Requirements

A local file of a previously exported project

Importing a project from a local file is a method of copying a project. You can import a project from a file on your local system only if the ZIP file that you select was exported from a Cloud Pak for Data as a Service project as a compressed file. You can import only projects that you exported from Cloud Pak for Data as a Service. You cannot import a compressed file that was exported from a IBM Cloud Pak for Data project.

If the exported file that you select to import was encrypted, you must enter the password that was used for encryption to enable decrypting sensitive connection properties.

A sample from the Resource hub

You can create a project from a project sample to learn how to work with data in tools, such as notebooks to prepare data, analyze data, build and train models, and visualize analysis results. You can download sample projects from Industry accelerators that contain a set of data science assets to accomplish a specific goal.

The sample projects show how to accomplish goals, for example, to load and explore data, to create and train machine learning models for predictive analysis. Each project includes the required assets, such as notebooks, and all the data sets that you need to complete the example use case.

Importing a project from a local file or sample

To import a project:

1. Click New project on the home page or on your Projects page.
2. Choose whether to create a project based on an exported project file or a sample project.
3. Upload a project file or select a sample project.
4. On the New project screen, add a name and optional description for the project.
5. If the project file that you select to import is encrypted, you must enter the password that was used for encryption to enable decrypting sensitive connection properties. If you enter an incorrect password, the project file imports successfully, but sensitive connection properties are falsely decrypted.
6. Select the Restrict who can be a collaborator checkbox to restrict collaborators to members of your organization or integrate with a catalog. The checkbox is selected by default if you are a member of a catalog. You can't change this setting after you create the project.
7. Choose an existing object storage service instance or create a new one.
8. If prompted, choose or add required IBM Cloud services, for example, you can add IBM Knowledge Catalog service. If you don't have an IBM Cloud service, you can provision it. Services must be provisioned in the same region as your project. For more information, see Creating and managing IBM Cloud services.
9. Click Create. You can start adding resources if your project is empty, or begin working with the resources you imported.

Learn more

• Choosing a tool
• Administering a project
• Exporting project

Parent topic: Creating a project