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Choosing the Right Pane

A quick decision guide for deciding whether the next step belongs in Workspace, Maps, Data Store, Files, ETL, API, Coverage, or Settings.

4 minutesEnd usersValidated 2026-05-15
Before you start
  • Familiarity with the main surfaces
  • Open Workspace when you need an overview, usage, subscription, organization, project, or web map management.
  • Open Map Builder when you need spatial, project-based GIS work.
  • Open Data Store when you need row-level dataset inspection.
  • Open File Manager when you need reusable uploaded files rather than managed datasets.
  • Open ETL Builder when the next step is transformation, scheduling, or ETL observability.
  • Open API Builder when the next step is endpoint creation and delivery.
  • Open Coverage when the work is a cellular coverage study.
  • Open Settings when platform behavior itself needs to change.