Frequently asked questions
You can use this background knowledge to help your project members use tools and
processes to maximize their contributions.
- What is a project?
A project is a workspace where people can use the CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 5.1 applications to collaborate and to create, store, and share data. All the work you do with CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 5.1 is organized into projects.
- What does it mean to be a project administrator?
Project administrators are responsible for managing access to projects and making it easy for members to participate in the project.
- What is a project page?
A CollabNet project page is a place where users can see and add information about the project, such as messages from the project manager, open issues or documents you want people to read.
- What is a project page component?
A project page is a collection of simple portlet-like components that enable you to add custom HTML content, reports, project tracker queries, and much more to the project home page so your team quickly access what is important.
- How do user roles work?
Project administrators can define specific access permissions for individual project members. They do this by creating roles and assigning the roles to project members.
- Who can access an application?
Application permissions help you minimize the need to create and assign numerous, similar roles for individual users. You can permit or restrict access to individual applications within the project for whole classes of users.
- Who can access a project?
You control access to your CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 5.1 project by a combination of project settings, membership rules and user restrictions.
- What is a linked application?
A linked application is an external application or site that users can get to from inside a Sourceforge project.
- What is a project template?
Project templates allow you to create and configure new projects quickly, enforce organizational standards, and facilitate process improvement.
- What is in a project template?
When you create a template from an existing project, each project tool contributes its own structure to the template, and its content if you want it.
- How is a project template structured?
When you create a template that includes project content, each tool brings in its own kind of structure, depending on the type of content it manages.