Changing project properties

You can change project names, descriptions, and data sources that are used in projects. You can also add or remove user or group access.

Before you begin

Only FastTrack Administrators can change user and group access to projects. Any FastTrack User can make changes to other project properties.

Procedure

  1. From theMappings workspace, right-click on a project.
    Tip: If you cannot see Mappings, click the Mapping workspace and select Mappings. Alternatively, from the menu, click View > Mappings.
  2. Click Project Properties.
  3. Select the property that you want to change:
    Option Description
    To change the project name or description
    1. Click Details.
    2. Type the new text in the field.
    To remove users
    1. Click Users and perform one of the following steps:
      Tip: To select multiple names, press the Shift key or Ctrl key and click.
      • If you want to remove only a few users, select one or more names and click Remove.
      • If you must use search to locate users, click Browse:
        1. Select one or more names.
        2. Click Remove.
        3. Click OK.
    To add users
    1. Click Users.
    2. Click Browse. You can use the search to locate groups.
    3. Select one or more names. To select multiple names, press the Shift key or Ctrl key and click.
    4. Click Add.
    5. Click OK.
    To remove groups
    1. Click Groups and perform one of the following steps:
      Tip: To select multiple names, press the Shift key or Ctrl key and click.
      • If you are removing only a few groups, select one or more names and click Remove.
      • If you must use search to locate groups, click Browse:
        1. Select one or more names.
        2. Click Remove.
        3. Click OK.
    To add groups
    1. Click Groups.
    2. Click Browse. You can use the search to locate groups.
    3. Select one or more names. To select multiple names, press the Shift key or Ctrl key and click.
    4. Click Add.
    5. Click OK.
    To define naming standards
    1. Click Naming Standards.
    2. Select an Object Type.
    3. Expand the object to define names for input and output tags.
    4. Click Component 1. Select a pattern type that is consistent with the object type that you selected to use as the naming pattern variable. You can also specify a literal string that can be part of your naming pattern.
    5. Click the other component lists as needed to continue to build the pattern. You can use all six of the possible partitioned patterns or a subset of that number.
    6. Select the Use Business Glossary Abbreviations when Available check box to use InfoSphere® Information Governance Catalog abbreviations as part of the naming pattern.
    7. Select the Use Mixed Case as Separator check box to determine the rule for combining words when generating names. This check box is cleared by default.
    8. Select the Global Counter check box to determine how the counter variable will be interpreted. This check box is cleared by default.
    9. Specify a string in the Word Separator field that will be used when names are concatenated together. The default value is_.
    10. Specify an integer in the Minimum Counter Length field to determine the minimum length of the counter. The default value is 3.
    11. Click Restore to Default to return to the system default.
  4. Select whether to add or remove Status values.
  5. Turn Audit Trail tracking on or off.
  6. Click OK to save and exit project properties.
Parent topic: Managing projects in InfoSphere FastTrack
Related tasks:
Defining naming standards