--- title: "Administrative Functions for Projects and Apps | ThreatConnect" slug: "administrative-functions-for-projects-and-apps" description: "This article describes how to create a new project, clone an App or project, import a project, and edit, download, or delete an existing project." tags: ["Orchestration and Automation", "Developer Tools"] updated: 2023-07-26T13:27:53Z published: 2023-07-26T13:27:53Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Administrative Functions for Projects and Apps ## Creating a New Project To create a new project, select **Create App**from the **NEW**dropdown menu at the upper-left corner of the [**Apps**screen](/v1/docs/the-apps-screen). Alternatively, if the **Show Released Apps**slider is toggled off, click the **+ Create App**button in the center of the **Apps**screen. The **Create App**window will be displayed (Figure 1). ![Figure 1_Administrative Functions for Projects and Apps_7.2.0](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_Administrative%20Functions%20for%20Projects%20and%20Apps_7.2.0.png) - **Name**: Enter a name for the project. Naming conventions, such as starting the project’s name with the initials of the project’s creator in brackets, may be helpful for sorting and filtering projects. - **Template**: Select a template for the project. Templates provide a framework for the type of project being created, but the details are fully customizable. Each template is defined by the following pieces of information: - **Type**: There are three project types that may be built in the App Builder: - **Playbook App**: A [Playbook App](/v1/docs/parts-of-a-playbook#apps) is a tool that is used to act on data provided by a Trigger or another App in a Playbook. - **Custom Trigger**: A Custom Trigger Service App, or [Custom Trigger Service](/v1/docs/playbook-services), creates Push-type events to handle a custom protocol or raw-port access or that Pull on a configured interval. - **WebHook Trigger**: A WebHook Trigger Service App, or [WebHook Trigger Service](/v1/docs/playbook-services), creates Push-type events that have complex data requiring normalization, filtering, or a better UX. It is essentially a custom [WebHook Trigger](/v1/docs/playbooks-the-webhook-trigger). - **Name**: There are three **Playbook App**types: **Basic**, **Actions**, and **Utility**. The other project types have only the **Basic**type listed as their name. - **Description**: This column provides a description of the template. - Click the **CREATE** button to create the project, which will open in the [**App Builder** screen](/v1/docs/the-app-builder-screen). By default, new App projects will use Python® 3.11 and TcEx 4.0.*x*. NoteIf ThreatConnect modifies the templates or adds new ones, the options displayed in the **Create App** window may be different from the ones shown in Figure 1. ## Cloning an App or a Project ### Cloning an App To clone an existing App that has been released to TC Exchange™, select **Clone Existing App**from the **NEW**dropdown menu at the upper-left corner of the **Apps**screen. Alternatively, if the **Show Released Apps**slider is toggled off, click the **+ Clone Existing App**button in the center of the **Apps**screen. The **Show Released Apps**slider will toggle on (or the screen will refresh if the slider is already toggled on), and the screen will display all Apps that are on TC Exchange and available for cloning into the App Builder (Figure 2). ![the-apps-screen-image-jlykv7mc](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%202_Administrative%20Functions%20for%20Projects%20and%20Apps_7.2.0(1).png) Click **Clone**![](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Clone%20App%20icon_App%20Builder.png)in the rightmost column for the App to be cloned. A new version of the App will open in the **App Builder** screen. NoteThe new App will use the same Python and TcEx version as the App you cloned. You may change the Python version for the new App on the **[](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/metadata-tab)**[](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/metadata-tab)[**Metadata**tab](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/metadata-tab)[](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/metadata-tab)**[](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/metadata-tab)**, if desired. ### Cloning a Project You can clone App Builder projects from the **Apps**screen by clicking the vertical ellipsis![Vertical ellipsis_Black](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Vertical%20ellipsis_Black.png)in the rightmost column for the project to be cloned and selecting **Clone**. The **Clone App?**Window will be displayed. Click the **CLONE**button to open a cloned version of the project in the **App Builder**screen. You can also clone a project from the **App Builder** screen via the [**ACTIONS**menu](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/the-app-builder-screen#actions-menu). ## Importing a Project You can import App projects into your ThreatConnect instance via an **.abxz**or **.abx**file. To import a file, select **Import Project**from the **NEW**dropdown menu at the upper-left corner of the **Apps**screen. Alternatively, if the **Show Released Apps**slider is toggled off, click the **+ Import Project**button in the center of the **Apps**screen. Select an **.abxz**or **.abx**file to import from the file manager window that is displayed. The file will open as a project in the **App Builder** screen. ## Editing a Project To edit a project, click on the name of the project in the table on the **Apps**screen when the **Show Released Apps**slider is toggled off. The project will open in the **App Builder** screen. ## Downloading a Project You can download App Builder projects to your computer as **.abxz**or **.abx**files and, if desired, share them with other users and import them as an App Builder project in another ThreatConnect instance. To download a project, click the vertical ellipsis![](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Vertical%20ellipsis_Black.png)for the project in the table on the **Apps**screen when the **Show Released Apps**slider is toggled off and select **Download Project**. The **Export Project**window will be displayed. Select the file format (**ABXZ Format** or **ABX Format**), and then click the **Export**button. ## Deleting a Project To delete an App Builder project, click the vertical ellipsis![](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Vertical%20ellipsis_Black.png)for the project in the table on the **Apps**screen when the **Show Released Apps**slider is toggled off (Figure 2) and select **Delete**. If the project is unreleased, or if the project has been released as an App but there are no [Playbooks](/v1/docs/playbooks) using it, the **Delete App?**window will be displayed. Click the **DELETE**button to delete the project. If the project has been released as an App and there is at least one Playbook using the App, the **Delete App**window will be displayed with a table of Playbooks that use it (Figure 3). ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%203_Administrative%20Functions%20for%20Projects%20and%20Apps_7.2.0(1).png) A green checkmark in the **Active**column of the table indicates that the Playbook is active. The name of the Playbook is provided in the **Name**column. Clicking a Playbook’s name will open the Playbook in the [Playbook Designer](/v1/docs/the-playbook-designer) in a new browser tab. The App may not be deleted until the App is removed from the Playbook(s) using it. Click the **DISMISS**button to return to the **Apps**screen. --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark, and TC Exchange™ is a trademark, of ThreatConnect, Inc.* *Python® is a registered trademark of Python Software Foundation.* 20084-03 v.07.B