Projects in Uncountable are the foundation for organizing and managing experiments, providing a structured way to group related recipes, workflows, and calculations. By setting up a project, users can define workflows, assign calculations, and ensure consistency. This guide will walk you through the process to help you get started effectively.
Step 1: Navigate to the Projects View
Begin by clicking on the Uncountable logo in the top-left corner to navigate to the Projects view.
Step 2: Select a Material Family
Next, select the Material Family in which the project should be created. Material Families distinguish different types of materials developed within the schema or across business lines. To learn more, refer to Material Families.
Step 3: Create a New Project
- Click New Project to open the project creation modal.
- Fill in the project details:
- Project Name: Enter the name of the project.
- Parent Project (optional): Nest the project under an existing one if needed.
- Experiment Workflow: Select the default workflow for recipes within this project. Workflows streamline experiments by providing step-by-step templates. To learn more, refer to Workflows and Variants.
- Calculations Shown: Add calculations to track key metrics (i.e. solids percentage, volume, stoichiometry, or costs). These calculations leverage ingredient attributes and can be configured on the Enter pages.
Step 4: Create Child Projects
Uncountable allows users to organize projects hierarchically using Child Projects.
- To create a Child Project, click the + icon next to the parent project folder.
- From the New Project modal, fill in the relevant details.
The Parent Project field will auto-populate, ensuring the new project is nested correctly.
Step 5: Advanced Options
After entering project details, access additional configuration options by clicking Advanced Options at the bottom of the modal.
Advanced Options Overview
Each checkbox provides additional fields to customize the project further:
- Show Units: Set whether or not to show units. When toggled on, users can then choose between default units (Parts or Percentages)—for quantities displayed in recipes.
- Show Experiment Workflow: Display or hide the Experiment Workflow field.
- Show Notes: Add project-specific notes that are visible to all users with access.
- Show Tags: Add tags to organize and filter projects efficiently.
- Show Definition: If custom fields were added during implementation, enabling this option will display them.
- Show Product Ingredient: Tie a specific ingredient to this project and treat it as a Product for focused tracking. To learn more about products, refer to Products.
- Show Group Permissions: Specify access levels for different User Groups. Options include:
- Read: View-only access.
- Read (Outputs Only): View outputs but not inputs.
- Write (Outputs Only): Edit outputs while inputs remain restricted.
- Write Outputs, Read Inputs: Edit outputs and view inputs.
- Write: Full access to both inputs and outputs.
Final Steps
Once the project has been created, users may start adding experiments. By default, all users within your schema will have access to the project. Access permissions and visibility can be further refined through Group Permissions or customer-specific customizations. For more information, refer to Project Permissions.