Create Workspace Apps with Mashboard

Note: When views are added directly to a workspace, Mashboard automatically creates a basic app containing just that view. This app is available only within the workspace.

Thus the word app or basic app in a workspace may refer to existing apps created independently or to views added directly to a workspace.

Contain input forms for parameters or forms to filter app content.

Contain other types of content such as web pages, videos and other media.

Wire interactions between the apps that they contain to synchronize their data or behavior. Or wire interations to input or filter forms to give users options when they use workspaces.

Wiring interactions ties apps, and optionally the controls in forms, into a composition that works together. Wiring is also sometimes called inter-app communication.

Workspaces most commonly contain apps or other content that focus on one subject, such as a dashboard, or are designed for the use of a specific team. To create a workspace:

1. Select Visualize > Mashboard in the MashZone NextGen Hub main menu.

See Working in Mashboard for more information on Mashboard menus, buttons and toolbars.

2. Click

to open a tab for a New Workspace, if needed, and choose a layout from the Layout Gallery:

Note: Some workspace layouts are compatible with mobile devices and some are only for desktop browsers. The Layout Gallery shows device compatibility for each layout with these icons:

(desktop)

(mobile phone)

(mobile tablet)

Column Layouts: apps appear side-by-side in one row. You can add multiple apps to a column which will stack vertically.

This defaults to two columns but you can adjust the layout. See the next step for links to adjustment techniques.

Table Layout: arrange up to 64 apps in a variety of grids.

This layout default to two columns and two rows, but you can adjust the layout. See the next step for links to adjustment techniques.

Desktop Layout: users can move apps around in this layout to any position within the single 'page' of the workspace. Users can also minimize apps to a dock or task bar and maximize apps from the dock, or use a context menu to tile or cascade apps.

Tabbed Layout: the workspace can contain multiple tabs, each of which has its own layout, containing one or more apps. Individual tab layouts can be Column, Table or Desktop or tabs can contain a Web Page. The tabs provide direct navigation to their contents.

Paged Layout: like a tabbed layout, this has multiple 'pages' but no tabs. Each page has its own layout, containing one or more apps. Individual page layouts can be Column, Table or Desktop or pages can contain a Web Page. Users navigate to different pages using a paging toolbar.

See also Add a Drill Down App in a Workspace for another form of paged navigation through apps.

3. Add content to the workspace and adjust the layout using these techniques:

Drag views from the Views menu or drag apps from the Apps menu and drop them in the desired location in the workspace.

See Find Views, Apps or Workspaces in Mashboard for tips on finding views and apps of interest. See also Views Added Directly to a Workspace.

To include drill downs, input or filter forms, or other types of content in the workspace, use the Palette menu.

Note: the term gadget refers to any or all of the different types of inputs, other content or widgets that you can add to a workspace.

See the following topics for instructions:

Add a Drill Down App in a Workspace

Add an Input Form for All Apps In a Workspace

Add a Filter for Apps in a Workspace

Add Google Gadgets to a Workspace

Add an HTML Widget to a Workspace

Add Other Media as Objects to a Workspace

Add Web Pages to a Workspace

Add Gadgets With JavaScript to a Workspace

Adjust the layout of the workspace. The layout options you have are different for each type of layout. See these topics for instructions:

Any Workspace	Column or Desktop	Table	Tabbed or Paged
Copy a Workspace	Add or Delete Rows and Columns to a Layout		Add Tabs or Pages
Move, Cut, Copy, Paste or Remove Apps or Views in Workspaces	Initial Widths and Heights for Column or Table Layouts		Delete Tabs or Pages
Control Title Bars and Borders	Control Padding for Column or Table Layouts		Change Tab or Page Names
Set Input Parameters, Pagination, Isolation or Auto-refresh	Resize Apps in Column or Desktop Layouts	Change Cell Width or Height with Spanning in Table Layouts	Change the Order of Pages
Set Data Share or Sort and Filter Tools for Views	Set Desktop Layout Colors and Properties	Fixed Row Heights for Table Layouts	Set Other Tab or Page Configuration

4. Optionally, wire app interactions to synchronize their data or behavior. See Wiring App Interactions in a Workspace for instructions.

5. Once the workspace is laid out with the content you want, click

Save and:

a. Enter a Name for this workspace.

This defaults to the name on the workspace tab in Mashboard, which typically is the name of the layout you chose for the workspace. Change this to a more meaningful name.

MashZone NextGen uses the app name to assign a unique identifier to the app. App names can contain characters from the character sets supported by theMashZone NextGen repository, numbers, spaces, tabs, line ends and these common symbols: _ ~ - * ' .

b. Enter a Title for this workspace.

This defaults to the workspace name, but you can change this as needed. Titles typically appear in the title bar for the app or workspace.

c. Enter any of the optional meta data for the workspace. See Descriptions, Providers, Categories and Tags for Artifacts for more information.

d. Choose the devices you want to make this workspace app available on:

Desktop

Phone

Tablet

e. Click Create.

6. The workspace is saved and is now visible in MashZone NextGen Hub as an app. It also now appears in the Workspaces tab in Mashboard.

7. Set run permissions for the workspace to enable other users to work with this app. See Grant Permission to Run Mashables, Mashups and Apps for instructions.