How to link file from File Management to Dataset

[phuonglv6]

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RAGFlow's File Management allows you to link a file to multiple datasets, in which case each target dataset holds a reference to the file.
In Knowledge Base, you are also given the option of uploading a single file or a folder of files (bulk upload) from your local machine to a dataset, in which case the dataset holds file copies.
While uploading files directly to a dataset seems more convenient, we highly recommend uploading files to File Management and then linking them to the target datasets. This way, you can avoid permanently deleting files uploaded to the dataset.

The paragraph above is an introduction from RAGFlow’s documentation; however, there is no place in the actual software where this can be done.

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Hi @phuonglv6! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the ragflow team.

The ability to link files from File Management to Datasets is intended in RAGFlow and partially implemented. There is a UI modal component for selecting datasets to link a file to, which suggests the feature exists in some form in the interface. However, there are known issues and limitations: files can only be linked one by one (not in bulk), and there are bugs with deletion and relinking that can cause errors or orphaned references. The file management API is not yet available for external use, so these operations are only possible through the web interface. Bulk upload to datasets is possible via API or Python script, but this does not support linking files from File Management—only direct uploads as copies. For more details, see the relevant discussions and code references: #7041, #806, UI modal code, API limitations, API/UI limitations.

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