# Managing projects (Automation Cloud)

> :::note
You must have the **IXP Service Admin** role assigned to manage projects.
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:::note
You must have the **IXP Service Admin** role assigned to manage projects.
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This section describes how you can manage projects in Communications Mining.

## Creating new projects (Automation Cloud)

:::note
The **IXP Service Admin** role also enables you to create a new project when you [create a new dataset](https://docs.uipath.com/ixp/automation-cloud/latest/cm-user-guide/create-a-new-dataset).
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Projects can be similar to restricted workspaces. When you create sources and datasets, they are both linked to specific projects. Users must be part of a project and have the correct user permissions to view any of the data linked to it.

:::note
* For Automation Cloud users, every tenant has a default project that all users within the tenant can access.
* Before you upload data, create datasets, and train models, as a best practice, create a new project with limited access only
to the users who need it.
* Once data sources are added to a project, these cannot be moved to another project without consuming additional AI Units or
Platform Units.
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To create a new project, proceed as follows:

1. Log into Communications Mining, and select the gear icon to access the **Administration** page.
2. Select the **Manage Access** tab.
3. Select the plus `+` button in the **Projects** section.
4. Fill in the details of the new project.
5. Select **Create**.

You will be prompted to fill out the following details for the project:

1. **Title** - enter a title for your project, which will be displayed in the UI. You can edit the title later.
2. **Name** - enter a name for your project, which will be used in the API. You cannot change the name once the project is created.
3. **Description** - enter an optional description of the project, which will be displayed in the project title section. The description is editable.
4. **Project administrator** - choose an Automation Cloud user, including yourself, to be the project administrator. At least one user is required. You can add more users as project administrators later.
   :::note
   If you are an organization administrator and select another user as the founding user, you must add yourself to the project after it is created.
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   ![Create a new project modal](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/ixp/ixp-create-a-new-project-modal-507115-b2ed655a.webp)

Once you create the project, you can add users or groups, and create resources such as data sources and datasets within the project.

## Editing and deleting projects (Automation Cloud)

To edit or delete a project, proceed as follows:

1. Select a specific project in the **Manage Access** tab
2. Select the ellipsis for the project name.
3. Select **Edit** or **Delete**.
   * **Edit** - allows you to update the **Title** and **Description**.
   * **Delete** - prompts a warning pop-up that this action is permanent. Next, select the **Delete** button in the warning pop-up to confirm the deletion.

   ![Option to edit or delete a project](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/ixp/ixp-create-a-new-project-modal-507115-b2ed655a.webp)

   ![Deletion confirmation-cancellation pop-up](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/ixp/ixp-deletion-confirmation-cancellation-pop-up-507153-94fffc3b.webp)