Subscribing to a data product

Reviewing the data product contents

You can review the product details of a data product to determine whether a data product supports your business needs.

Click the data product tile to review the following product details:

• Domain and publisher:
  • The business domain that was assigned by the publisher.
  • The publisher's name, the version number, version history, and the published date.
• Data product contents:
  • Provides a brief description of the item and its origin.
• Recommended usage:
  • Provides a description for an example application of the data product.
• Data contract:
  • Provides the terms and conditions for using the data product, which can be obtained either from a URL or from an uploaded PDF file.

Subscribing to a data product

After reviewing the product details, complete the following steps to complete your subscription request:

1. From the data product contents page, click Subscribe to open the Subscriptions details pane.
2. Choose the delivery method for each item in the data product.
   • Download
   • Data Extract
   • Open URL
   • Live access with Flight service
   • Access in watsonx.data
   • Deliver as a table in watsonx.data
     • Storage connection: Select the Cloud Object Storage connection that data will be stored in during the delivery process. The connection must be added to both Data Product Hub and watsonx.data instances.
     • Watsonx.data connector: Select the connection to the watsonx.data instance.
     • Catalog name: Enter the name of the catalog that will store the data. The name must match a catalog that you have appropriate permissions for.
     • Schema name: Enter the name of the schema that will store the data.
     • Table name: Enter the name of the table that will store the data.
       • If the name matches an existing schema or table and you have the required permissions, data will be written to it. If it doesn’t exist and you have the appropriate permissions, it will be created automatically. Access to the newly created schema or table depends on existing policies, so you may not be able to view it.
3. Agree to the terms and conditions listed by the data contract.
4. Optional: Provide a brief description of your intended use of the data product, the business needs you want to address, and the outcome you hope to achieve.

Accessing a data product

Data products are accessed differently depending upon the delivery method. You can check a data product's delivery status in your My subscriptions page. To ensure that all subscriptions reflect the latest updates, click the Refresh status icon .

The download links expire after 7 days. If your download link expires before you access your data product, you can refresh the subscription to receive a new link.

To access the data product:

1. Open the My Subscriptions page and locate your data product.

2. Access your data product according to the delivery method used:

   • For Download, download your data product from a connection to your local directory.
   • For Open URL, access your data product by using the provided link. For some data products, you can view the content in the subscription window. Otherwise, you can view the content in a new browser tab.
   • For Data extract, download your data product as a file extract from a target connection.
   • For Live access with Flight service, run the provided code snippet to retrieve your data product.
   • For Deliver as a table in watsonx.data, access your data product as a table asset in watsonx.data.
   • For Access in watsonx.data, you can access your data product in watsonx.data by selecting “watsonx.data asset details” after your data product has been successfully delivered in the My subscriptions page.

For more details about the available delivery methods, see Working with delivery methods.