Loading or creating a project

Pre-requisite: In order to load or create a project in the ReferenceApp, user interface only users must first sign up and log in and source code users must set up the app locally.

After you log in to the ReferenceApp, in the Project Selection dialog, complete one of the following options:

• Load an existing project.
• Create a new project.
• If there is no option to create or load a project, see Requesting access or invitation to a project.

Loading an existing project

To load an existing project, do the following:

1. From the Project drop-down menu, select an existing project.
2. From the User Group drop-down menus, select one of the user groups you can access. The user group you select determines the user interface layout and possible actions.
3. Click LOAD PROJECT.

Creating a new project

Warning: Creating a new project overwrites your existing project. ReferenceApp users can only have one project at a time. For more information on this and its underlying code, see ReferenceApp project number limits.

To create a new project, do the following:

1. In the Project Selection dialog, click CREATE PROJECT.

2. In the Setup Project dialog, complete the following fields:

   a. Name: Enter a long-form title for your project, such as Demonstration Project 1

   a. Short Name: A shorter name for the project which can be queried, such as demo_proj_1

   a. Description: More descriptive text that gives a deeper understanding of the project and its purpose

3. To enable multiple model support, enable the Enable multiple model support checkbox. For more information, see Multi-model support.

4. Click SET UP.

5. To overwrite your previous project with your new project, click AGREE.

6. To load your new project, from the Project and User Group drop-down menus, select the project and one of the user groups you can access, then click LOAD PROJECT.

   Result: The set-up scripts run and configure your project with the required resources on the platform. The project setup takes 15 to 30 minutes.

Requesting access or an invitation to a project

To request access or accept an invitation, do the following:

1. Contact the project admin and request access and an invitation.

2. The admin completes the following steps:

   a. Open the Manage Admin app.

   b. Go to the Platform ReferenceApp app.

   c. To the upper-right, click the menu icon, then click Users.

   d. Click Invite New User

   e. In the Invite New User dialog, in the New Users field, enter the user's email address or user id.

   f. From the Choose application drop-down menu, select an application.

   g. Click Invite.

3. Refresh the ReferenceApp web page to view your project invitation, then click Accept Invite.

4. Refresh the ReferenceApp web page and complete one of the following options:

   • To load an existing project, from the Project and User Group drop-down menus, select a project and one of the user groups you can access, then click LOAD PROJECT.

   • Create a new project.