Project Configuration

If you do want to create and run models, you must fill in the Configuration window. It contains nine tabs:

  1. The tab General allows you to name the project and enter a sensible description for it or, for instance, list the people that will work on the project in the description. The description is optional. You can also enter an Export alias. When a name has been entered there, the project name will be replaced by the Export alias during export.
  2. The tab Project allows you to specify part of the settings that are relevant for compiling and running models. It is also possible to choose between creating Microsoft Word documents or OpenOffice.org documents.
  3. The tab Style Document allows you to select a Style Document (revision). For OpenOffice.org the style from the Style Documents is not applied when editing a document. However, it will have effect when a model is build. For OpenOffice.org documents this Style Document setting has no effect.
  4. The tab Data specifies the DID used to create models.
  5. You can run models from within the ITP/MDK Repository in order to test them. The settings on the tab Test Model determine whether these test runs occur on ITP/Workstation, ITP/Server or ITP/OnLine Server. It also holds configuration for each of these options.
  6. The tab Characteristics shows the characteristics that have been assigned to the project.
  7. The tab Define Characteristics allows you to define characteristics and characteristic groups. These can be assigned to objects in the Project. Characteristics can be used in a Search action.
  8. The tab Auto-includes allows defining documents that are used as auto-includes.
  9. On the tab Authorization roles for the project are assigned to users. The Roles themselves are defined by the ITP/MDK Repository Administrator. Refer to Roles and authorization for more information.
  10. The tab Runtime allows you to configure search paths for objects that are retrieved at runtime, in this case Text Blocks, Forms and Views.

The Project configuration window has its own help file in which all settings are explained.

Setting a Package (project tab) is required to create models. Refer to the tab Project for more information on the ITP/Create Model Package.