Using Regen Data Stream

With Regen Data Stream, you can upload data, provide updates, and anchor your information to the blockchain for full transparency and accountability

Creating a Data Stream allows you to post dataprojects allows your audience to get a sense of how your project is progressing over time.

The steps below will help you create a Data Stream like this:

Having the following materials prepped can help streamline this process:

• The pieces of data you intend to post (photos, reports, documents, .csv)

• Descriptions of these posts (optional)

• Captions for photos (optional)

• Locations for each post and data entry (optional)

1. Go to 'Projects' from your profile page dashboard

• Identify the project you want to create a data post on

2. Create a Data Post

• On the project you wish to create a data post for, click 'Create Post'

• This will open a pop-up window to create the data post

3. Add Title and Comment

• Add a title that will summarize your post (110 characters)

• Add a comment of any length: this could be a blog-style project update or a description of all the data that will be included on this post

4. Upload Files

• Drag and drop or select 'Add Files' to select files from your computer

• Select one file or multiple files at once

• Supported file types include pdfs, documents, csv, photos, video, json and more. See more on supported file types here

5. Select Privacy Settings

• Choose from 4 privacy options for your post

• Each option includes a tooltip to explain what each entails

6. Save Draft or Publish

• You can save the post as a draft and return to it from the Data Stream page

• When the post is complete, you can publish the post.

• Note that posts are anchored on the blockchain and are not editable once published. They can be deleted from the data stream and remade, but will still remain on the blockchain.

7. Attach a Signature (Optional)

• Once you hit 'Publish,' a pop-up will appear asking if you want to attach a digital signature.

• If you do not wish to sign the post, click 'Skip this step.'

• To utilize the signing feature, you will click to verify that the data is accurate.

• To sign the post, you will need to login with your Keplr Blockchain wallet. Digital signatures are not available with an email-based login.

• Once you hit 'Sign' you will be prompted to login to Keplr or, if you're already logged in, to hit 'Approve' in the Keplr pop-up.

You must be logged in with your Keplr Blockchain wallet to see this popup and attach a signature.

8. Successful Data Post Creation

• From the 'Congrats! You successufly created this post' pop-up, you can click 'View Post' to see the post you just made.

• You can also click to view the project or click to view the Blockchain record.

9. View the Data Post

• From the data post page, you can view the data files on the map and in a list to the right side of the map.

• You can scroll to see the description and the timeline, which would include signatures if you opted to digitally sign.

10. View the Data Stream

• From the data post, you can click 'All Posts,' to view the Data Stream. You will see your data post in the Data Stream on your project page.

• Depending on the type of privacy you selected for the data post, you will see tags that say 'Files are private,' 'Post is private,' or 'Locations are private.'

• Scroll down to see more data posts. Select 'See more' if you would like to see more posts.

• From the Data Stream you can see the data post title, the creator, the date of creation, the first line of the comment, an image of the file, the privacy tag and the Action button to share

11. Actions on a Data Post

• On the data post, if you select 'Actions' , you will have the following options depending on the privacy settings you selected.

• If you selected for the post to be public, you will have the option to 'Share the public link' or 'Delete.'

• If you selected one of the three possible privacy settings, you will have the following options:

  • 'Share the public link,' which will preserve the privacy you selected when someone uses the link.

  • 'Share the secret link,' means that if you share this link, someone can access the post without any privacy settings (ie: you could share the secret link to a verifier only so they can access all the files but no one else could access it)

  • 'Delete'

  

12. To Create More Data Posts

• You can hit 'Create Post' from the top of the Data Stream, the footer of the project page and from the project dashboard.

• You can edit drafts data posts from the Data Stream.