Creating a project¶

The first step in using IDEAS is to create a project. A project contains one or more datasets. Each dataset contains data in a table, together with metadata, and can also contain analysis results derived from that data.

Creating a new project¶

To create a new project, click on the Create New Project as shown below:

This brings up a panel where you provide the name of the project and select an organization. You can also choose to enter a short description and icon color.

Clicking Submit will open the project and shows a popup where you can designate how to share the project.

New projects will appear on the home page:

Project page¶

Clicking on a project takes you to the project home page, where you can:

• Create datasets
• Analyze data

In addition, the top panel allows you to add a description to your project using markdown syntax.

Sharing Projects¶

You can share projects with other users inside and outside your organization, and you can control the access level.

A panel for designating sharing access and access levels can be found when (1) creating a new project or 2) clicking on the share icon on the project page as highlighted below.

Organization Access¶

The organization access panel is shown here:

You can designate access at two levels using the respective sections in the panel:

• Access for all users in the organization

  Select from one of the following access levels to share access to all users in your organization:

  • Restricted: projects will be visible only to you and users granted individual access
  • Shared: projects can be accessed by all users in your organization

• Organization users with access

  Share a project with specific users by selecting a user from the drop-down menu and their access level.

Access Levels

When selecting to share with either your entire organization or an individual user, you may choose to grant permission using the following access levels.

External Access¶

Projects can be shared outside your organization by providing external access. Enter the email address for those you want to invite.

External users will be given View access by default. You can change this View, Download, and Copy by clicking the access level button.

Copy Projects¶

You can copy a project from the Home Page by clicking the gear icon associated with the project you want to copy. In the example below, CS-585-STAGING will be copied.

Use the Copy Project panel (see image below) to configure the following properties:

• Name for the copied project
• Organization where the copied project will be placed
• (optional) Enter a description
• (optional) Select an icon color for the copied project
• Copy data Select whether to copy a project with or without it's data. Copying projects without data allows you to use the project as a template.

View where a project is copied from using the info icon on either the project table or the project page header as shown below.

Key points for copying projects:

• You can copy a project regardless of your sharing access (you can copy projects whether you are the owner, editor or viewer).
• The copied project will take up space in your organization or in the organization you are copying it into.
• Once copied, the copied project is entirely separate from the original project (similar to when duplicating a folder on a computer). There is no syncing between them.
• After copying, the user who performs the copying action becomes the owner of the copied project.
• Projects cannot be copied across geographic regions (US, Europe, Japan).