Features Guide

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.

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dZ DropZone and Workbench

• dZDropzone - All your series in their natural groupings
• Workbench - All your series, without groupings, for maximum flexibility

Following... and Add (+) tab

• 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

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