Glossary

Action

A registered operation that may consume datasets, selections or artifacts.

Active dataset

The dataset currently used by panels that follow platform state.

Artifact

A reusable generated result, such as a model, spectrum or report.

Artifact viewer

A plugin contribution that displays a supported artifact type.

Dataset

Source or promoted working data registered with the Dataset Manager.

Dataset source

A backend-neutral interface for scanning and reading a dataset.

Focus

The one row currently being inspected.

Job

Slow or cancellable work managed outside the normal UI callback.

Mapping

A connection between a semantic concept and an actual dataset column.

Panel

A visible plugin contribution.

Panel instance

One live copy of a registered panel in the workspace.

Plugin

A package contributing panels, actions, services, workflows or viewers.

Selection set

A group of row identifiers selected for review or processing.

Service

A live runtime capability such as a client, bridge or registry.

Workspace

The current collection and arrangement of panel instances.

Workflow plugin

A plugin that combines several contributions into a research process.