You may add groups within the APPLCC Projects tab. To add a project that contains a group, please do the following:
Create a Group Under the Projects Tab
Add a group to the Projects tab by following the instructions outlined here. Add the usual portlets, and request any additional portlets from the portal administrator.
Add a Project Content Type to Your Group
1. Add a Project content type to your group folder from the Add new drop down menu. Select the necessary criteria that describes your project and click Save.
![Projects Projects](resolveuid/283ba8f3-252c-4105-83d7-f7410544bac2)
2. Block portlets on the project that you just added. You may do this by:
A.) Clicking the manage portlets link at the bottom of the project page.
![Manage Portlets Manage Portlets](resolveuid/31903b61-f289-4149-9584-290c9a240d1c)
B.) And then selecting Block from the Parent protlets drop down menu on the right side of the page. When fished click Save Settings.
![Parent Portlet Parent Portlet](resolveuid/23d59818-89f1-4176-949f-fdf178ec6580)
Add a Group Collection to Your Project
Move up to the top level of your project's folder and add a Collection from the Add new drop down menu. You can find the tutorial on adding collections here. Set your collection's location criteria to your projects folder.
![Add New Collection Add New Collection](resolveuid/b4fa2a6c-215a-4590-9681-4f6b71958aba)
Set Your Project as Your Group's Home Page
1. Move up to the top level of your project's folder. From the Display drop down menu, click on Select a content item as your default view.
![Select Default Content Item Select Default Content Item](resolveuid/e52e91be-78ed-40a5-a3f2-42bd6279e464)
2. Select your Project item that you created here and click save.
![Project Display Project Display](resolveuid/39a3c7c6-b7ea-4ff3-a608-250161c09c4a)
Let the portal administrators know that you created a new project so they can add the necessary custom portlets (Calendar and Project Portlets).