SDCStudio Walkthroughs

These pages walk through the SDCStudio application one feature at a time: where each control is, what it does, and what to expect. They are not the walkthrough. The SDC walkthrough is at axius-sdc.com/walkthrough/: it teaches the modeling decisions in spreadsheet terms and leads into the Practitioner curriculum. Read it first if you are new to modeling; come here when you are in the application.

Start Here

The overview walkthrough shows the whole path from a file to a published package. Read it first if you are new to SDCStudio.

# Walkthrough Reading Time Description
1 The SDC tutorial ~2 hours What a model is and the choices you make, on axius-sdc.com; leads into the Practitioner curriculum
2 SDCStudio Overview — From CSV to Published Schema ~15 min End-to-end walkthrough of the SDCStudio workflow

Feature walkthroughs

Each of these covers one feature. Each stands alone, and they build on the overview above.

Data Ingestion

# Walkthrough Reading Time Description
3 Uploading Data and AI Processing ~7 min File upload, supported formats, and the two-stage AI pipeline

Data Types and Components

# Walkthrough Reading Time Description
4 Understanding Components and Data Types ~7 min The SDC4 type system and when to use each type
5 Creating Components with the Wizard ~5 min Step-by-step walkthrough of the 6-step Component Wizard
6 Editing Components — The Stepped Edit Form ~5 min Editing existing components and understanding Save vs Save & Publish

Structure and Organization

# Walkthrough Reading Time Description
7 Organizing with Clusters ~5 min What clusters are, the Cluster Wizard, and best practices
10 Working with Models and Projects ~5 min Creating models, project organization, and versioning

Semantics and Output

# Walkthrough Reading Time Description
8 Semantic Linking — Adding Meaning to Your Data ~6 min RDF predicates, ontology integration, and the Semantic Linking step
9 Publishing and Generating Outputs ~6 min The publication workflow, package generation, and download formats

Suggested Reading Order

If you are new to both SDC and SDCStudio, we recommend this sequence:

  1. Walkthrough 1 — Understand what SDC is and why it matters
  2. Walkthrough 2 — See the full SDCStudio workflow end-to-end
  3. Walkthrough 10 — Learn how projects and models are organized
  4. Walkthrough 3 — Upload your first file and watch AI processing
  5. Walkthrough 4 — Understand the data types the AI chose for your data
  6. Walkthrough 7 — Learn how clusters organize your components
  7. Walkthrough 5 — Create a new component from scratch
  8. Walkthrough 6 — Edit an existing component
  9. Walkthrough 8 — Add semantic meaning with ontology links
  10. Walkthrough 9 — Publish your model and download outputs

How These Walkthroughs Relate to Other Documentation

  • Walkthroughs (this series): Guided walkthroughs designed for learning
  • Getting Started guides: Quick-start setup and first-run instructions
  • User Guides: Comprehensive reference for each feature area
  • Reference docs: Technical specifications and API details

Walkthroughs teach you how to think about each topic. User guides give you the complete details when you need them.