Welcome to the Projects user guide – a place to learn how to start a project and use it for collaboration and data management.
The guide information is specific to Purdue University Research Repository hub and describes functionality as of September 2011. We will be adding more information as it becomes available.
1. Introduction
Projects offer a new convenient way to collaborate with your team on a variety of tasks, such as application development, proposal writing, data collection, etc., and help effectively manage your data, workflow and communication.
With each project you get:
- Git-based repository for your data with a simple built-in web browser;
- Wiki area for your project notes;
- To-do list management;
- Facebook-like microblogging tool providing a stream of project updates from all team members, with the ability to comment on certain activities (project ‘wall’).
In the works are an application development and management tool and a publishing tool to deliver project data and apps as hub publications, as well as several other features to facilitate collaboration and make your project a success. The main component page is accessible at yourhub/projects/. The description of all included and planned features is available at yourhub/projects/features.
2. Explore Projects
2.1. Public and private projects
Projects can be made public or private.
Public projects are listed in the public project directory (yourhub/projects/browse), with the basic project information visible to users and visitors of the site.
Private projects do not appear in the public directory and are accessible only by their project team members.
By default, all newly created projects are private, unless the project creator decides to make it public from the start. Managers can change the privacy of the project at any time by editing project information. The public/private status of a project is displayed on the right-hand corner of the project page.