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DataWorks:Management Control

Last Updated:Nov 14, 2025

The DataWorks console provides a visual interface for the centralized management of workspaces, resource groups, large model services, images, and purchased resources and services. The console also provides quick access to functional modules for data integration, data development and O&M, data governance, data analysis, and data services. You can also use the console to monitor and manage the runtime status and performance of data services.

Precautions

  • If you log on to the DataWorks console as a RAM user, you may not be able to view specific features in the DataWorks console, or an error may be reported when you use a feature in the DataWorks console. In this case, you must check whether the RAM user that you use is granted the required permissions. For more information, see Manage permissions on the DataWorks services and the entities in the DataWorks console using RAM policies.

  • DataWorks workspaces and resources are isolated by region. Before you perform an operation, make sure that you select the region of your target resource in the top navigation bar of the console.

Console overview

Log on to the DataWorks console. By default, the Overview page appears. This page shows the core scenarios for using DataWorks, the frequently used workspaces for the current account, and quick access to product updates and other information.

Workspaces

In the navigation pane on the left, click Workspaces to view all workspaces in the specified region for the current tenant. You can manage the DataWorks workspaces that you are a member of or create new workspaces.

Note

If you log on to the DataWorks console as a RAM user, you are not allowed to view detailed metric data or perform related management operations in the workspaces to which the RAM user is not added as a member. Instead, you can view only the basic information about these workspaces. To view the details of a workspace as a RAM user, you can add the RAM user to the workspace as a member. For more information, see Add members to a workspace.

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Area

Features

Description

References

1

Select a region

Switch the region for DataWorks. The list of workspaces varies based on the selected region.

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2

Create a workspace

Create a new DataWorks workspace.

Configure a workspace.

3

View basic information about a workspace

Displays basic information about a workspace, such as its mode and administrator. This includes:

  • Workspace template: Supports all features and OpenLake workspaces.

  • Mode: Displays the current mode of the workspace. DataWorks supports workspaces in basic mode and standard mode. We recommend that you use standard mode for online development.

  • Administrator: Displays the administrator of the workspace. The workspace administrator can add RAM users to the workspace on the Management Center > Workspace > Members page.

  • Resource Group ID: The resource group to which your current workspace belongs. This group is the Default Resource Group that you created in Alibaba Cloud Resource Management.

    Important

    The resource group displayed in the Resource Group ID column is used to sort resources that are owned by your Alibaba Cloud account. This simplifies the resource and permission management of your Alibaba Cloud account. A resource group that is created in the Resource Management console is different from a resource group that is used to run tasks in DataWorks. For more information about Alibaba Cloud resource groups, see What is Resource Management?

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Workspace operations

View key metric data for the current workspace, quickly go to the corresponding module, or perform workspace-related operations.

  • Details: View instance runs, issues to be governed, and model and metric data for the previous data timestamp in the workspace.

  • Quick Entry: Quickly jump to the functional modules related to the current workspace.

  • Manage: Quickly go to the Management Center to configure the workspace and manage member roles, data sources, clusters, and extensions.

  • Create Data Source: Quickly create a data source for subsequent tasks such as data integration and data development.

  • Attach Compute Engine: Attach a computing resource to the workspace for subsequent big data task development.

  • Delete Workspace: Delete a specific workspace. A deleted workspace cannot be recovered.

  • Disable Workspace: If you no longer need to use DataWorks, you can disable the workspace. After a workspace is disabled, tasks in it are no longer automatically scheduled. However, the engine resources still exist and may incur fees.

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Upgrade edition

Upgrade the edition of DataWorks that you are currently using.

  • DataWorks advanced editions provide a wider range of service capabilities. Different editions offer different service capabilities.

  • Advanced editions are activated at the region level. After purchase, all workspaces in the current region can use the features of that edition.

For more information about the differences between DataWorks editions, see Features of DataWorks editions.

Purchase exclusive resource group

You can purchase a serverless resource group. After the resource group is purchased, click Resource Groups in the navigation pane on the left to view its details.

Resource Group Management

Resource Groups

In the navigation pane on the left, click Resource Group. On the Exclusive Resource Groups tab of the Resource Groups page, you can purchase required resource groups or view the details of and manage the resource groups that you have purchased in a specific region.

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Area

Features

Description

References

1

Create a resource group

Create a new serverless resource group.

For more information, see Resource group management.

2

View basic information about a resource group

You can view basic information about a resource group, such as the status, expiration time, and resource usage of the resource group.

  • Area 2, resource group Status

    • Starting: The resource group is starting after purchase. Please wait.

    • Normal: The resource group is in a normal state and can run tasks.

    • Updating: This status indicates that the resource group is being changed. For example, it is being scaled out or scaled in.

      Note

      The modification process may require a period of time.

    • Expired: If a subscription resource group is not renewed upon expiration, its status changes to Expired and it cannot be used. If the resource group is still not renewed after a period of time, the console deletes the resource group record.

    • Frozen: A pay-as-you-go resource group is automatically frozen if it is not used for seven days.

  • Area 3, Resource group usage: If the resource group usage is too high, the speed of task execution may be affected. You need to check the resource consumption of specific tasks and adjust unreasonable resource usage promptly.

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4

Basic operations on a resource group

In the area marked with 4 in the preceding figure, you can view the detailed information about a resource group and perform operations on a resource group.

  • Details: View basic information, resource usage, concurrent scheduling usage, and the usage of the resource group in modules such as data integration, data computing, data service, data scheduling, and personal development environment.

  • Network Settings: To access a special network environment, you need to configure the network for the resource group. Before configuring, you can select a network connectivity solution and then refer to the documentation for configuration.

  • Attach Workspace: After a resource group is purchased, it needs to be attached to a specific workspace. Only after being attached can the resource group be used in that workspace.

    You can change the workspace for a resource group only after you are granted the ModifyResourceGroup permission. For information about how to obtain the permission, see the Use custom policies to manage permissions on the entities in the DataWorks console in a fine-grained manner section of the "Manage permissions on the DataWorks services and the entities in the DataWorks console using RAM policies" topic.

  • More operations: You can click image to perform operations on the resource group, such as scale-out, scale-in, renewal, unsubscription, quota management, change billing method, and modify the upper limit for concurrent data scheduling.

Note

A change operation that is performed on a resource group may require a period of time.

Large model service

In the left navigation pane, click Large Model Management to open the large model service page. This service is a comprehensive solution for efficient deployment, secure communication, and simplified model calls. You can use DataWorks serverless resource groups to easily deploy models and call them directly in your data integration and data development tasks. For more information, see Large model service management.

Image Management

In the navigation pane on the left, click Image Management. On this page, you can view the official DataWorks images. If tasks running on a serverless resource group require a specific development environment, such as a third-party library, you can create a custom image that integrates the necessary development packages and dependencies. Then, when you run a task, specify the serverless resource group as the execution resource and the custom image as the runtime environment. For more information, see Custom images.

Purchased Resources and Services

In the navigation pane on the left, click Purchased Resources And Services. On this page, you can view the details of purchased subscription and pay-as-you-go DataWorks services and resource groups. You can also view the corresponding bills and billing rules, or perform operations such as renewal, upgrade, downgrade, and unsubscription. For more information, see View bill details and Billing overview.

Alert configuration

In the navigation pane on the left, choose Others > Alert Resource or choose Others > Alert Contacts. On the Alert Contacts page, you can view and specify information about an alert contact. On the Alert Resources page, you can specify the maximum number of alert notifications that can be sent by text message or phone call per day.

Features

Description

References

Alert Resources

On the Alert Resources page, you can view the usage of alert resources in the Daily Usage of Alert Resources and Alert Resource Usage in Current Month sections. You can specify the maximum number of alert notifications that can be sent using each notification method per day.

Important
  • The upper limits that you specify for each notification method take effect only in the current region.

  • If the upper limits are reached, alert notifications can no longer be sent on the same day.

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Alert Contacts

On the Alert Contacts page, you can specify a RAM user or a RAM role as an alert contact and specify contact information. You can also synchronize the contact information that is configured for RAM users with simple operations.

Note

A configured mobile phone number or email address takes effect only after it is activated.

Configure and view alert contacts