# Advanced Features
Speckle Workspaces unlock advanced features for enhanced team collaboration, workflow automation, and secure project management. By subscribing to a Workspace, teams gain exclusive access to these capabilities to improve efficiency and ensure data control.
# Private Automate Functions
Workspaces provide access to Speckle Automate, enabling teams to create and manage private automation functions securely within their Workspace.
# Key Capabilities:
Private Functions:
- Develop custom automations specific to your team’s workflows.
- These functions are only visible within the Workspace, ensuring confidentiality.
Project-Specific Automations:
- Automations created using private functions can be deployed to projects within the Workspace.
- These are accessible to Project Reviewers and above.
Role-Based Management:
- Only Admins and Project Owners can create and edit automations.
- Contributors and Reviewers can execute automations relevant to their project roles.
# Example Use Cases:
- Automating design review processes by generating reports based on project data.
- Running quality assurance checks to ensure compliance with design standards.
- Streamlining repetitive tasks like updating model metadata across multiple projects.
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# Expanding Advanced Features
Workspaces will serve as the foundation for introducing additional advanced features. As part of your subscription, you’ll automatically gain access to these as they are released.
Stay updated on planned features and announcements via the Speckle Community Forum (opens new window).