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Project Tab

The Project tab contains commands related to creating projects and working with the project properties. Unless otherwise indicated, these commands apply to the project that is currently selected in the Project Manager. There are three ways to select a project and apply a command:

• By right-clicking the project in the project list and choosing the command from the shortcut menu.

• By selecting the project in the project list and then clicking the command on the Ribbon.

• By clicking anywhere inside the project that is currently open/visible and then clicking the command on the Ribbon.

Note: For secure databases, access to the commands on this tab may be restricted based on the permissions assigned to the user account.

Management

  Create Project adds a new project to the current database. At a minimum, you must specify the project name.

  Open Project opens the selected project.

  Close Project closes the project that is currently open/visible and all of the analyses it contains.

  Duplicate Project creates a copy of the selected project. The new project will have the same name as the original with an increment number added to the end (e.g., Project_1, Project_2, etc.).

  Delete Project moves the selected project to the recycle bin.

  Edit Project Properties allows you to view and edit the properties of the selected project.

   Task Numbering opens a window where you can specify whether or not you want to reuse task numbers within the project. MPC assigns task numbers in sequential order (i.e., the first task you create is assigned number 1, the second task you create is assigned number 2, and so on). By default, when you delete a task, MPC renumbers all other tasks in the project (i.e., if you have five tasks and you delete the third task, MPC renumbers the task #4 to be task #3 and renumbers task #5 to be task #4). If you do not want to renumber tasks, clear the Reuse task numbers check box.

  Manage Projects opens the Manage Projects window, which allows you to edit the security settings and properties of all projects in the database in one location.

  Import/Export gives you the option to open either the Import or Export Projects window. The Import window allows you to import projects from an existing database into the current database, while the Export window allows you to export to a new or existing database. (See Importing/Exporting Entire Projects.)

  Restore Point gives you the option to utilize restore points, which are exact replicas of the project at a particular point in time (i.e., backups). To create a restore point for the selected project, use the Create Restore Point command. To restore all data from an existing restore point, use the Restore Project command. (See Restore Points.)

  Check In/Out allows you to check out the selected project and make it available for editing only to you, while all other users in the database have read-only access to the project. No other user can edit the project unless you check in the project or undo the check out.

  Recycle Bin

1. • Empty Recycle Bin permanently deletes all projects under the Recycle Bin heading in the project list. There is no undo for emptying the recycle bin.

   • Restore Project is available only when you have selected a project under the Recycle Bin heading. The selected project will be recovered from the recycle bin and restored to its original location in the project list.

   • Delete Project permanently deletes the selected project. There is no undo for delete unless you have a stored backup or restore point.

  History Log is available only if you are the project owner or have the "Manage all projects" permission. It opens the Project History Log window, which allows you to activate and deactivate the history log for the project and, if the history log is currently activated, to view changes that have been performed throughout the entire project, with any Synthesis application.

E-mail Project

  Pack and E-mail compresses a copy of the selected project to a *.rsgz9 file and attaches it to a new e-mail message. If no e-mail program is installed or no default e-mail program is defined on the computer, a message notifying you of this will be shown.

Security

  Lock Project moves the project into the Locked heading of the project list. When a project is locked, all database users (including the user who locked the project) will have read-only access to the project. In addition, a locked project cannot be deleted or have its properties and public/private status edited. To unlock a project, choose Unlock Project. (See Locked and Unlocked Projects.)

  Make Private moves the selected project into the Private heading of the project list. To move a private project to the Public heading, choose Make Public. (See Private and Public Projects.)

  Change Owner allows you to assign a different database user to be the owner for the selected project.

  Project Security is available only for public projects in secure databases. It opens the Project Properties window with the Security tab active, where you can specify the user accounts that can view/modify the selected project.

Synthesis

  Attachments adds linked or attached files to the selected project.