Export Dataset

Overview

Flow ID: export-dataset
Category: Dataset Management
Estimated Duration: 5-30 seconds
User Role: Admin / Data Hoarder
Complexity: Simple

Purpose: Download the entire knowledge base (all Q/A pairs and vectors) as a JSONL file. Useful for backups, migration, or manual inspection.

Trigger

What initiates this flow:

• User manually initiates

Specific trigger: Export button on Dataset Details or List view.

Step-by-Step Flow

Main Path (Happy Path)

Step 1: Initiate

• User Action: Click Export.
• System Response: “Preparing download…” (Server/Local process aggregates data).

Step 2: Download

• System Response: Browser prompts to save .jsonl file.

Step 3: Save

• User Action: Save to disk.

Pain Points & Friction

1. Size: Datasets can be huge (GBs).
   • Mitigation: Stream download if possible to avoid memory crash.

Technical References

• src/utils/exporter.js