datasources function

Retrieve Data Sources Table

Retrieve Data Sources Table

This function pulls and returns a table called 'DATASOURCE' from the database.

datasources(ordered = TRUE)

Arguments

  • ordered: logical. TRUE orders the result in the order data was entered into the database, while FALSE returns the result in a random order, to the benefit of faster query execution.

Returns

A data.table with information about the sources of data in the database.

Details

The 'DATASOURCE' table gives information about the various sources / providers of data in this database, including the source website, the number of datasets available from the source, a description of the source and the way data is accessed from the source.

Examples

datasources()

See Also

datasets, ugatsdb