Tab Description

        JSON

        Comprises a series of key-value pairs sometimes expressed as name-value pairs. You can make modifications to key-values.

        Metadata

        View the document’s metadata.

        It’s not possible to edit a document’s metadata as Couchbase Capella generates it in association with each document when they’re saved. For more information, see document metadata.

      4. Click Save Document to save your changes.

      Create Documents

      To create a document:

      1. Click Create Document.

      2. Enter the Document ID and edit the JSON contents of the document.

      3. Click Save Document to create the document.

      Delete Documents

      To delete a document:

      1. Retrieve the document to display it in the results area.

      2. Click the Trash icon at the end of the row on the right side.

      3. In the confirmation field, type delete.

      4. Click Delete Document.

      To import a set of JSON documents or a CSV file, see Import Data with the Capella UI.