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Overview (General Project Settings)

The Overview tab provides an overview of your project, including general information, key metrics, and essential actions that can be performed on the project. This section allows you to manage and configure details such as project name, templates, and CSV delimiter, as well as perform actions like downloading or deleting the project.

General Project Settings
General Project Settings

Overview of Project Details

Upon accessing the General Project Settings, you'll see detailed project information:

  • Project Name: The current name of your project, visible across the DATAMIMIC interface, and can be edited here.
  • Project ID: A unique identifier assigned to the project upon creation.
  • Creation Date: The date and time when the project was created.
  • CSV Delimiter: Character used to separate values when downloading CSV files from the platform.
  • Semicolon (;) - Default, European CSV convention
  • Comma (,) - Standard CSV format
  • Pipe (|) - Recommended for data interchange
  • Project File Encoding: Character encoding for downloaded files.
  • UTF-8 (default, recommended)
  • UTF-8-BOM
  • UTF-8-RFC
  • UTF-16LE
  • UTF-16BE
  • UTF-32
  • UTF-32LE
  • UTF-32BE
  • ANSI
  • Windows-1251
  • Windows-1258
  • Windows-1250
  • Windows-1252
  • ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1)
  • Log Level: Configure the logging level for project tasks.

Upload Any Format

You can upload CSV files with any encoding or delimiter. The platform automatically detects and converts them. Your configured settings only affect downloads.

General Actions

General Actions
General Actions
  1. Save as Template: Create a template for other users to use as a base for new projects. Button at the top of the General card.
  2. Download Project: Export the project as a .tar.gz archive to store locally or transfer to other DATAMIMIC instances. Button at the top of the General card.
  3. Delete Project: Permanently remove the project from the system. Button at the bottom of the General card.

Danger

Deleting a project is irreversible and will result in the permanent removal of all project data from the system.

Editing Project Details

Project Name, CSV Delimiter, Project File Encoding, Log Level, and Task Type are edited directly, inline, in the General card — there is no separate edit dialog. Change any field, then select Save changes (the button activates once a field has changed) to apply the update, or Cancel to discard the edits.

  • Project name
  • CSV delimiter
  • Project File Encoding (default encoding used when downloading project files)
  • Log Level: Control the verbosity and detail of logging for your project tasks (default: INFO)
  • Task Type: The task execution mode for this project — STANDARD, INFINITE, TIMED_5MIN, TIMED_30MIN, TIMED_1HOUR, TIMED_4HOUR, TIMED_8HOUR, or TIMED_24HOUR

See the available encodings under Project File Encoding above.

Available log levels (in order of increasing severity):

  • INFO: General operational information about task execution (default)
  • DEBUG: Detailed information for debugging purposes
  • WARNING: Warning messages for potentially harmful situations
  • ERROR: Error messages for serious problems
  • CRITICAL: Critical errors that may prevent the task from running

Tip

Use DEBUG level when troubleshooting issues, and WARNING or higher for production environments to reduce log noise.

Template Management

The Template Management feature allows administrators to create reusable project templates, providing a standardized setup that can streamline new project creation in DATAMIMIC.

Creating a Template

Admins can create templates to encapsulate project settings for future reuse. Here's how:

  1. Access the Template Panel: Go to the 'Settings' section of the project to be templated.
  2. Select 'Save as Template': This initiates a new template creation process. In the dialog, specify the template name, description, and tags.
Create Template
Create Template Dialog

Note

Only users with admin privileges can create templates. Regular users can share their projects with an admin to request template creation.

Managing Templates

Once a template is created, it can be managed from the Template Store. Admins have the ability to update or delete templates as necessary.

  1. Update Template: Use the three-dot menu on the template tile and choose 'Edit' to make changes in the dialog.
Update Template
Update Template Dialog
  1. Delete Template: Select 'Delete' from the menu and confirm the deletion to remove the template permanently.

Danger

Deleting a template is irreversible. Once deleted, the template cannot be recovered.

Tip

Template Usage: Templates can be cloned by users with access, making it easy to create standardized projects.

Best Practices and Tips

  • Consistent Naming Conventions: Use clear, consistent names when renaming projects for better organization.
  • Utilize Templates: Save time by creating templates for recurring project setups.
  • Double-Check Before Deletion: Deleting a project is permanent. Confirm that you no longer need the project before proceeding.