# Accessing dataset samples

Available in...

* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Integration
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Cloud Pipeline Designer Standard Edition
* Data Fabric

The dataset sample can be accessed from the following locations:

* From the dataset list: ![View sample icon from the dataset list.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/list_sample.png)

* From the dataset detailed view.

  On the top right of the sample, you can choose between three distinct ways of displaying the data:

  * Grid: The records are displayed in tabular form. This is the default view when opening a sample. ![Opening the sample from the Grid view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/sample_grid.png)

    Information noteNote: The asterisk you can sometimes see next to the column title means that the column was set as mandatory in the source dataset, with tools such as Salesforce. ![Example of the asterisk symbol in the header.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/dataset-asterisk.png)

    Information noteInformation noteNote:Note: The asterisk you can sometimes see next to the column title means that the column was set as mandatory in the source dataset, with tools such as Salesforce. ![Example of the asterisk symbol in the header.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/dataset-asterisk.png)
  * Hierarchy: The records are displayed in a tree-like structure. ![Opening the sample from the Hierarchy view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/sample_hierarchy.png)
  * Raw: The records are displayed in an untouched and unfiltered version. ![Opening the sample from the Raw view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-inventory-user-guide/Resources/images/sample_raw.png)