Creating a map from your data
To create a map from your data, select a connection and click on a specific object (database/project(s), schemas/datasets and tables) from the collapsible tree or from the folder view.
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Once your table or tileset is selected, you can explore a preview of the map and the details of the specific table or tileset. You can create a map by clicking on the Create map button on the top. This will open the table/tileset as a layer on a CARTO Builder map.
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In this example, we have created a map from the tileset that was selected in the previous step:
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