Workspaces

Workspaces are the working environments for the user. They consist of a number of Blocks that work like small editor windows and can be arranged on the workspaces, as well as additional information that can be accessed through the permanent workspace-blocks (they cannot be closed).

Every user starts with the Default-Workspace (Home) which acts as a playground for work that is not yet related to a certain project or goal.

Every other workspace is given a separate browser tab/window and therefore a webpage on its own.

Through a special block, the workspace-block, settings for the workspace such as title, description (and maybe access rights for othere users?) can be entered. Only exception is the Default-Workspace (Home); instead of workspace settings, this block allows the user to access account information.

Every workspace contains a resources list, which is simply put a list of bookmarked objects created by the user or somebody else. The Home-Workspace resources list by default contains all the objects created by the user, on the other workspaces the user has to manually bookmark objects to add them. This bookmarking system is supposed to facilitate finding important Tables, Views etc. whenever they have to be opened or included into another object (like e.g. in maps and views). An object created in a certain workspace should be automatically added to the workspace's resources list when it is saved.

All the Objects (Tables, Views, Maps...) created by the user are accessible from every Workspace and not organized into folders or "possessed" by any workspace.

Workspaces can be shared between users.

Every workspace contains a section for saving notes that are visible to everyone who has access to the workspace.

The configuration of Blocks should only be saved per user and not per workspace, otherwise working on it with multiple users might get complicated, as everyone can move, open and close Blocks as he/she wishes.

Before a user can leave a workspace, a prompt should ask if unsaved changes should be saved to avoid data loss.

Every workspace should have a direct link back to the default/home workspace.

Properties

• a workspace has a description (smaller or longer text)
• a workspace has messages (small texts ordered by time of posting)
• a workspace can be assigned a color
• a workspace is created and owned by one user, the owner can decide to share ownership with other users