Configure a project

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

Access project settings

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

Note:

• Only licensed users with editing permissions can edit projects.
• For projects that you uploaded to the urban database through the data manager, the following settings are not available: configure project context, configure scenarios, and sharing.

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 project context.
• 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.

Configure project context

Context layers allow you to import specific layers that provide detail and understanding to the project you are editing. Project context layers display in all scenarios when you open a project. They are not displayed in the overview. You can also configure context layers per scenario. See Configure scenario context to learn more.

To configure project context, complete the following steps:

1. Browse to the Project context section and click Select Item .

   The Select project context dialog box appears.

2. Select a web scene item from the list and click Select.

   The item appears in the Project context section.

3. Click Return to project in the header.

   The context layer is added to the project.

Note:

• The supported coordinate systems of context layers depend on the coordinate system of the urban model. See Understanding local and global urban models to learn more.
• To switch context layers on or off when you're editing or viewing a project, click the layer name on the Options menu .
• Pop-ups that you configured in a web scene are shown together with the context layer when the Details side panel is open. To open it, click the Details button at the upper right of the header.
• If the project context includes an elevation layer, this terrain is used when viewing the project instead of the elevation layer defined in the urban model. See Custom elevation layer 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 discussion settings

Click the Discussion tab and choose Public engagement to enable or disable public engagement on the project.

Note:

• You also must enable public engagement in the data manager. See Configure public feedback to learn more.
• Public feedback comments are stored in an ArcGIS Hub annotations layer. This layer is accessible to everyone by default. It's recommended that you enable the Public engagements option only on public projects.

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.