Managing Projects with the Touch-Optimized UI
Managing Projects with the Touch-Optimized
UI
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Projects lets you organize your project by grouping resources into one entity.
In the Projects console, you access and take action on your projects:
In Projects, you can create a project, associate resources with your project, and also delete a project or
Resource links. You may want to open a tile to view its content as well as add items to a tile. This topic
describes those procedures.
CREATING A PROJECT
Out of the box, AEM provides three templates to choose from when you create a project:
• Simple Project
• Media Project
• Product Photo Shoot Project
The procedure of creating a project is the same from project to project. The difference between the types of
projects includes available user roles and workflows.
To create a new project:
1.
In Projects, tap/click the add icon to open the Create Project wizard:
2.
Select a template. Out of the box, Simple Project, Media Project, and Product Photo Shoot Product are
available and click Next.
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3.
Define the Title and Description and add a Thumbnail image if required. You also add or delete users
and what group they belong to. In addition, click Advanced to add a name used in the URL.
4.
Tap/click Done. The confirmation asks whether you want to open your new project or to return to the
console.
ASSOCIATING RESOURCES WITH YOUR PROJECT
As projects enable you to group resources into one entity, you want to associate resources to your project.
These resources are called Tiles. The types of resources you can add are described in Project Tiles.
To associate resources with your project:
1.
Open your project from the Projects console.
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Tap/click the add icon and select the tile that you want to link to your project. You can select multiple
types of tiles.
NOTE
Project tiles that can be associated with a project are described in detail in Project tiles.
3.
4.
Tap/click Create.
Tap/click Create. Your resource is linked to your project and from now on you can access it from your
project.
The confirmation asks whether you want to return to your project or the console.
DELETING A PROJECT OR RESOURCE LINK
The same method is used to delete a project from the console or a linked resource from your project:
1.
2.
3.
Navigate to the appropriate location:
• To delete a project go to the top level of the Projects console
• To delete a resource link within a project, open your project in the Projects console
Enter selection mode and select your project or resource link.
Tap/click the delete icon:
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4.
You need to confirm the deletion in a dialog. If confirmed, the project or resource link is deleted.
ADDING ITEMS TO A TILE
In some tiles, you may want to add more than one item. For example, you may have more than one workflow
running at once or more than one experience.
To add items to a Tile:
1.
In Projects, navigate to the project and click the Add + icon on the tile you want to add an item to.
2.
Add an item to the tile as you would when creating a new tile. Project tiles are described here. In this
example, another workflow was added.
OPENING A TILE
You may want to see what items are included in a current tile, or modify or delete items in the tile.
To open a tile so that you can view or modify items:
1.
In the Projects console, tap/click the ellipses (...)
2.
AEM lists the items in that tile. You can enter selection mode to modify or delete the items.
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VIEWING PROJECT STATISTICS
To view project statistics, in the Projects console, click the Statistics icon. The level of completion for each
project displays. Click the Statistics icon again to go to the Projects console.
VIEWING A PROJECT TIMELINE
The project timeline provides information on when assets in the project were last used. To view the project
timeline, select the Timeline icon, then enter selection mode and select the project. Assets are displayed in
the left pane. Click the Timeline icon to return to the Projects console.
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VIEWING ACTIVE/INACTIVE PROJECTS
To toggle between your active and inactive projects, in the Projects console, click the Toggle Active
Projects icon. If the icon has a + next to it, it is displaying the active projects.
If the icon has an x next to, it is displaying the inactive projects.
MAKING PROJECTS INACTIVE OR ACTIVE
You may want to make a project inactive if you've completed it but you still want to keep the information on
the project.
To make a project inactive (or active):
1.
2.
3.
In the Projects console, open your project and then find the Project information tile.
Tap/click the Edit icon.
Change the selector from Active to Inactive (or vice versa).
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Save your changes.
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