---
title: "Upload the dataset"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/movie-recommendation/upload-dataset/
description: "Create a powerful ML pipeline that analyzed historic Movie data and gives meaningful recommendation using the Catalyst QuickML components."
last_updated: 2026-09-29T06:01:01Z
service: All Services
type: tutorial
related_links:
  - name: "Create Your First pipeline"
    url: /en/quickml/help/create-ml-pipeline
---

# Upload the Dataset

Let's begin by uploading the dataset in Catalyst QuickML using the available dataset dataset connectors.

1. Navigate to the QuickML service in the Catalyst console and click `Start Exploring`.
![Start Exploring](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/start-exploring.webp)

2. Navigate to the `Datasets` component and click `Import Dataset`.
![Dataset Upload](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/import-dataset-movie-recommendation.webp)

3. An Import Dataset pop-up will be displayed. In the **Data Sources** step, navigate to File Upload and click `Upload File`.
![movie-recommendation-1.webp](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/movie-recommendation-1.webp)

Upload the [Item feature dataset](https://workdrive.zohoexternal.com/external/9fd00bbcd32180b5dcc4c053314a424e8fff6c417dbe55004dc1908f78b7a58f) that you have downloaded already. We can have the Quotes Type as "**Double Quotes(")**" and Escape Character as "**Backslash(\)**" and click `Next`.

![dataset_detials](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/dataset_detials.webp)

The name of the dataset will be auto-populated based on the uploaded file. You can edit it, if required, and click `Upload`.

![Dataset Name](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/dataset_name.webp)

The dataset is now uploaded successfully.

![Dataset Name](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/upload-successful.webp)

The dataset will be displayed in the **All Datasets** section. You can click on the dataset name to view the dataset's details.

Likewise, upload the [Interaction_dataset](https://workdrive.zohoexternal.com/external/d7cdd2670e6717d9e086769e897988af5f7ae2009cdc6b6cd263cb863c991428) and [User_features_dataset](https://workdrive.zohoexternal.com/external/ed8754d1345b3814062040bc80dcacc5e7587b3332284a26feb97df5983d2a4c). Once all of the datasets are uploaded, they'll be displayed in the All Datasets section. You can click on the desired dataset name to view its details.

![All Datasets](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/all-datasets.webp)

On the dataset **Details** page, you can view the **[profile, preview,](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/quickml/help/data-profiler-and-viewer/)** and visualization chart of the dataset. For example, the Item_features_dataset's details and its profile can be seen in the screenshot below.

![Dataset details page](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/movie-recommendation/dataset-details.webp)