Share Project in CONNECT (Owner / Invitee)
- Last UpdatedApr 04, 2025
- 4 minute read
You setup the required services and roles one-by-one to the share a project with a community so that every member of the community has access to the project.The community members can use the project within the AVEVA Unified Engineering product components with an installed Edge Connector then.
Prerequisite
Share the Spectrum Service (Owner)
Note: The Owner shares the Spectrum Service on Account A.
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In the CONNECT navigation pane, select Communities to display the Communities page.
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Select the Account A - Account B tile, to display the Account A - Account B page.
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Select the Services tab to display Services area on the Account A - Account B page.

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Click Share to display the Share Service side sheet

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Enter a Name for the service in the Community, for example, Account A Service.
Note: Use a name which is meaningful to both, the Owner and the Invitee.
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Select Unified Engineering - Spectrum from the dropdown list.
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Select a Folder from the dropdown selection, for example, Account A, so that the Share button becomes available.

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Click Share.
The Company Plant service is shared and available in the Services grid.

An email is sent out to Community Administrators on the Owner and Invitee accounts to inform both.
Share the Edge Connector roles (Owner)
Note: The Community Owner shares the Edge Connector roles on Account A.
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In the CONNECT navigation pane, select Communities to display the Communities page.
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Select the Account A - Account B tile, to display the Account A - Account B page.
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Select the Services tab to display Serviles area on the Account A - Account B page.

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In the Company Plant line, select the three dots icon to display the sub menu.
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Select Manage roles to display the Service > Roles grid.

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Select + Add role to display the Add role side sheet.

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Select Edge Connectors Admin role from dropdown list, so that the Save button becomes available.

The Edge Connectors Admin role is added to the shared roles for this service.

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Select + Add role to display the Add role side sheet again.
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Select Edge Connector Service role from dropdown list, so that a new entry field becomes available.
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Input Any in to the Edge Connector field so that the Save button becomes available.

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Click Save.
The Edge Connector roles are defined for the Community. The Service > Roles grid displays the new roles.

Share Project Roles (Owner)
Note: The Community Owner shares the Project roles on Account A.
The minimum roles to share a Project are:
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Allows the Edge Connector to download the project data. |
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Allows subscribing the Project to an Edge Connector. |
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Allows the Edge Connector to sync the non-dabacon project files. |
The Project Writer and Project Manager roles can be shared on top of these to grant the Invitee further permissions. For more information, see AVEVA Unified Engineering - Spectrum Cloud Roles and Permissions.
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In the CONNECT navigation pane, select Communities to display the Communities page.
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Select the Account A - Account B tile, to display the Account A - Account B page.
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Select the Services tab to display the Company Plant - Spectrum page.

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In the Company Plant line, select the three dots icon to display the sub menu.
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Select Manage roles to display the Service > Roles grid.

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Select + Add role to display the Add role side sheet.
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Select Project Reader role from dropdown list.
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Select the Project you want to share.
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Click Save to define the role for the Invitee.
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Repeat step 6 to 9 to define the roles for Project Subscriptions Manager and Storage Writer.
The Project roles are defined for the Invitee. The Service > Roles grid displays the new roles.

The community has access to the project now.