App

An app is essentially a self-contained environment within a workspace, designed to manage and execute specific processes or workflows, such as financial planning, resource management, or manpower planning. Each app can have unique models, rules, and sheets tailored to its purpose, but it still benefits from shared resources like dimensions, permissions, and processes, making collaboration and data flow smoother across different teams or departments. Apps can also be secured to a high degree, with the option to restrict access not only to regular users but also to workspace admins and owners. Permissions and data accessibility can be further assigned based on user roles. This feature is crucial in scenarios where confidentiality is a priority, providing an extra layer of protection for sensitive information, allowing only app owners to view or modify specific content.

When a user creates an app, they are assigned as the app owner by default. The choice to further secure the app can be made after creation. Additional privileges are only accessible to app owners. Any change made to app settings is communicated to all app owners by email.

When an app is made secure, permissions and data access can no longer be controlled from the Governance section. These can only be set up from the permission tab of the app, which is accessible only to the app owners. App owners can further run app-specific operations like recalculating metrics.