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Prepare a project

License:

Available with an ArcGIS Topographic Mapping license.

When working with topographic production workflows, the Topographic Production Manager (TPM) web app can provide a holistic view of an organization's workload.

Get started in the TPM app by creating a project and configuring its map.

Note:

If a group was created to manage administrator privileges, the Design tab is only available if the Shared update toggle button in Group designations is clicked on in the portal group settings.

Learn more about shared update groups

Learn more about groups

Create a project

To create a project, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the Design tab at the top if it's not already the active view.

  2. Click the Projects tab on the side.

  3. Click Create a new project .

    The CREATE PROJECT tab becomes active.

  4. Provide a name for the project in the Name text box.

  5. Provide a description of the project in the Description text box.

  6. Provide the start date for the project in the Start Date text box.

    Tip:

    Click the calendar icon in the text box to choose a date from a calendar.

  7. Provide the end date for the project in the End Date text box.

    Tip:

    Click the calendar icon in the text box to choose a date from a calendar.

The project's properties are set. Its map settings must be configured.

Configure the map

After the project's properties have been set, configure the project's map settings by completing the following steps:

  1. Click the MAP tab.

  2. Click the Area of Interest drop-down arrow and choose the corresponding layer for the area of interest (AOI) index.

  3. In the Longitude and Latitude text boxes, specify the longitude and latitude values of the location that the project should center on.

  4. Provide a numerical value in the Zoom Level text box that corresponds to the extent of the project.

    Tip:

    Preview the extent and location on the adjacent interactive map. Adjusting this map updates the specified values.

  5. Click SAVE.

The project is created and listed in the Projects pane. Click Create new project at the top of the pane to create another project, or update a project's settings by selecting it from the list and providing new values.

Note:

When updating a project's settings, the CREATE PROJECT tab becomes the UPDATE PROJECT tab.

Activate a project

Once a project is listed in the Projects pane, click its toggle button to make it active or change its status to draft. A project must be active before you can create jobs for it.

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