Workspace

Before you begin:

1. You must have an Instance Vault and Instance Store set up.
2. You must have an Environment Vault and Environment Dataplane set up.
3. You must have a Git Repository set up.
4. You must have a Project set up.

Setting up your Ascend Workspace

1. In the Ascend UI, navigate to the instance settings (Ascend.io Instance: <instance-name> -> Settings -> Workspaces)
2. Click the Add Workspace button.
3. Give your workspace an appropriate name under Title.

Managing your workspaces

It is up to you how you want to manage your workspaces across projects. Here are some considerations:

1. One workspace per developer per project. This way multiple developers can work on the same project without interfering with each other. These workspaces would look like jon-dev or tessa-dev.
2. One workspace for a specific feature. This way, if multiple developers are working on the same feature, they can integrate and test their changes in a dedicated workspace. These workspaces would look like ft-salesforce-ingest or ft-marketing-analytics.

4. Select the Project for this Workspace. A workspace can only be associated with a single project. If you do not have a project configured, you can set one up here.
5. Select a Git Branch. This can be an existing branch or you can specify a name for your new branch. Any changes you make in your Workspace will be committed to this branch in the repository associated with your Project.

Workspaces and Branches

Ascend recommends using a dedicated branch per workspace. This way you can ensure changes in one workspace do not affect another.

6. Select a base branch from the Base Branch dropdown. Normally this will be main or master.
7. Select a Profile for your Workspace. Your Profile is a configuration file in your project that defined the run-time parameters and configurations for your Flows. For now, you can manually enter prod for the profile. We will set up the actual profile as part of the Quickstart.
8. Click Save.

Next Steps

✨Congratulations!✨ You now have everything you need to start building in Ascend. Click here to get started with our Quickstart Guide.