# Navigating ACTIVATE

> Source: https://parallelworks.com/docs/navigating-activate

# Navigating ACTIVATE

This page introduces the major features of ACTIVATE to help new users get oriented.

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## Your Workspace

Your personal workspace includes tools for managing files and interacting with ACTIVATE. For detailed documentation on each component, see:

- [**Dashboard**](/docs/your-workspace/dashboard) - Your central hub for monitoring workflows, sessions, and clusters
- [**Editor**](/docs/your-workspace/editor) - Full-featured IDE for editing files and code
- [**Explorer**](/docs/your-workspace/explorer) - File browser for managing files
- [**Terminal**](/docs/your-workspace/terminal) - Command-line access to your workspace
- [**Inbox**](/docs/your-workspace/inbox) - Notifications and messages

If you want to customize your workspace layout, see [**Customizing Layouts**](/docs/account-settings/customizing-layouts).

## Run

The **Run** tab houses the pages for different options to complete work on ACTIVATE.

### Workflows

On the **Workflows** page, you can create and manage your workflows. Any workflows you add from the **Marketplace** will appear here automatically.

![Screenshot of the Workflows page immediately after selecting Workflows.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-workflows-page.png)

For more information, please see [**About Workflows**](/docs/run).

### Sessions

![Screenshot of the Sessions page.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-running-session.png)

On the **Sessions** page, you can access running sessions. A session is a secure, shareable connection between a cluster and a workflow. Sessions can also generate interactive applications.

For more information, please see [**About Sessions**](/docs/run/sessions/interactive-sessions).

## Compute

The **Compute** tab houses the pages for different computing resources.

### Clusters

On the **Clusters** page, you can create and manage clusters as well as access any shared clusters.

![Screenshot of the Compute page immediately after selecting Resources.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-compute-page.png)

For more information on adding and configuring new resources, please see [**Creating Clusters**](/docs/compute/creating-clusters) and [**Configuring Clusters**](/docs/compute/configuring-cloud-clusters).

## Storage

The **Storage** tab houses the pages for different storage types: **Lustre**, **NFS**, **Disks**, **Buckets**, and **Snapshots**. For more information about these options, please see [**Storage**](/docs/storage).

![Screenshot of the NFS page.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-nfs-page.png)

## Monitor

The **Monitor** tab houses pages that show important information about your resources and ACTIVATE platform usage.

### Cost

The **Cost** page displays cost tracking information for your organization, such as total spend over time and allocation usage.

![Screenshot of the Buckets page immediately after selecting Buckets.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-cost-page.png)

For more information, please see [**Monitoring Costs**](/docs/monitoring/costs).

### Instances

The **Instances** page displays any running clusters and clusters that have been deleted within the last hour. For more information, please see [**Instances**](/docs/monitoring/instances-and-jobs#instances) in [**Monitoring Your Work**](/docs/monitoring/instances-and-jobs).

![Screenshot of the Buckets page immediately after selecting Buckets.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-instances-page2.png)

## Marketplace

On the **Marketplace** page, you can select pre-configured workflows, storage resources, and compute resources for your projects.

![Screenshot of the Marketplace page immediately after selecting Marketplace.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/blank-marketplace.png)

For more information, please see [**Marketplace**](/docs/marketplace).

## Feature Preview

With the Feature Preview, you can test upcoming features before they're integrated into ACTIVATE.

Click your username, then select **Feature Preview**.

![Screenshot of the user clicking Feature Preview.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/click-feature-preview.png)

A new dialog box will appear with a list of features. Select a feature, then click **Enable**.

![Screenshot of the user clicking Enable.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/click-enable-feature-preview.png)

Enabled features will display a green checkmark  next to their names.

![Screenshot of an enabled feature in Feature Preview.](/content-images/docs/navigating-ACTIVATE/enabled-feature-preview.png)

You can remove features at any time by clicking **Disable**.

_Please note that the items listed in the Feature Preview are controlled by your organization's administrator._