Creating a Project Using the New Project Wizard
You use the New Project Wizard to create a Project. You can create a new Project from one of your existing Projects or from a supplied Project or template. For more information, see Supplied Projects and Templates. Additionally, if a Windchill connection is set up in the desktop version of the Administrator application for the Enterprise Edition, you can create a new Project from a Windchill MPMLink/Windchill PDMLink. You must close all files prior to performing this procedure.
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Users of the Enterprise Edition must have Can create Projects permission to create Projects.
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1. Open the Create Project window using one of the methods described in Creating a Project Using a New Command.
2. Complete this window, being sure to select Run New Project Wizard prior to clicking OK. For more information, see Create Project Window.
The New Project Wizard starts and displays the Select Project Starting Point page.
3. Select an option on this page, referring to the following table for descriptions.
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Create from one of my Projects
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When selected (default), the Project to create is based on one that you created. If you are creating a Tryout Project, only other Tryout Projects are available for your selection.
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Create from a Sample Project
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When selected, the Project to create is based on a Project in the Samples folder on the application server. For more information, see Supplied Projects and Templates. You can place Team Projects in this folder so that you can use them as templates.
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Create a new Project
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When selected, the Project is to be created with custom settings.
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Create from Windchill PDMLink/MPMLink product
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When selected, the Project is to be created from a Windchill PDMLink or MPMLink product. This option is shown for an Enterprise Project only if a connection to Windchill is set up in the desktop version of the Administrator application. Selecting this option provides for importing the BOM (bill of materials) for a Windchill MPMLink or Windchill PDMLink product into the default System file for the newly created Project.
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4. Click Next. The page that appears depends on your selection.
◦ If Create from one of my Projects is selected in the Enterprise Edition, the Project Location page appears so that you can indicate whether the Project to use as the basis is an Enterprise Project in a database system or a Team Project on a local file system. Go to step 5.
◦ If Create from one of my Projects is selected in the Team Edition, the Select Project page appears so that you can select the Team Project to use as the template. Go to step 6.
◦ If Create from a Sample Project is selected, the Select Project page appears so that you can select a supplied template or sample Team Project to use as the basis for your Project. Go to step 6.
◦ If Create a new Project is selected, pages for creating a Project with custom settings appear. For more information, see Completing Wizard Pages for Creating a Project with Custom Settings.
◦ If Create from Windchill PDMLink/MPMLink product is selected, pages for creating the Project from a Windchill product appears. When you select this same option in the Create File Wizard, similar pages appear for creating an additional System file in the active Project. For more information, see Creating a Project or Additional System File from a Windchill Product.
5. If the Project Location page appears, do the following:
a. Select the location. For information about this page and the variations of the Select Project page that follow it, see Project Location and Selection Options for Enterprise Edition.
b. Click Next to display the appropriate Select Project page.
6. If the Select Project page appears, select the Project to use as the template and click Next.
◦ When the Project is one of your Projects, the Select Files page appears. Go to step 7.
◦ When the Project is in the Sample Files folder, the Wizard Complete page appears. Go to step 8.
7. If the Select Files page appears, indicate which files to copy from your Project into the new Project. For information about completing this page, which is shown by many wizards, see Select Files Page.
8. On the Wizard Complete page, click Finish to create the Project and open the System file.
When you select all files in the Project, they are rapidly copied into the new Project because no validation of data and Project configurations is necessary. During this process, the Creating Project and Opening System windows open briefly. Once it finishes, the System file opens. However, if more than one System file exists in the Project, the newly created Project opens in the Project Properties window so that you can select the System file to open. For more information, see Project Properties Window.
If files are being copied from a Team Project to an Enterprise Project, a window opens, displaying progress. The status bar in this windows resets as copies of files are made. For a System file, the status bar might reset multiple times as Project, data and Project configurations are validated. The time to completion depends on the number of files being copied and how large they are. Clicking Stop in this window cancels the copy procedure.