Artifacts

See definitions in Terminology section.

The Artifacts tab is a workspace-level library for the files you bring into KAWA. It gives you a single place to upload, store, preview, version, and download files — PDFs, images, presentations, spreadsheets, text, application files, and other binaries — without leaving the platform.

Where sheets hold your modeled data and dashboards hold your live views, the Artifacts tab holds your files: the documents and deliverables you want to keep, version, and share with your team.

1. Creating an artifact

Artifacts are created by uploading a file from your computer.

Click (+ Artifact) at the top right — or the (+) button at the top of the left panel — to open the Create artifact dialog. The dialog opens on a file area: click (Choose a file) or drop a file onto it. Once the file is added, it appears as a chip showing its type, name, and size, with an (×) to remove or replace it, and the Artifact name field appears pre-filled with the file's name (without the extension). Adjust the name if needed, then click (Create).

The new artifact appears in the list and is created as version 1. KAWA detects the file type automatically and labels the artifact accordingly (for example, TEXT, PDF, or BINARY).

Files of an unsupported type are rejected, with feedback shown directly in the dialog.

2. Viewing an artifact

Click an artifact's name to open its detail page. The detail page has three parts.

2.1 Details panel

The left of the detail page summarizes the artifact:

• Creator — the user who created it.

• Access — the artifact's visibility (for example, Restricted).

• Created and Updated — the creation and last-modification timestamps.

2.2 Versions panel

Below the details, the VERSIONS panel lists every version of the artifact (v1, v2, and so on), each with its timestamp and author. The current version is marked with a check. Select any version to preview it, or use the (+) button to add a new version (see section Versions).

2.3 Preview pane

The main area previews the selected version's contents. For supported types, KAWA renders the file directly in the browser — for example, a text data file is shown as a table. The preview header offers two actions:

• Download — save the current version to your computer in its original format.

• Expand — open the preview in a larger, full-width view.

3. Versions

An artifact keeps a full history of its versions. To add one, click the (+) button in the VERSIONS panel to open the Add new version dialog. Upload the new file the same way as when creating an artifact — drop it onto the file area or click (Choose a file), and it appears as a chip with its type, name, and size. You can also enter an optional Description for this specific version. Click (Add version) to save: KAWA stores it as a new version and keeps the previous ones.

This lets you update a file — a revised report, an updated deck, a corrected dataset — without losing what it replaced. The latest version is shown by default, and you can select any earlier version to preview or download it.