Workspace

A workspace provides a convenient way to visualize and organize interactions across resources such as data sources, datasets, reports, and models that power a DataApp. Business analysts, data scientists, and data engineers have a single pane of glass for collaboration and version control.

Creating a Workspace

1. From the homepage, click on Add and choose Workspace.

2. Provide details: a Name for the workspace and a Description.

3. Click on Create.

Workspace Options

Once in the Workspace, xVector provides a list of options on the top right of the screen.

Each of the icons is described below:

• Presence — Shows users that are currently in the workspace.
• Draft Server — Option to start and stop the draft server. This is used to prototype rapidly by collaborating with business users.
• Data Dictionary — Helps understand the metadata of the datasets.
• View as List/Flow — Option to switch between list and flow type view of workspace resources.
• Auto Layout — Automatically arranges all the resources in the workspace.
• Grid Lines — Displays vertical and horizontal lines for arranging resource cards/nodes manually.
• Hide Comments — To hide the comments on the workspace.
• Add Comments — Option to add new comments.
• Settings — Modify workspace details including:
  • Name and Description of the workspace
  • Image — takes an image URL which will be displayed in the workspace card
  • Snapping — for arranging the resource cards in the workspace
  • Making the workspace a template
  • Draft driver settings — select the machine specifications of the draft driver

• Share — To share the workspace with other users or user groups.
• Add — Option to add different resources.

Deleting a Workspace

1. Go back to the home page by clicking on “xVector” on the top left of the screen.
2. Identify the workspace that needs to be deleted and click on the ellipses for that workspace.
3. Click on Delete in the menu options.