Workspaces

Workspaces are the primary organizational container in Data Studio. They group related projects so teams can manage data initiatives by domain, product line, or business unit while keeping context and ownership clear. The UI supports both rapid discovery and day-to-day navigation through recents, search, sort, and personal starring, so frequently used workspaces and projects are easy to return to.

Operationally, Workspaces are not just folders; they are account-bound entities that anchor project lifecycle actions. When a workspace is opened, Data Studio resolves its related projects, recent activity, and user-specific stars, then updates this view dynamically as users search, sort, create, or edit descriptions. This gives teams a stable collaboration surface for organizing ingestion, transformations, and downstream delivery work.

An Ask Optra button is present in the header of both the Workspaces listing page and the individual workspace view, so you can open the AI assistant at any point while browsing, creating, or managing your workspaces without leaving the page.

How to Create a Workspace

To create a workspace, follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. Open Data Studio > Workspaces from the left sidebar.
2. Click Create in the top-right corner of the Workspaces page.
3. In the Create new workspace modal, enter a workspace Name (required).
4. Optionally enter a Description to help other users understand the workspace purpose.
5. Click Save to create the workspace.

After creating or when browsing existing workspaces, use the Search workspaces... field on the right side of the page to quickly find the desired workspace by name.

Inside a Workspace: Projects, Search, Create, and Import

Once a workspace is created, open it to view all projects that belong to that workspace. The workspace page shows recent projects and a project library list, so you can quickly continue existing work.

Use the Search projects... field on the right side of the workspace page to find your desired project by name.

To create a project inside a workspace, follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. Open the target workspace from Data Studio > Workspaces.
2. Click Create in the top-right corner of the workspace page.
3. In the Create new project modal, enter a project Name (required).
4. Optionally enter a project Description.
5. Click Save to create the project.

To import a project inside a workspace, follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. Open the target workspace from Data Studio > Workspaces.
2. Click Import in the top-right corner of the workspace page.
3. In the Import Project modal, drag and drop your YAML export file, or click Choose File to browse locally.
4. Select a supported file type (.yaml or .yml).
5. Confirm the import to add the project into the workspace.