Configure a project

In the project configuration, you can modify general project settings and configure sharing.

Access project settings

To access a project's settings, complete the steps below.

Note:

• Only licensed users with editing permissions can edit projects.
• Projects that are shared with everyone can only be edited by their owners.
• For projects that you uploaded to the urban database through the data manager, only the general settings are available.

1. Choose the project you want to configure.

   The project editor appears.

2. Expand the drop-down menu named after the project and choose Configure project.

   The project configuration opens to the general project settings tab by default. The tab is named after the project. It is also referred to as the General tab.

3. Configure the project.

   See the subsections below to learn what you can configure.

4. Click the Return to project button in the header when you finish the configuration.
5. Click the Return to overview button to go back to the overview.

Configure general settings

Click the tab that is named after the project in the project settings to do the following:

• Configure the project name, custom ID, address, description, thumbnail, start and end date, and web page URL.
• Set the project status.
• Review the coordinate system information.
• Mark the project as featured.
• Configure a project context layer.
• Delete the project.

Note:

• See Manage project status types to learn more about how to configure project status types in the data manager.

• Style the project description with markdown syntax elements. See Description styling to learn more.
• Featured projects are displayed at the top of the projects list.
• Delete project is only available for the project owner.
• The supported coordinate systems for a project's context layers depend on the coordinate system of the urban model. See Understanding local and global urban models to learn more.

Configure scenarios

Click the Scenarios tab to do the following:

• Edit the name and description of scenarios.
• Configure a scenario context layer.
• Configure a scenario visualization.
• Add scenarios.
• Reorder scenarios.
• Delete scenarios.

See Work with project scenarios to learn more.

Configure sharing settings

Click the Sharing tab to do the following:

• Share the project with individual users, groups, or the public.
• Enable editing for nonowners.
• Allow nonowners to save the project as a duplicate.

See Share a project for more information.

Note:

The sharing settings are only available if you are the project owner.