Project Finder

About the app

The Project Finder app is used to navigate through the GSA domain to locate and access projects and partitions in Kahua. A domain in Kahua is where all of our projects sit. A partition is a division within the GSA domain where multiple partitions, such as regions and branches, can be created to organize projects in a hierarchical manner. The Project Finder app only displays the projects the user has access to see. For example, internal GSA users have read-only access to all GSA projects.

There are three tabs and one icon that allow a user to find and select a project or partition in Kahua:

• ALL PROJECTS — Allows the user to drill down in the hierarchy structure to open a project.
• MY PROJECTS — Displays a list of “starred” projects, or favorites. To learn more about starring a project, please refer to the favorite a project or partition section below.
• RECENT PROJECTS — Displays a list of the most recent projects a user has worked in that can be selected.
• Magnifying glass/search icon — Allows a user to search for a project by inputting the project name, Kahua project number, or, if applicable, the REXUS number.

Open a project using the ALL PROJECTS tab

This action can be executed by anyone with access to a project.

1. In the launch bar on the left side of the screen, click the Project Finder app.
2. Under the ALL PROJECTS tab select the name of the partition or “number of projects” to drill down to find your project. Continue to drill down until you locate the appropriate project. Partitions with ‘children’ partitions or projects will display a folder and the number of partitions or projects contained within the folder. Note: Each region may have a different hierarchy structure.
3. Once the project has been located, the folder icon changes to an arrow and the “number of projects” disappears to indicate the project has no additional “children.” Notice the partition’s path is displayed at the top. To return to the previous partition, use the partition’s path to select the partition that you wish to view.
4. To select the project, select the project name or the upward arrow icon.
5. Selecting a project will open the project, navigate away from the Project Finder app, and display the project name in the top navigation bar. Proceed with selecting an application to explore in the project.

Open a folder partition

This action can be executed by anyone with access to the partition.

1. In the launch bar on the left side of the screen, click the Project Finder app.
2. Under the All Projects tab, select the name of the partition or “number of projects” to drill down to find the partition. Continue to drill down until you locate the appropriate partition. Partitions with “children” partitions or projects will display a folder and the number of partitions or projects contained within the folder. Note: Each region may have a different hierarchy structure.
3. Once the partition has been located, notice the partition’s path is displayed at the top. To return to the previous partition, use the partition’s path to select the partition that you wish to open.
4. To select the partition, click Open next to the appropriate partition.
5. Selecting a partition will open the partition, navigate away from the Project Finder app, and display the partition name in the header. Proceed with selecting an application to explore in the partition.

Favorite a project or partition

This action can be executed by anyone with access to a project or partition.

1. In the launch bar on the left side of the screen, click the Project Finder app.
2. Use the ALL PROJECTS tab, RECENT PROJECTS tab, or the search icon to locate the appropriate project or partition.
3. Click the star icon next to the project or partition name. The star icon will turn blue and the project will appear under the My Projects tab in the Project Finder app.
4. From the MY PROJECTS tab, the project or partition can be selected by clicking the project name or the upward arrow icon.
5. Selecting a project or partition will open the project or partition, navigate away from the Project Finder app, and display the project or partition name in the header. Proceed with selecting an application to explore.
6. You can remove any project or partition from your My Projects list at any time by clicking the star icon again to “deselect” it.

View project details from Project Finder

This action can be executed by all groups with some exceptions — see the note below.

Note: The EXT-PM permission group is limited to only viewing the information of the projects they have been granted access to view. The EXT-Customer User and EXT-Customer User (Limited) permission groups will not be able to see the Internal Status section in the project details.

1. In the launch bar on the left side of the screen, click the Project Finder app.
2. Use the All Projects tab, My Projects tab, Recent Projects tab, or the search icon to locate the appropriate project.
3. Click the information icon next to the project name. The information icon will open the project details window. Users with the appropriate permissions will have the ability to view and edit. For additional information on editing project details, please refer to the Editing a Project in the Projects App Quick Reference Guide [PDF - 210 KB].

Display a list of my projects

This action can be executed by anyone with access to a project or partition.

Note: Only starred or favorited projects or partitions will appear with the Display My Projects feature. For more information on how to star or favorite your project, refer to the favorite a project or partition section above.

1. In the launch bar on the left side of the screen, hover your mouse over the Project Finder app and click the three dots on the right.
2. Click Display My Projects to display a list of your starred projects or partitions. Users can select any of the projects or partitions on the list to quickly jump into the selected project or partition. To close out of the My Projects window, click the X icon in the top right corner.