Create a project

In Coscine data is organized within projects. This means that you always have to create a project first, to which you can then assign further members and add resources in a second step. You can recreate the tree-like structure of a large project by creating subprojects.

Create a project

Navigate to the Coscine home page (via the Coscine logo or home icon in the menu bar). Here you have the possibility to create a new project via the Add project button (see figure 1). The projects created are automatically sorted alphabetically according to the project name.

Figure 1 – "Add Project" button on the dashboard

Project configuration & metadata

After starting the creation process, you have the option of adding metadata to the project (see Figure 2).

Figure 2 – Configuration of project parameters

(Mandatory) Parameters

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory fields. The table gives a brief overview of the fields and their meaning:

Property	Description
Project name*	Name of the Project
Display name*	Shortened name of the project (max. 25 characters)
Project description*	Brief and informative explanation of the project content (max. 10,000 characters)
Principal investigators* (PIs)	Project supervisors (no format specified, max. 500 characters)
Project start*	Start date of the project
Project end*	(Estimated) end date of the project
Discipline*	Scientific discipline(s) of the project according to the DFG classification. Multiple selections are possible.
Responsible organization*	Responsible organisation where the project is mainly carried out. For example, it assumes responsibility for the project if the project owners can no longer be contacted.
Additional organizations*	Organizations involved with the project or even NFDI consortia – the organizations available for selection are based on ROR IDs and regularly updated by Coscine. The initial shown list contains the most common institutions (primarily universities). In case your organization is not listed, you can enter its name into the search box. For all organizations, the preferred label which is given by ROR, is listed.|
Project keywords	Keywords for better classification of the project. If you make the metadata publicly available, these keywords increase its findability.
Visibility of metadata	Projects, resources, and files can be marked as public, making their metadata searchable by all Coscine users. Resources are only searchable if both the resource and the project are set to public. Files automatically become searchable with the resource. Access to projects, resources, and files can be requested by other Coscine users.
GrantID	Unique funding/identification number of the project

Note

If no suitable organization appears in the Additional Organizations field after you have entered your search, the organization in question probably does not yet have a ROR ID. This can only be initiated by your organization itself.

Project homepage

After specifying all the necessary options, the Submit button will lead you to the homepage of your newly created project (see figure 3).

Figure 3 – Dashboard of the new project

Project settings

You can edit the configuration & metadata of your project at any time, as well as manage members and quota (storage space in the project). To do this, click on Settings in the left-handed menu bar (cogwheel symbol) (see figure 3). The first option, Configuration & Metadata, which then opens, takes you back to the project input screen (see Figure 2), where you can change the metadata.