Creating projects, folders, and artifacts

Artifacts is a general term for the objects within a repository, and are the lowest level of objects that are displayed in the Project Explorer and project Artifacts page. You use projects and folders to manage artifacts. You can use the User Dashboard or the Project Explorer view to open repository connections and create projects, folders, and artifacts. Use templates to create projects with sample data. You also create artifacts from the Artifacts project page, the File menu, or the New button on the toolbar.

About this task

When creating a project, you can create an empty project or use one of the following templates.
  • Base Project. Includes attribute groups only.
  • Classic CD Example Project. Provides an example Web application for selling music. It includes a full project structure with folders, attributes, and sample artifacts to support online browsing and shopping cart purchases. If you are a first-time user, you might want to choose this option so that you can work with sample artifacts.
  • Project Starter. Includes attribute groups and a folder for each artifact type.

Table 1 describes how to perform project-related tasks from both the Dashboard and from the Project Explorer. If you are new to the product, try the Dashboard tasks first. If you have connected to a repository for the first time, your next step is to create a project.

For information on creating artifacts from the Artifacts project page, the File menu, or the New button, see Creating, copying, and renaming artifacts.

Table 1. Using the Dashboard and Project Explorer view
Task Dashboard Steps Project Explorer Steps
Display the Dashboard or Project Explorer view Your Dashboard opens automatically when you connect to a repository for the first time. Thereafter, to open your Dashboard, click the Open button in the editor toolbar and click Dashboard for <your user ID>. If you cannot see this view, in the editor toolbar, click the Open button and click Show Project Explorer.
Create a connection to a new repository If you are already connected to a repository, but you want to connect to a new repository, click the down arrow at the Dashboard for <your user ID> button and select Connect to new repository. Right-click in the Project Explorer view and click New > Repository.
Note: You cannot access this command if a project or folder in an existing repository is selected. Select the top-level node in an existing repository or deselect a project or folder by pressing Ctrl and clicking that item.
Display projects and folder contents within a repository Click a project in the My Projects list. In the Filter Display by Folder list on the project Artifacts page, select a folder to see its contents. Click a project or folder in the Project Explorer view to display its contents in the lower window of the view.
Create a project Click Create Project. Right-click a repository and click New > Project. Double-click a project to open it and review its folders. The project sidebar includes an overview, recent comments, recent artifacts, and recent requirements sections.
Create a project that includes structure, attributes, and sample artifacts When you create a project, click Next and select the Create a project using a template check box. Select a template and click Finish. When you create a project, click Next and select the Create a project using a template check box. Select a template and click Finish.
Create a folder Use the Project Explorer to create a folder. Right-click a project or a folder and click New > Folder.
Create an artifact Click a project in the My Projects list. In the Filter Display by Folder list on the project Artifacts page, click Create Artifact. Right-click a project or a folder, click New, and select an artifact type.
Organize artifacts by tags. Add tags to artifacts to organize or classify them in a project. Click a project in the My Projects list. In the Filter Display by Tag list on the project Artifacts page, click a tag. Use the project Artifacts page to display artifacts by tag.

To delete a project, right-click the project in the Project Explorer and click Delete. For more options, right-click a project or folder.


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