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Create a Project

Before creating a Project, please verify that the following prerequisites are met.

The Metadata Repository will store your Project data (Model Objects, Terms, Discoveries...).

The PAT is required to authenticate and securely connect to your repository.

It will be used in a Connection.

Create a project

To create a new Project, click the Add Project button for the desired Solution on the Solutions and Projects overview page.

If you reach the maximum number of Projects allowed by your license plan, you will encounter the following pop-up and will not be able to create a new Project:

You have two options:

  • Delete an existing project to be able to create a new one
  • Contact your biGENIUS Sales account manager to increase your license plan

The Create new project side panel window is opened:

Enter the following information:
  1. Name: enter the Project's name
    1. A project using a Spark Generator should not have spaces in its name.
  2. Description: enter a description for the Project
  3. Repository Location: there are two options
    1. Remote: select if you want to create a new project in a dedicated metadata repository
    2. Demo: select if you want to create a Demo project. See Use a Demo Project provided by biGENIUS for more information.
  4. Generator Configuration: select the generator you wish to use for this Project
    1. Depending on the Configurations included in your license plan, the list of Generator Configuration may vary
    2. Example for Generator Configurations related to Microsoft Fabric:
  5. Generator Version: specify the version of the generator to use for this Project
  6. Metadata repository: enter the HTTPS URL of the repository you prepared earlier. 
    1. This repository should not contain a project.yml file, model objects, or discoveries folders in its main branch.
    2. It will contain all metadata related to your project
  7. Connect to repository: choose one of the Connections you prepared earlier.

You need 1 Metadata repository per project. It is not possible to have multiple projects in the same repository.

    Click the SAVE button:

    • The new Project will appear under its associated Solution.
    • A notification will confirm that the creation was done correctly.
    • The Project's default structure will be created within the metadata repository.

    • If the Git Repository contains a README.md file, it is updated with:
      • The Project metadata
      • The Repository structure
      • Some Developer Notes
      • A tooling and extensions section
      • Example of content:

    If you run into any issues, please refer to our FAQs section for Projects:

    Demonstration video