# 📚 Methods List

The **Methods List** is displayed on the left panel of both the *Cloud Computing Platform (CCP)* and the *Method/Algorithm Importer* pages.

It provides access to all methods available in the current environment, organized by category for easier navigation.

![Methods List](/_static/imgs/methods_list.png)

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## 📄 Method Overview

Each method is displayed as a card, summarizing key information:

- **Name and version**: Identify the method and track its evolution over time
- **Authors**: Creators or maintainers of the method
- **Description**: Short explanation of the method's purpose
- **Tags**: Keywords that help categorize the method
- **Infrastructures**: Execution environments where the method can run

![Method Details](/_static/imgs/method_shared.png)

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## 🧭 Available Actions

Each method card shows a set of action buttons.  
The availability of these actions depends on:

- The current page (CCP or Method Importer)
- The user’s permissions
- The sharing status of the method

![Method Buttons](/_static/imgs/method_buttons.png)

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### ▶️ **Execute**

![Play Button](/_static/imgs/method_button_play.png)

Opens the method in the execution form, allowing the user to configure inputs and run it.

> **Visible only** on the *Cloud Computing Platform (CCP)*  
> Requires at least one compatible infrastructure in the current VRE.

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### ✏️ **Edit**

![Edit Button](/_static/imgs/method_button_edit.png)

Opens the method in the editing interface to update its configuration.

> **Visible only** on the *Method/Algorithm Importer* page

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### ⬇️ **Download**

![Download Button](/_static/imgs/method_button_download.png)

Downloads the `method.json` file defining the method.

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### 🗄️ **Archive to Workspace**

![Archive Button](/_static/imgs/method_button_archive.png)

Saves the `method.json` file to your personal workspace.

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### 🤝 **Share**

![Share Button](/_static/imgs/method_button_share.png)

Makes the method visible to other users in the environment.

> Only appears for methods defined by the current user and not yet shared.

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### 📌 **Shared Label**

![Shared Label](/_static/imgs/method_button_shared.png)

Indicates that the method has already been shared with the community.

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## 🔗 Related Pages

- ∑ [Analytics Engine overview](./00_analytics_engine)

- ☁️ [Cloud Computing Platform](./02_engine_ccp)

- 🚀 [Method Execution Interface](./03_method_execution)

- 🛠 [Method Editor](./05_engine_edit)