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HiI’m working on accessibility fixes for a client who is using a portal theme.Apparently, many of the issues originate from the portal theme. So I would need to edit the HTML in many places, and in some cases even add JavaScript.Currently, I can’t find any way to change the HTML, and I saw in the documentation that adding JavaScript isn’t allowed for security reasons, which I understand.So I was looking into how I can contribute to the theme, but I can’t seem to find how to do that. That’s why I opened this topic.Thanks for the feedback.Matthias

We are evaluating our move to the marketplace experience and support have been wonderful in helping achieve some of our goals that we’ve always wanted.One, is to have a couple of feeds on the front page showing the latest datasets but also latest publications (a new asset category we have created).Supports suggestion was to setup a couple of new contexts fed from a dataset of datasets. Which weve done and got so far but realised a dataset of datasets is just that. datasets only. Not assets. Also looking at the API I cannot see a way to actually query the asset catalogue. Question is: Has anyone successfully implemented a feed of various assets powered by the catalogue itself and not having to maintain a separate dataset? Attached is my current code block that reads from a dataset of datasets and incorporates the suggestions from support. Although the refine.category doesnt work as dataset of datasets doesnt include anything but datasets and also no catego

Dear Support Team,we have received the following request from a user regarding dataset https://data.bs.ch/explore/dataset/100120/, which we would like to forward to you for further investigation.The user reports an inconsistency in the handling of the field vu_jahr: The field is defined as a date in the dataset schema. However, when exporting the dataset, the field appears to be delivered as a string. When querying the dataset via ODSQL (using a SELECT vu_jahr GROUP BY vu_jahr query), the result returns proper datetime values (e.g. 2011-01-01 00:00:00+00:00, etc.). This inconsistent behavior causes issues in the user’s synchronization process. While they have implemented a workaround on their side, they asked whether th

Hi allI’ve been using Claude Code quite a lot for developing software and doing analysis. It’s an agentic AI coding assistant in the CLI if you haven’t come across it. Anthropic (the parent company) developed a protocol called MCP to help the AI use external resources like APIs.Someone has developed a tool to take openapi or swagger API specifications and turn it into MCP tools. What this means is that you can ask Claude Code, in natural language, questions about your data, and it will translate this, quite well into code to send a request to the API and return data. HuWise have done something similar on the portal in their “Explore data with AI” feature, but this is a bit more powerful for deeper analysis - but re

Hi all,If a dataset contains both a geopoint and a geoshape, is there anyway to select which will be displayed when you add it onto a map for example ? By default it seems to show the shapes Thanks RyanAuto-translation 🪄Bonjour à tous,Si un ensemble de données contient à la fois un géopoint et une géoforme, est-il possible de sélectionner celui qui sera affiché lorsque vous l'ajouterez sur une carte par exemple ? Par défaut, il semble afficher les formes Merci Ryan

Hello,I have a dataset with a “date” variable and I would like to dynamically assign the start date of my graph as the last date in my dataset -20 years. I can use an ods-adv-analysis to obtain the latest date in my dataset, but I can't subtract 20 years from it. Furthermore, I can hardcode the start date, but not using a dynamic variable:<div ods-adv-analysis="maxdate" ods-adv-analysis-context="pibcroissancetrimestre" ods-adv-analysis-select="max(date) as maxdate" > {{last_date = maxdate[0].maxdate; ""}} {{last_date}} {{ pibcroissancetrimestre.parameters['q.from_date.date'] = 'date>=2005-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 '; ""}}Can someone help me fix this code?Thanks in advanceNathan

Hey community! 🚀Ready for a new challenge? 🏆This round is all about Forms.We’d love to hear how you’re using the Forms feature - the context, how you set it up, what data you collected, and, most importantly, what it changed for you.Did it help you…✨ save time or streamline a workflow?✨ build a new asset or surface insights?✨ collaborate better across teams or with users?✨ or something else entirely?Share your use case in the thread, check out others’ ideas, and don’t forget to react to your favorites! 👍💬The submission with the most likes will earn the new Monthly Challenge badge 🎖️Let the inspiration and the competition begin! 🔥Monthly ch

HelloWhen I add a territory for a dataset, and retrieve the dataset through the API, then I get a random code (e.g. ch_80_2477 ). It is quite cumbersome to map these by hand, but I’ve done it for ~10 cities and regions. Now, we have a new dataset with a lot more territories, and it would be cumbersome (and unnecessary, honestly), to map these by hand. Where can I find a list with all of these codes, so that I can import them and use them in my code? Do these follow a public standard?Thank you!

Hi All,We currently have a document library on our website, however we have had feedback from customers that its not easy to navigate.As a result we are exploring the possibility of using our Open Data Portal as a home of a new “Technical Library” containing 200+ pdfs etc of supporting documents. Now it seems that after about 80 additional attachments I cant add anymore. As a DNO, we are very cautious around data security so essentially I need a solution where the documents can be stored on the Portal itself in an ideal world, because using options like github, sharepoint etc arent really viable as getting permission would likely be a dead end.Anyone got any ideas or examples of similar resources? Potential to spilt the attachments over multiple datasets but that becomes a bit of a nightmare to maintain/policeThanksRyan

Hello, I can see that the region ID - Name used for Japan in OpenDataSoft follows the FIPS standard. I also see in different sources that FIPS is no more used since 2008. Do we know why OpenDataSoft is still using this norm ? is there a way they could update to use one of the used norms in the whole world now ( JIS X 0401 or ISO )

In the past we were able to draw a polygon in a geographical map (e.g. Germany Postal Codes). This was used to extract a specific list of postal codes and areas based on the polygon. Right now it does not seem to be possible to draw those polygons on the map anymore. Is there a way around it or a possibility in the future again? 

Hello,I am a student and currently working on a data project that involves the use of public datasets hosted on this platform, specifically: OSM France – Parking Area OSM France – Public Service I would like to access these datasets programmatically via your API, but I am unable to locate or generate an API key from my account.Could you please grant me API access or guide me on how to obtain the necessary API key for these datasets?If it requires approval from a workspace administrator, please let me know the appropriate steps or contact.Thank you very much for your time and assistance.Kind regards,Chleo Hinn

Hi !We have recently created a page for our DNOA data report, it all works well and happy with it, apart from one map which doesnt seem to be loading correctly Distribution Network Options Assessment — Open Data | Northern Powergrid The map in question is in the “Network Dashboard” tab, and has a lot of grey space. It works fine if i full screen then minimize again. Any thoughts as to why it appears to stop loading? Thanks Ryan

Does anyone have any tips on how to shape data in our portals to work better with the AI tools? The concern from our leadership is someone will ask a question and if the data contains too many filterable items it could return an incorrect result.Is there any guidelines on how to better shape the data to make it easier for AI to understand and provide results?

Is there any way to retrieve this information via one of the APIs?I have approx 126 datasets and I want to check the refresh schedules set for all of these against the update frequency set in the asset metadata field. 

Hi, I’m Kamal Hinduja , Switzerland(Swiss). Can anyone explain me in details Are there limits on API call rates or data retrieval sizes? Thanks 

I am kindly requesting air quality datasets with variables  PM2.5, PM10, O₃, NO₂, SO₂, etc.) across many locations in Africa.

As there is still missing a button that hides a public dataset from catalog, we’re trying to do a workaround.For that, we would like to incorporate a public dataset of our secondary workspace, which isn’t publicly promoted, into a dashboard/code-editor’s page of our primary workspace. Has someone tried something similar? Has it worked out?My first thought was to do it via “domain” attribute of “ods-dataset-context” widget, but that didn’t work out: <ods-dataset-context context="test" test-dataset="test-index-dataset" test-domain="https://myseconddomain.opendatasoft.com/" ></ods-dataset-context>Thanks for your ideas :)

Is there a way to add metadata and dataset schema translations (e.g. in english or italian) via the Automation API?

Hi All,Is there any definitions for the possible “Actions” in the portal api monitoring? Ie what defines a “download” etc Thanks Ryan 

Hello everybody,I have 2 maps in my dashboard (2 different years):  I would like to have a shared “location” between those two.For example, if I zoom on the left one, I want the right one to be zoomed also.Is it possible ?Thanks in advance

I have a date selector on a custom view: https://cityobservatory.birmingham.gov.uk/explore/dataset/percentage-universal-credit-claimants-in-employment-wmca-wards-2025/insight/ The date selector is based on the date field which is set to type of month. However its only showing years. How can I have this show months? <div ods-facet-results="date" ods-facet-results-facet-name="date"ods-facet-results-context="ctxfiltered" ods-facet-results-sort="-alphanum"> <ods-selectselected-values="ctxfiltered.parameters['refine.date']"multiple="false"options="date"label-modifier="name"value-modifier="name"placeholder="Date"></ods-selec

My dataportal has data for a number of Local Authorities in the UK. I want to use the Territory/Geographic filter (or some filter) so people can select the geography they are interested in i.e Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley etc.When I enable the territory filter it requires me to select a default location. But, there is no way to choose another of the locations within my datasets. Its my default or nothing. How can people navigate the catalogue for their chosen geography without having to hack the URL?