# Network Data

[Network ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOT_\(graph_description_language\))files must be in .dot or .gv format.

Within the network panel configuration panel, a local network file or network location (URL) can be specified. In addition, the column in the metadata table that contains the network node labels must be specified.

![](https://92463871-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MCM3b1nzgmsPUEa2xap%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c73f53e820a7264bf3f82e4f81f14ca8375e3818%2Fimage.png?alt=media)

DOT files can be created in [Data-flo](https://github.com/microreact/docs/blob/main/instructions/creating-a-microreact-project/broken-reference/README.md) using the [datatable-to-graph](https://github.com/microreact/docs/blob/main/instructions/creating-a-microreact-project/broken-reference/README.md) adaptor and/or the [graph-to-dot adaptor](https://github.com/microreact/docs/blob/main/instructions/creating-a-microreact-project/broken-reference/README.md).