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title: "admCreateProjectWithSharedConfiguration"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15480686/admCreateProjectWithSharedConfiguration"
format: markdown
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| **Syntax** | admCreateProjectWithSharedConfiguration(pkey, pname, description, lead, url, categoryName, defaultIsUnassigned, avatarId, pkeyForScheme[, projectTypeKey]) | **Package** | adm |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** | createProjectWithSharedConfig(pkey, pname, description, lead, url, categoryName, defaultIsUnassigned, avatarId, pkeyForScheme[, projectTypeKey]) |

## Description

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> Creates a new project, optionally offering support for category of the project.

Creates a new project, optionally offering support for category of the project. Creates the project and configures it with the security level, workflow scheme, etc, as in another project.  
After creating the project will attempt to copy the following schemes:

- Field Configuration Scheme
- Issue Security Scheme
- Issue Type Scheme
- Issue Type Screen Scheme
- Notification Scheme
- Permission Scheme
- Workflow Scheme


## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pkey | String | Yes | Project key |
| pname | String | Yes | Project name. |
| description | String | Yes | Project description. |
| lead | String | Yes | Represents a valid user that should be assignable on the project. |
| url | String | Yes | URL of the project. Leave blank if no URL is available. |
| categoryName | String | Yes | Name of the category. |
| defaultIsUnassigned | Boolean (true/false) | Yes | Set it to 'true' if you don't want to assign issues to the project lead above. |
| avatarId | numeric | Yes | Set it to a negative number or zero for the default avatar id. Otherwise, you need to choose a valid avatar id. |
| pkeyForScheme | String | Yes | Project key whose scheme you want to use. |
| projectTypeKey | String | No | Set the project type key. If it is not set, the default value is "business". This function will not work for Service Desk project type. |

## Return Type

**Boolean (true/false)**

Returns 'true' if the project was created and scheme was applied. In other case returns 'false'.

## Examples

### Example 1

```
admCreateProjectWithSharedConfiguration("T3", "Thunderbolt3", "Three thunderbolts in a single hole", "zeus", "http://thunderbolts.olimpus.gr", "PUBLIC", false, 0, "OLYMP");
```

### Example 2

```
admCreateProjectWithSharedConfiguration("T3", "Thunderbolt3", "Three thunderbolts in a single hole", "zeus", "http://thunderbolts.olimpus.gr", "PUBLIC", false, 0, "OLYMP", "business");
```


> ⚠️ - Attempts to create a project with the same key or name as an existing project will result in an error
> ⚠️ - Executing user must have permissions to create projects


## See also

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