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# Data Explorer

How to use the new data explorer feature

# Overview

The Data Explorer feature allows you to see how your data is being used throughout the entire Simon product.  If you're looking to delete data then with a couple clicks, you can identify if your specified data is currently used in an active flow, journey, etc. so you can confidently act.

# Access Data Explorer

There are a couple ways to view where your data fields are being used in the platform:

* [Via a Data Explorer link](https://docs.simondata.com/docs/data-explorer#via-a-data-explorer-link)
* [From within a specific dataset](https://docs.simondata.com/docs/data-explorer#via-the-fields-tab-on-the-dataset-details-page)

## Via a Data Explorer link

This link is located both via the left navigation:

1. Expand **Datasets**.
2. Click **Data Explorer** to open it in a new tab.

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  Click 'Data Explorer'
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*or via a dataset*

1. From the left navigation, click **Datasets**.
2. Find a dataset that contains the field you want to view usage for then click the **dataset name** to open the editor.
3. Click **Data Explorer** to open it in a new tab.

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  From a dataset, click 'Data Explorer'
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**Once you've opened the Data Explorer:**

1. Choose a **category**. If you chose Dataset as your category, select a dataset in the second dropdown.  If you chose Dataset Field as your category, select a dataset field in the second dropdown.

![538](https://files.readme.io/897eeee-2020-10-28_21-05-42.png "2020-10-28_21-05-42.png")

2. The page populates so that you can see that dataset or dataset field is used throughout Simon.

## Via the fields tab on the dataset details page

1. From the left navigation, click **Datasets**.

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  Click 'Datasets'
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2. Find a dataset that contains the field you want to view usage for then click the **dataset name** to open the editor.
3. Click the **Fields** tab.
4. Find your field and click the **hyperlinked name** to open the Data Explorer in a new tab with the usage pre-populated at the dataset field level.

![1622](https://files.readme.io/1aa5823-2020-10-28_17-35-34.png "2020-10-28_17-35-34.png")

5. From here, you can also click any of the colored hyperlinks to view details of the feature the field is linked in.