Projects can be created in Egnyte to assign a specific folder and its contents to a particular project within an organization. A project can exist for any purpose regardless of industry, but it is most commonly used in architecture, engineering, and construction.
By marking a folder as a Project in Egnyte, a Project name, Project ID, Project description, Project status (active, closed, etc.) and more can be assigned to the folder for richer life-cycle tracking capabilities. Each of these project attributes will automatically be converted to metadata and inherited by all files & folders within the Project.
There are also some features including Smart Upload, Project Lifecycle Management, Project Dashboard, and Automated Project Detection that only become accessible once a folder is marked as a Project.
Projects will be identified by a unique icon in the folder tree within a domain, as shown in the screenshot below.
Projects are available in the Platform Enterprise Lite, Platform Enterprise, Life Science, and GxP plans as well having the Project Control Add-On enabled. Contact an Egnyte Sales rep or the Egnyte Sales team to get this add-on.
To learn more about getting started with projects, please refer to the related article Create a Project.