> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab-5/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab-5/tabs-for-a-dsl-project/workspace.md).

# Workspace

The Workspace is a placeholder to create and save various data science experiments inside the Data Science Lab modules.

The Workspace is the default tab to open for each Data Science Lab project. Based on the Project types the options to begin working with Workspace may differ. 

* The Repo Sync Projects offer ***File*** and ***Folder*** options on the default page of the ***Workspace*** tab.
* The normal Data Science Projects will have ***Create*** and ***Import*** options under the ***Workspace*** landing page. 

##  Accessing the Workspace Tab for a Repo Sync Projects

* Navigate to the ***Projects*** page.
* Select an activated ***Repo Sync Project*** from the displayed list.
* Click the ***View*** icon to open the project.
* The ***Repo Sync*** project opens displaying the ***Workspace*** tab. 

  * A Repo folder gets added to the selected Repo Sync project based on the selected Git repository account (at the user-level settings) under the ***Notebook*** tab with ***Refresh*** and ***Git Console*** icons.

<table><thead><tr><th width="105">Icons</th><th width="176">Name of the Icons</th><th>Actions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/z33KQNYQvBTgQKJBgwTz/blobs/R7eqU4pnbJDKdmjk5Ffi/image.png" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Refresh</td><td>Refreshes the data taken from the selected Git Repository. </td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/z33KQNYQvBTgQKJBgwTz/blobs/x9IZ1aXn8ri3Q58WSDvo/image.png" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Git Console</td><td>Opens a console page to use Git Commands.</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

* *The Repo Sync Project opens with a branch configured at the project level.*
* *A Repo Sync Project contains other than .ipynb files under the Workspace tab.*
  {% endhint %}

## Accessing the Workspace Tab for other Data Science Projects

* Navigate to the ***Projects*** page.
* Select an activated ***Project*** from the displayed list.
* Click the ***View*** icon to open the project.

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* The Project opens displaying the ***Workspace*** tab.&#x20;
  * The Repo, Utils, and Files default folders appear under the ***Workspace*** tab.

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> If the selected project is a **Repo Sync Project**, it will only contain a **Repo** folder under the **Workspace** tab. Here, the Repo folder will support all file types. Three folders (Repo, Utils, and Files) will be available under the **Workspace** tab for a normal **Data Science Lab** project.*
{% endhint %}

* A ***Refresh*** icon is provided to refresh the data.
* The users get two options to start with their data science exploration:
  1. Create - By **Creating a new Notebook ​**
  2. Import -By **Importing a Notebook**

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