Creating a new Project

You can create a new Project from scratch, or you can use a Project template. See Creating a Project using a template for more information about templates.

To create a new Project

1	Select File > New > Project. The Project Settings dialog box opens.

2	Specify the settings.

–	Project name – The name of the Project.

–	Default code page – The default code page you specify here will be the default code page in all code page drop-down lists in the Project.

–	Default Resource set – The default resource set of the Project. This resource set is automatically connected to all Platforms, Message configurations, and Runtime configurations you create from within the Project.

–	Project folder/directory – The path to the Project directory. The Design Center Project files created from within the Project are stored in this directory.

–	Repository connections – Optionally, click to select the connection profile to be used when accessing a Media Management repository. See Importing an image from an OpenText Media Management repository.

3	Click OK. The new Project is displayed in the Project browser.

At this stage, the Project contains the Project node and a resource set node. You must now add a Platform, folders, Runtime configurations, and Message configurations to the Project. See Adding components to a Project.