Tool Palette
The tool palette is the horizontal bar at the top of the workspace where you find and add tools to your workflow.
Categories
Tools are organized into categories, displayed as tabs:
| Tab | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favorites | ⭐ | Quick access to commonly used tools |
| In/Out | 📁 | Data input and output tools |
| Preparation | 🔧 | Data cleaning and transformation tools |
| Join | 🔗 | Tools for combining datasets |
| Aggregate | 📊 | Summarization and grouping tools |
Click a tab to see the tools in that category.
Available Tools
Favorites
The most commonly used tools for quick access:
- Input, Output, Filter, Select, Sort, Formula, Union, Join, Summarize
In/Out
| Tool | Icon | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Input | 📂 | Load data from files or databases |
| Output | 💾 | Save data to files |
Preparation
| Tool | Icon | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Filter | 🔍 | Split data based on a condition |
| Select | ✅ | Choose, rename, reorder, and cast columns |
| Sort | 🔢 | Order rows by column values |
| Formula | 🧮 | Create or replace calculated columns |
| Sample | 🎲 | Take a subset of rows |
| Unique | 🔑 | Remove duplicate rows |
Join
| Tool | Icon | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 🔗 | Stack datasets vertically |
| Join | 🤝 | Combine datasets horizontally on key columns |
Aggregate
| Tool | Icon | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize | 📊 | Group data and calculate aggregations |
| Pivot | 🔄 | Reshape data from long to wide format |
| Unpivot | 📐 | Reshape data from wide to long format |
Adding Tools to Canvas
- Navigate to the category containing the tool you need
- Click and drag the tool from the palette
- Drop it onto the canvas at the desired location
The tool is added with default configuration and is ready to be wired and configured.
Tool Colors
Each tool category has a distinct border color to help you identify tools at a glance:
- In/Out: Green
- Preparation: Blue
- Join: Purple
- Aggregate: Orange