EN:Projects
Users can use Compass to set up their own projects/search projects and share them with other users as required.
Therefore it is possible to process patents under different aspects.
Patents which are considered important in one project can be irrelevant in the next project.
Dashboard and creating projects
After logging on to Compass the dashboard is displayed.
The left column shows all recently opened projects.
The middle column shows all projects.
The right column shows all monitoring tasks (if any).
The Plus icon in the left column is used to quick-create and open a new project.
The Plus icon in the middle column is used to create a project and select the respective settings for it.
The project name and description can be chosen.
Additionally the following options are available:
- Search type
- default unit in the search/result list
- Preferred document
- If a search is performed using the unit “application”, which document should be displayed (as a representative of the application) Granted or First publication?
- Enter search query
- Filter available users. The project is shared with all selected users. The creator of the project is able to see all users who are part of the same network.