Configuring Workspaces

To create, edit, or delete Workspaces, go to the side menu → Organization → Settings.

Overview

Workspaces belong to environments and are typically used by individual users. A workspace is your personal space to develop models, test logic, and run pipelines. Once your changes are validated, you can commit them to the environment branch, promoting them to the broader project.

dex automatically creates a default workspace whenever a new environment is created. However, you can create additional workspaces for sandboxing, team collaboration, or parallel feature development.

Workspace Settings

When creating a workspace, you’ll be prompted to enter the following:

• Name: Provide a clear and descriptive name to help identify the workspace.

• Description (Optional): Optionally, include a brief description to clarify the purpose or scope of the workspace.

Once these fields are filled in, click Create workspace to complete the setup.

Changes made within a workspace are isolated until explicitly committed to the environment branch. This allows for safe iteration and experimentation without affecting others.

Naming Conventions and Examples

Using a consistent naming convention helps teams stay organized, especially when multiple users or teams are working in parallel. Here are a few suggestions:

Use Case	Suggested Naming Pattern
Individual developer	gus-dev, ana-ws, maria-test
Feature-specific work	discount-logic, campaign-metrics
Temporary testing	test-import-schema, debug-filters
Cross-team collaboration	marketing-v1, finance-exploration

For example, if you're exploring a new revenue attribution model, you might create a workspace called revenue-attribution-pilot. If a data engineer named Jack is working on a new connector, they might name their workspace jack-connector-dev.

Tip: Use hyphens instead of spaces and keep names short but informative.