How to Create a Project

This task describes how to create a project. You create projects in Site Administration, and define project settings in Lab Management.

1. Log in to Site Administration

   Open your Web browser and type the ALM URL in the following format:

   http://<ALM name>[<:port number>]/qcbin
   

   In the Application Lifecycle Management window, click Site Administration.

   Enter your Site Administrator user name and password and click Login.

2. Create a project domain - optional

   Click the Create Domain button and enter a name for the new domain, and click OK.

3. Create project administrator users

   1. Select the Site Users tab, and click the New User button. The New User dialog box opens.

   2. Enter the details of the project administrator user, and click OK.

   3. Select the user, click Password and enter the password. Click OK.

   For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Adding a New User.

4. Create a new project

   1. Click the Site Projects tab, and select the domain in which you want to create the project.

   2. Click the Create Project button, and follow the steps to create the project. When prompted:

   • Add the project administrator users you created above.

   • If it is not enabled already, select ALM Lab Extension.

   For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Creating Projects.

5. Assign more project administrators to the project - optional

   To add additional project administrators:

   1. Click the Site Projects tab.

   2. In the Projects list on the left, select the project you created.

   3. In the right pane, click the Project Users tab.

   4. Add another user, and select Project Administrator.

6. Define the project's settings

   Projects are created with default settings which you can modify if desired. You define the project settings in Lab Management as follows:

   1. Log in to Lab Management with your administrator user name and password.

   2. On the Lab Management sidebar, under Lab Settings, select Project Settings.

   3. Define at least the following settings: Host limit, Vuser limit, and Concurrent Run limit.

   For user interface details, see Project Settings Details Dialog Box.

   Note: Project administrators can view the project settings in the project in ALM, and can modify some of the project settings. To access the project settings in ALM, on the ALM masthead, click and select Lab Settings.

7. Add and customize the project users

   This step is performed by the project administrator. For details, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Assigning Users to Groups.