4.5. Managing projects and files<br>

## 4.5. Managing projects and files

The program features a function for managing projects created with individual applications of the package (creating new project file, moving files between projects, archiving files and extracting from archives).

By a project we mean a set of data files created with InstalSystem software associated with one investment project or one order, stored in one folder or archived in one file and accompanied by a comment. The name of the folder includes the name of the project. Folder “non-grouped analytical files” includes all files, which have not been saved to any folder.

List of projects created by the current user is shown in the left-hand box of the main window. The box on the right side displays the list of data files associated with the given project. Indicating another project automatically refreshes the contents of the file list.

! Double clicking on the name of a file launches the pop-up menu, characteristic for the selected file. It is possible to select here the proper application to perform file edition.

Project management includes the following functions:

¨ To create a new project, click on the “New project” button. You will be prompted for the project name and a new folder will be created for the new project files.

¨ To move a file from one project to another, indicate the source project in the left-hand box and drag selected file from the right-hand box to the left-hand box onto the destination project. You can also select the data file, click on the “Move” button and indicate the destination project in a separate box.

¨ To archive a project, select it in the left-hand window and click the “Archive” button, then amend the list of files to be archived (remove unnecessary files from the right-hand list by selecting them and clicking the button with arrow “to the left”, or add files from the left-hand list by means of the arrow “to the right”) and select the “Archive” button.

Project archiving consists in creating a compressed ZIP file with all or selected data files associated with the project. The archive file is by default saved to the “My Documents” or similar folder, depending on the version of the operating system used, under selected name.

The program looks in that folder for archives for extracting files therefrom. Extracted files are by default saved to the current project – marked in the left-hand window. It is also possible to select any destination folder by marking the “Unpack to other catalogue than current project” field and then selecting proper location.

¨ To extract files from an archive, indicate the destination project in the list of projects (it can be an empty project), click on the “Extract” button and select the file with the compressed archive.

¨ To find file location of selected project and to use the pop-up menu assigned to the file, select the “Explore” button. Exploring consists in displaying in the exploration window of the tree structure, where the folder of the selected project and its files are highlighted.

¨ The program also enables the deleting of the project, making a copy of the entire project (and its contents) and renaming of the project.

Data files management includes the following functions:

¨ Function for creating a new file of a type selected from those available in the applications list (this file is not empty!).

¨ To edit existing or created new files, select a file in the right-hand window and use the “Edit” button or select the “Edit” command from a pop-up menu assigned to a file.

The program also enables removal of the data file, copying, moving to another project and renaming.