Projects

You can view and change general information on a project, create a group of projects, and specify an export alias for the project. Setting an export alias allows you to change the project name during export.

1. In the tree view, right-click the project and click Configuration.
2. Select the General tab.

   In the Name field, you can rename the object.

   In the Description field, you can add a description for this object.

   In the Project Group field, type the name for the new project group and then click Apply.

   In the Export alias field, type the project name that will be used during export.

3. In the Involved in imports and exports section, you can see in which imports and exports this object has been involved, if any.

   When an object is imported from another KCM Repository, this KCM Repository is listed as source KCM Repository.

   The source KCM Repository is listed with the company name of the license and the postfix as set by the administrator.

   Export and Import actions are listed by date and time. Double-clicking a import or export action to open a dialog that shows all objects involved in that export or import action. You can view and edit documents from this list.

   Opening this dialog may take long time.

4. To apply the changes, click Apply and then click OK.

Also, you can define characteristics on in the project level and then assign those characteristics to different folders/objects belonging in the project.

1. In the tree view, right-click the project and click Configuration.
2. Select the Define Characteristics tab.
3. Click New to add a characteristic and then click Add.

   You can also click New Group to define a set of characteristics.

4. Click Apply.
5. Select the Characteristics tab and check the characteristic that you want to apply to this project. You can also apply the characteristic to a folder/object belonging in this project on the Characteristics tab of the Configuration dialog for this folder/object.