Quick Start Guide

By Sarthak Rajani
September 3, 2024 | 3 min read

Welcome to RAP! Here is a quick start guide for you to understand basic functions about the platform and how to use them. Always remember, the more you explore yourself, the more fun it is.

Navigation Panel

Some important things to know before we go forward.

RAP Gallery is a data marketplace where you can view information about all datasets that our platform holds. You can apply filters as required by your needs.
RAP Studio is a cloud-based analytics platform designed with the help of Jupyter Hub for accessing and analyzing data. The top eight functions displayed on previous page are only available in RAP Studio.
Available Kernels: Spark, PySpark, SparkR

Contents Toolbar

Creating new notebook

Method 1: In the launcher tab, simply click on any of the three available kernels and a new notebook will pop up with the requested kernel type. You can rename the notebook in the Contents drawer.

Method 2: In the Contents toolbar, click on “Create a Notebook”. This would create an “.ipynb” notebook with PySpark kernel by default.

Sharing Feature

To share any file with another user, simply click on the ellipses (the three dots ) and select ‘Copy To User(s)’ option. A dialog box will pop up which will list all active users on your cluster, and you can copy the file to them.

Recommendation

Since there is no trash bin inside of RAP, deleting a notebook will permanently delete it from your cluster. Hence, we recommend that you create a trash folder and put your files inside it as part of temporarily deleting them.

Sarthak Rajani, Data Scientist

After transitioning from engineering to fintech, Sarthak earned a master’s in quantitative finance from the University of Maryland, College Park. He now excels as a data scientist on the RAP team, bringing profound expertise in data science to drive innovative solutions and strategic insights, along with substantial skills in product specialization and client support.