Create a project
This page describes how to create a project to manage a group of related changes that require a workflow process before publication.
Open the Projects application.
![projects.png 141](https://files.readme.io/e4062e4-projects.png)
Click on the + Project button in the top right of the screen.
![new-project-button.png 125](https://files.readme.io/132c143-new-project-button.png)
Enter a name and, optionally, a description for the new project. If you intend to run the project as a scheduled campaign, you may also enter start and end dates (they can also be changed or added later on).
![new-project-form.png 1280](https://files.readme.io/03796be-new-project-form.png)
Click Create. Three new tabs will appear alongside the Info & Schedule tab - Channels, Content, and Communication.
The Channels tab is automatically selected so that you can start making channel changes within the project. Start by clicking + Channel.
![new-empty-project.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/59f03ec-new-empty-project.png)
Tip:
The Channels tab is automatically selected as we assume most projects will contain channel changes, however it is possible to only include content changes in a project - in which case the Channels tab can be ignored.
In the dialog that pops up, select one or more channels and click Add:
![add-channels-to-project.png 517](https://files.readme.io/b7917d3-add-channels-to-project.png)
You are now ready to make changes to channels added to the project.
If you want to include content changes in a project, you need to add documents to the project, as a newly created project does not include any documents by default:
![project-content-empty.png 1224](https://files.readme.io/112ab53-project-content-empty.png)
To add a document to a project, navigate to the Content Application and to the document you want to add to the project. An additional menu option is available within the document view:
![add-document-to-project.png 542](https://files.readme.io/7f94945-add-document-to-project.png)
Clicking on Add to project will present a dialogue box where you can decide what project you would like to add the document to:
![add-to-project-dialog.png 480](https://files.readme.io/dd77171-add-to-project-dialog.png)
It is also possible to add a document to a project from within the Experience manager:
![channel-add-document-to-project.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/5893b29-channel-add-document-to-project.png)
This option appears when you go to edit a document, in the context of a project, that is not currently part of the project.
If you add a document to a project it means you are ready to include content changes in the project.
You can see the list of documents contained within a project by navigating to the Content tab within the relevant project:
![project-content-tab.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/cb895e3-project-content-tab.png)
It is possible at any time to remove a document from a project or switch a document from one project to another. You can remove a document from a project from both the Content tab, within the Projects application, and from the document view in the Content application:
![remove-from-project.png 153](https://files.readme.io/4821bed-remove-from-project.png)
You can do this by clicking on the Remove from project menu item/icon.
![remove-document-from-project.png 637](https://files.readme.io/383c169-remove-document-from-project.png)
Moving a document from one project to another is possible by clicking the Switch to project option in the document view from the Content application.
From the moment a project is created it is possible to add comments to it:
Comments can be added on all tabs. On the Info & Schedule tab, comments are not linked to a specific channel or document and are generic ‘project’ comments.
![project-info-comment.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/e619260-project-info-comment.png)
On the Channels tab the comments added are linked to specific channels; you can add a comment to a specific channel by clicking on the comment icon, entering a comment in the side panel, and clicking +. The comments for that channel will then appear in a log below the Comment field. You can open and close this log as desired by clicking on the comment icon (to open it), and the X icon in the side panel (to close it).
![project-channels-add-comment.png 1224](https://files.readme.io/9869560-project-channels-add-comment.png)
![project-channels-comments.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/df008a1-project-channels-comments.png)
The same functionality exists within the Content tab; comments can be added and viewed, and they are linked to a specific document:
![project-content-comments.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/57978c6-project-content-comments.png)
The Communication tab primarily serves as an entire log of all comments added to the project, regardless of what tab a comment was originally added from.
![project-communication-tab.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/d3536b0-project-communication-tab.png)
You can however also add comments from the Communication tab, and on doing so are asked what the comment is in reference to - whether it is a generic project-level comment, or a specific channel/document comment:
![project-add-comment-dialog.png 516](https://files.readme.io/a86c362-project-add-comment-dialog.png)
If it is a channel or document comment you are also asked to specify which channel/document it is in reference to:
![project-add-channel-comment.png 514](https://files.readme.io/8395625-project-add-channel-comment.png)
On the Communication tab it is also possible to filter the entire comments log based on text, date created, and user:
![project-comments-filter.png 1223](https://files.readme.io/e59be93-project-comments-filter.png)
Updated 5 months ago