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Revision as of 08:20, 24 December 2016
Contents
On dataZoa's Main Page
Toolbar Area
The top stripe of every dataZoa page is the toolbar area, with quick access to key features. The tools are s[plit into two groups...
| ...data-related... |
...and everything else. |
Content Tabs
There are four standard content tabs, always present. They offer different perspectives on what's in your account.
dZ DropZone and Workbench tabs
| The first two tabs show all of the series in you account. |
- dZDropzone - All your series in their natural groupings (that is, [dataBlocks|dataBlocks])
- Workbench - All your series, without groupings, for maximum flexibility
Following... and Add (+) tabs
| The other tabs hold [Displays|displays] of interest, organized as you like. |
- Following... - When you send other peoples' dZ displays to your account, they land on this tab.
- Adding a User Tab - You can add your own tabs as dashboards tailored to particular topics.
Tools for Getting Data
- dZ-Dot - data from the Web, automatically updated
- dZSlates - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
- Uploader - data from your own files and spreadsheets
- API - automated workflows
- Charts - see also: Chart editor
- Tables - see also: Table editor
- LatestValues - see also: latestValues editor
- dataBlocks - see also: dataBlock editor
Analysis and Dissemination
- ComputeCloud - time series calculations, automatically updated
- dZBoards - to arrange and narrate your data-driven displays
- dZ-Mirror - a plug-in that feeds Excel from dataZoa displays, automatically updated
Organizers and Time-savers
- dZCorkboard - a handy way to drag, drop and order series in displays
- GroupLists - flexible, formal data groupings
- API - to automate data flows
