| This page explains how to access and analyze data stored on a collection. |
| Contents: – Open a Collection – Access Your Data – Analyze Your Data |
Open a collection
1. From the MongoDB Compass home page, select a database with the data you would like to access from the Compass dashboard.
2. Select the collection from the dashboard with the data you would like to access.
| If you would like to create a new collection and need instructions for this process, see Create a Collection in MongoDB Compass. |
Access Your Data
| This section summarizes some of the Documents tab features. The Documents tab is located on the collection Compass dashboard. |
The Documents Tab
Confirm that the Documents tab is selected on collection Compass dashboard.
The Documents tab gives several options for finding and editing your collection documents. Here a few features that might be useful when you are looking through your documents.
The Search Bar
The Search Bar is Located at the top of the Compass collection dashboard. The search bar allows you to locate the documents on your collection. Several filters are available to narrow your search if necessary.
The Expand and Collapse Arrow
An inward facing arrow is located on the far left-hand side of each document entry. Select this arrow to expand or collapse each entry.
While hovering your mouse over a document entry, four icons will appear on the far right-hand side. These icons will allow you to (in the order they appear) edit, copy, clone, or delete the document selected.
Analyze Your Data
| This section gives instructions for accessing and manipulating your data stored on a collection. Compass has several tools that allow you to see your data in different ways, which are summarized below. |
This page explains what the Aggregations tab does and how to access it in MongoDB Compass. This section also gives instructions for staging aggregations on a selected collection.
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This page explains what the Schema tab does and how to access it in MongoDB Compass. It also shows how the Schema tab analyzes and visualizes the schema of JSON data in a collection.
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This page explains what the Explain Plan tab does and how to access it in MongoDB Compass. This section also explains how the Explain Plan tab analyzes query performance.
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This page explains what the Validation tab is and how to access it in MongoDB Compass. This section also explains how to create rules so that unwanted data that is imported, updated, or inserted is not added to your collection.
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Getting Started with MongoDB Compass 