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MashZone NextGen Hub Features
To open MashZone NextGen Hub click your user name in the program bar by which you are currently logged in to MashZone NextGen and select MashZone NextGen Hub in the drop-down menu.
Note: MashZone NextGen Hub is only available if you have activated the legacy Presto components.
Important: Some MashZone NextGen Hub features discussed in this topic may not be visible to you, based on your MashZone NextGen permissions.
The MashZone NextGen Main Menu includes:
*Home: to return to The Home Page for MashZone NextGen Hub.
*AppDepot: to find and work with published apps for desktop browsers. See Working in the MashZone NextGen Enterprise AppDepot for videos and links to more information.
*Open the artifacts you want to work with.
You can select multiple artifacts and apply updates in bulk. See Update Mashables, Mashups or Apps in Bulk.
*Tools to create, register or edit dashboards, mashables, mashups or apps:
*Dashboards and data feeds
*DASHBOARDS > Create dashboards: an easy, graphic way to create, manage and view your dashboards. See Dashboards and data feeds for details.
*DATA SOURCES > Create data feed: an easy, graphic way to create and manage your data feeds. See Dashboards and data feeds for details.
*Mashboard and Mashapps
*DASHBOARDS > Mashboard: to create workspaces, the dashboards that group apps and wire them to work together. Workspaces are also a type of app. See Create Workspace Apps with Mashboard for more information.
*DATA SOURCES > Wires: to create mashups visually, using simple drag-and-drop blocks and wiring them together. See Mashups in MashZone NextGen Wires for more information.
*DATA SOURCES > Mashup Editor: to create or edit mashups or macros using the Enterprise Mashup Markup Language (EMML). See Mashups in EMML.
*DATA SOURCES > Connect: to register mashables that can connect to information sources. See Connect Information Sources as Mashables for links to more information.
*Apps
*DASHBOARDS > App Editor: to develop custom apps. See Create Custom Apps from the Base App Package for more information.
Each artifact that is created or registered has an artifact page where you work with that artifact. You open Artifacts and Artifact Pages from search results, from your favorites list or other links and work with them or create basic apps from them.
* Admin Console: to manage and configure MashZone NextGen.
* API Console: a utility for MashZone NextGen developers or administrators to view and test MashZone NextGen platform APIs. MashZone NextGen administrators and developers should see MashZone NextGen Platform API Console for more information.
* Your Account: to log out or use other utilities for your profile in MashZone NextGen. See Your MashZone NextGen Hub Profile for more information.
Artifacts and Artifact Pages
Each mashable, mashup and app in MashZone NextGen has an artifact page that gives you access to run, edit, manage, publish, take snapshots and otherwise work with that artifact.
The tabs, menus and toolbars in artifact pages include:
*Latest tab: to preview or work with curren data for a mashable or mashup.
*Run toolbar: to run a mashable or mashup to preview results. For apps, preview is automatic. You can also:
*Choose the current view to display results.
*Take a snapshot of current data.
*Schedule snapshots.
For more information, see Run and Preview Mashable/Mashup Data, Take, View or Delete Snapshots or Schedule Snapshots.
*Collaboration toolbar: to rate, share or comment on an artifact. You can also use this toolbar to mark an artifact as a favorite.
For more information, see Common Tasks for Mashables, Mashups and Apps.
*Show menu: to view, and in some cases update general information, dependencies or technical details for the artifact. For more information, see:
*Common Tasks for Mashables, Mashups and Apps for basic task such as viewing or editing general information or viewing dependencies.
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*Use Mashable/Mashup Technical Specs to view API connection information.
*Update Mashable Endpoints
*Create: to:
*Create a new mashup based on this mashable or mashup.
*Create a Basic App based on this mashable or mashup using the App Maker wizard.
*Edit: to edit mashups or apps in Wires, the App Maker wizard or Mashboard. Developers can also edit the mashup or app code using the Mashup Editor or App Editor.
*View menu: to add views, set the current view as the default, edit the current view or delete the current view.
For more information, see Add Views to Mashables and Mashups and Manage Views.
*Publish menu: to publish apps to other destinations such as the AppDepot. See Publishing, Managing, Sharing and Using Apps for more information.
*Manage menu: for owners and MashZone NextGen administrators to manage the artifact including granting run permissions to other users, changing the status of the artifact or deleting it. See these topics for more information:
*Common Tasks for Mashables, Mashups and Apps
*Grant Permission to Run Mashables, Mashups and Apps
*Update Mashable Security Profiles
*Snapshots tab: where you can find and manage snapshots for mashables or mashups. See Take, View or Delete Snapshots for more information.
The Home Page
In addition to the main menu, the Home page has short-cuts to your favorites, notifications that have been sent to you and recent activity by other users in MashZone NextGen Hub.

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