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title: Understanding Programs and Projects
description: Organize and manage your Centercode Programs and Projects effortlessly. Create, archive, and restore Projects while streamlining participant access and test plans.
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# Understanding Programs and Projects

## This page helps admins organize and manage testing within a community. Programs group projects of a similar nature, providing an overarching structure, while projects are individual tests within those programs.

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Programs act as containers for projects, helping to categorize and organize them based on their purpose or audience. Each program can have multiple projects, which can be either active or inactive.

- `Active Projects:` Projects currently running and accessible to participants.
- `Archived Projects:` Projects that have concluded or are temporarily paused. Not accessible to participants, and automation is disabled.

### Accessing Programs and Projects

1. Click the **Community logo** in the top-left navigation menu
2. Click **Community management**
3. Select **Programs and projects**

#### How to create a Program

1. Click **Create a Program** in the top right
2. Provide a **Name** for the program
3. (*Optional)* Create a **Recruitment limiting filter** which will prevent any user matching the filter from joining projects in this program.
4. Click **Submit**

#### How to create a Project

1. From the *Programs* page, click the desired program where you'd like to create your new project
2. Click **Create a project** in the top right
3. If multiple project templates exist, click **Create** on the desired project template

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1. From the community homepage, click **Create a project**
2. If multiple project templates exist, click **Create** on the desired project template
3. If multiple programs exist, select one from the **Program** drop-down

### Steps to Manage Projects

1. **Archive a Project**:
   
     - From the *Programs* page, hover over the desired project
     - Click the **Archive** (box) icon to deactivate it
2. **Restore a Project**:
   
     - From the *Programs* page, click on the **Program** your project belongs to
     - Click **View archive** in the top right
     - Find the project you want to reactivate
     - Hover over the project and click the **Restore** (arrow) icon
3. **View Project Details**:
   
    Hover over the project name and click the **Project summary** icon to access its test plans, participant details, and results

### How do I move a project into another program?

If you need to realign your Project with a different program:

1. In the upper navigation bar click **Management \> Project configuration \> Project settings**
2. Click the **Program** dropdown and select your Program
3. Click **Submit** to move your Project into your chosen Program

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