Features Guide

On dataZoa's Main Page

Toolbar Area

The top green stripe of every dataZoa page is the toolbar area, with quick access to key features. The tools are split into two groups...

...data-related...

Web Upload/Update Corkboard

...and everything else.

Standard Tabs

There are four standard tabs, always present:

dZ Dropzone

Workbench

Following...

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dZ DropZone and Workbench tabs

In the first two tabs, you can see and work with all of the series in you account.

• dZDropzone - All your series in their natural groupings (that is, dataBlocks)
• Workbench - All your series, without groupings, for maximum flexibility

Following... and Add (+) tabs

The other tabs are like "dashboards," holding individual displays, organized as you like.

• Following... - Whenever 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.

Throughout dataZoa (and beyond!)

These features show up in various ways throughout dataZoa, and in some cases, are seen "outside" of dataZoa-proper.

Tools for Getting Data

• About_the_dZ-Dot - data from the Web, automatically updated
• About_dZSlates - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
• Uploader - data from your own files and spreadsheets
• API - automated workflows

Displays - to build, share, publish

• 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