Details of each project are displayed in the
lower panel of the Project List. This is
also displayed on clicking the "Add" button for adding a new
project. On entering information about a new project and saving it, the
following things happen:
A project space for this new project is automatically created
The Test Lead assigned to that project now has access to this space via the Test Lead's Desktop
All the Testers assigned to that project via the Tester's Desktop
A Project Dashboard for this project is automatically created
A default release ("Version 1.0") is created for this project which the Test Lead can then customize via the Release Setup application
A Collaboration group is automatically created with all the Selected Resources as members of that group
In adding a new project, the following fields are mandatory:
Name: This is the name of the project and will be displayed everywhere.
Status: Currently, the only status that can be set is "Active"
Lead: A drop-down list of all the Test Leads in the system are displayed
Start Date: This date is important as all subsequent activities and dates are set past this point
The End Date, Description and Resources fields are not mandatory. The End Date can be kept open if its not known. The Description field is informational only and is not displayed anywhere else.
The Resources and Selected Resources area allow you to allocate resources to a project based off the available set of resources (as displayed in the Resource List).
Note:
A resource can be added to more than 1 project
On adding a resource to a project and saving it, those resources will be able to log into this new project space. If they already have another project assigned to them and have logged in, access to this new project is via the drop-down in their Desktop Title Bar
On de-selecting a resource from a project, their access to that project is cut off but this does not affect the data that was previously created by them
IMPORTANT: If Bugzilla or JIRA is selected as the Defect Tracking System then an additional drop-down appears that shows a list of Bugzilla or JIRA projects. The appropriate Bugzilla or JIRA project that needs to be associated with this Zephyr project should be picked here