From 07b49eea6b2e70a6f372a244b4e7e26a486eb5af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: noramullen1 <42354779+noramullen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:28:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Create bucket in data explorer

Addresses #979
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 .../organizations/buckets/create-bucket.md     | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 content/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics.md |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/v2.0/organizations/buckets/create-bucket.md b/content/v2.0/organizations/buckets/create-bucket.md
index 07942f175..705cdd7f1 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/organizations/buckets/create-bucket.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/organizations/buckets/create-bucket.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ to create a bucket.
 
 ## Create a bucket in the InfluxDB UI
 
+There are two places you can create a bucket in the UI.
+
+### Create a bucket from the Load Data menu
+
 1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data (Load Data)** > **Buckets**.
 
     {{< nav-icon "data" >}}
@@ -25,6 +29,20 @@ to create a bucket.
     - **Older than** to choose a specific retention policy.
 5. Click **Create** to create the bucket.
 
+### Create a bucket in the Data Explorer
+
+1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Explore* (**Data Explorer**).
+
+    {{< nav-icon "data-explorer" >}}
+
+2. In the **From** panel in the Flux Builder, select `+ Create Bucket`.
+3. Enter a **Name** for the bucket.
+4. Select when to **Delete Data**:
+    - **Never** to retain data forever.  
+    - **Older than** to choose a specific retention policy.
+5. Click **Create** to create the bucket.
+
+
 ## Create a bucket using the influx CLI
 
 Use the [`influx bucket create` command](/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/bucket/create)
diff --git a/content/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics.md b/content/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics.md
index 9105307ef..ac4116aa5 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ See [Get started with Flux](/v2.0/query-data/get-started) to learn more about Fl
     {{< nav-icon "data-explorer" >}}
 
 2. Use the Flux builder in the bottom panel to create a Flux query:
-  - Select a bucket to define your data source.
+  - Select a bucket to define your data source or select `+ Create Bucket` to add a new bucket.
   - Edit your time range with the [time range option](#select-time-range) in the dropdown menu.
   - Add filters to narrow your data by selecting attributes or columns in the dropdown menu.
   - Select **Group** from the **Filter** dropdown menu to group data into tables. For more about how grouping data in Flux works, see [Group data](/v2.0/query-data/flux/group-data/).