Create a new project when you wish to start a new phase of development. You can create a project from scratch and add items to it afterwards. For details of creating streams, see Creating a Stream.
PRIVILEGES Create Project
Do one of the following:
Select Project | New | Project.
In the Changesets dialog box for either a project or stream, right-click the project version on which you want to base the new project and select New Project.
Select File | New | Project.
On the General page:
Select a product.
Enter a project name.
Select a project type.
Enter a description for the new project.
If you want the new project to be opened when the wizard completes select Open using work area. Select a work area.
To add the new project to your list of Favorites select Add to favorites. Favorites are shared across all clients.
Click Next.
Select one of the following:
Nothing if you want the project initially to contain no items.
Based on Baseline if you want the new project to be populated with the item revisions from a baseline. Select a baseline from the list.
Based on another Project if you want the new project to be populated with the item revisions from an existing project. Accept the default project or enter the name of a project. To find a project click Select, select Another project, and do one of the following:
• Start typing the ID of a project. Projects that contain any characters in the string are displayed. For example, to find ’QLARIUS:VS_BRANCHA’ type ’vs’.
• Select a project from the list. Favorite projects and recently used projects are displayed at the top.
Optionally select a version of this project on which to base the new project. Click OK.
NOTE: The new project inherits all the revisions from the parent project.
Based on another Stream if you want the new stream to be populated with the item revisions from an existing stream. See above for guidance.
Select Copy build configuration if you want to copy the build configuration of the Based on project to the new project.
Click Next.
In the Version management options section:
Select Branch if you want Dimensions to add a period before the new revision number for new item revisions created in this project.
Select Do not branch if you want Dimensions to increment the previous revision number by one for new item revisions created in this project. It is recommended that you use this option, and that you use a single assigned branch.
Select Allow users to override default revision number if you want the user to be able to enter a different revision number from the one generated by Dimensions when creating new item revisions in this project
In the Change management rules section:
Select Use item type settings, Always enabled or Always disabled.
Select Request required to refactor if you want to require the user to provide a request ID when they make refactoring changes to the project.
In the Promotion section:
If you select Use local stages the stage of an item revision in this project is not affected as a result of actioning even when stages in the GSL are associated with states in its lifecycle. The stage in this project can only be changed as a result of promoting and demoting.
If you do not select this option, when the state of an item revision is changed as a result of actioning, its stage in this project is also changed.
NOTE Once you have selected this option you cannot subsequently deselect it.
See About Project Options for more details of these options.
Click Next.
On the Named Branches page:
In the list of Valid Branches select any branches that are to be allowed when creating new item revisions in this project.
Select the default branch that you want CM to use when automatically generating the revision number for item revisions created in this project.
Click Next.
Enter any required attributes on the Attributes tab.
Click Next. A summary of the options you have selected is displayed.
Click Finish.
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