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Contact support to gain access to Data Groups.
ā€œData Groupingā€ (Data Groups) allows you to allocate individual files to groups so that they are more easily annotated and reviewed. This allows you to unlock multi-tile and multi-modal functionality. Basically, Data Groups are like image groups in Encord, except that Data Groups can include any data type (images, videos, audio files, text files, PDFs) AND that data groups support default and custom layouts for annotation and review.
You can use Data Groups in Consensus and non-Consensus Projects.
For an end-to-end example of how you can use Data Groups, go here.

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Data Group Layouts

The order of data units in a Data Group determines how they are arranged in the Label Editor. Encord supports the following:
  • Grid (default)
  • Carousel
  • Custom Layouts
  • Grid Layout
  • Custom Layout
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|   data unit 1    |      data unit 2       |
+------------------+------------------------+
|   data unit 3    |      data unit 4       |
+------------------+------------------------+

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Create Data Groups

At scale, we recommend using the SDK to create your Data Groups, specify the layout for your Data Groups, and add Data Groups to Datasets and Projects.
The Grid layout is limited to 12 data units. Attempting to create a data group with more than 12 data units results in an error.
  1. In the Files interface, select the files you want to add to a Data Group.
  2. Right click your selection.
  3. Hover over Data group.
  4. Select the Data Group layout you want the group to have.
Once created, the data group is automatically named and appears in the same folder as its component files. Selecting the data group displays a preview showing the position of each file within it.
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