Help by task
Pick what you're trying to do. Each path starts with one route, then names the next move.
Quick rules
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Match the route to the job: indicators for a series, calendar for timing, dashboards for monitoring, macro for context.
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Use Search when you know the topic but not the page yet.
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Use the indicator page when you need source notes, history, downloads, or a widget entry point.
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Use API & Data Access when the job is a public JSON route, a global connected-source search, a download URL, or an export boundary check.
Work from the question outward
Macro work usually starts messy. These paths give it shape before you decide whether you need data, a dashboard, a model, or history.
Monitoring the economy
Start with a dashboard when you want a repeatable monitoring view, then keep the calendar and news nearby for timing and releases.
Explaining what changed
Start with Macro when the question is broad, then move into History for precedent, Concepts for the measurement side, or Schools for the disagreement.
Projecting a series
Start with data-driven models when the task is baseline direction, diagnostics, and projections from observed macro data.
Explaining a mechanism
Start with theory-based models when the job is comparative statics, proof structure, or a small scenario comparison before heavier model classes.
Finding or importing data
Check the indicators explorer first, then use the Provider Catalog Workspace when you need the deeper connected-source workflow.