Generate a PAT (Personal Access Token) on GitHub

To manage your Project metadata using Git version control, you can generate a Personal Access Token in GitHub, depending on your preferred platform.

Generate a PAT in GitHub

To generate a Personal Access Token in GitHub:

  • Connect to GitHub with your account
  • In the navigation bar, click on your Account picture and choose Settings menu:
  • In the left menu, select the Developer settings menu:
  • In the new left menu, expand the Personal access tokens menu and choose the Tokens (classic) menu:
  • Click on the Generate new token button and select the Generate new token (classic) menu:
  • Fill in the following information:
    1. Name: fill in a name for the new PAT
    2. Expiration: choose the validity date of your token
    3. Scope: must be at least repo (all options checked)

  • Click on the Generate Token button
  • Your PAT is generated:
  • Save it in a secure place; you will need it to create a Project
  • Click again on the Tokens (classic) menu in the new left menu. Your new PAT appears in the list of your PATs:

Demonstration video