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10. Creating CloverDX projects
This chapter describes how to create CloverDX projects.
CloverDX Designer allows you to create three types of CloverDX projects:
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It is a local CloverDX project. The whole project structure is only on your local computer.
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It is a CloverDX project corresponding to a CloverDX Server sandbox. The whole project structure is on CloverDX Server. By default, the files are on the Server and on your local computer.
In the project wizard, you can choose not to have files saved locally.
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It is a pre-prepared local CloverDX project containing examples. These examples demonstrate the functionality of CloverDX.
CloverDX project
From the CloverDX perspective, select .
The following wizard will open and you will be asked to name your project:
Figure 104. Naming a CloverDX project
In the next step, you can set up names of particular project subdirectories. We suggest to use the default values.
Figure 105. CloverDX project subdirectories
Click Finish to create the selected local CloverDX project with the specified name.
CloverDX Server project
From the CloverDX perspective, select .
CloverDX Server project wizard will open and guide you through the creation of the Server project.
Connection to CloverDX Server
The first step is to create a working connection to the CloverDX Server. Fill in CloverDX Server URL, User and Password.
Figure 106. CloverDX Server project Wizard - Server Connection
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Single Sign-on login
Since 5.2.0, CloverDX supports single sign-on (SSO) by the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 protocol. To use SSO, check the Use CloverDX Server single sign-on option. Once selected, a new option appears which allows you to log in as different user if checked; if unchecked, CloverDX Designer attempts to log in using credentials of the last signed-in user. Note that if you use the SSO login option, you will be redirected to the identity provider’s sign-in page. For more information, see the SAML authentication section. |
You can verify the validity of the connection using the Test Connection button.
Once a connection to the CloverDX Server is established, continue with the next step.
Selecting or creating a sandbox
The second step of the wizard is to select an existing or create a new CloverDX Server sandbox. The sandbox will correspond to the project.
Figure 107. CloverDX Server project Wizard - Sandbox selection
Use an existing sandbox or create a new one. In case you decide to create a new sandbox, the form is similar to the one present in the CloverDX Server web interface, however only a Shared sandbox can be used in Designer. For further description of sandbox properties, see Sandboxes.
One sandbox can be connected to a single workspace project only.
Press the Next button to create a new sandbox.
Specify project name
The last step is to specify the name of the new CloverDX Server project. Keep the other values (Location and File system) unchanged.
Figure 108. Naming a new CloverDX server project
Click the Finish button to create a CloverDX Server project.
CloverDX Examples project
If you want to create some of the prepared example projects, select , choose CloverDX Examples project and click Next.
You will be presented with the following wizard:
Figure 109. CloverDX Examples project wizard
You can select any of the CloverDX example projects by checking its checkbox.
After clicking Finish, the selected local CloverDX Examples projects will be created.
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If you already have these projects installed, you can click Next and rename them before installing. After that, you can click Finish. |