Definitions for "workarea"
a user's view of the repository objects on which he or she is working
a view of one or more applications at a particular version
A window in Discoverer Administrator which is the view into the End User Layer. Use the Workarea window to work with each business areas in the End User Layer. It is where you can create new business areas and folders, move items from one folder to another, and create and edit items. Essentially, everything you do that affects the End User Layer is done in the Workarea.
An area where individuals or teams can work on files prior to moving them to the staging area