An Assembla "space" is a team workspace, typically representing one project. In a space, you could do all sorts of things from tracking your team activity, brainstorming for new ideas, planning and deploying releases, managing code, managing your team, to communicating with your customers.
All spaces include some team and stream tools already installed, but you can add other tools as needed. To add a tool, go to your space, and in the left navigation pane, click Space Settings. The Tools section appears a the top of the Admin page. It displays your installed tools but also gives you the option of installing more by clicking Tools or More.
Creating a space
To create a space
After logging into Assembla, you can create a space from the start page by clicking the green (+) button, and then selecting New Space or you can select Create new space from your portfolio home page.
The Create new space window appears.
Type a unique name for your space. If the name already exists, the system will let you know and you should choose a different name. Note that the Space Prefix is automatically generated based on your Space name. You can change the prefix if desired, but this selection also must be unique.
Check the boxes for the tools you would like created at the same time. If you would like to add/remove repositories or tools related to your space at any point, go to Space Settings > Tools and make the appropriate changes.
Note: If you are not the owner or payer of the space, you cannot access to your space settings.Click Create new space.
Adding a repository to your space
To add a repository to your space
When creating a new space, you can include a repository by checking the Create with repository box. Alternatively, if you would like to create a repository in an existing space, click green (+) button, and then select New Repository.
The Create new repository window appears.
Select the space in which you want to create your repository, as well as type the name for your repository.
Select the Repository type as well.
If you are done, click Create empty repository. If you want to import an existing repository from an external location, click Import repository.
If you are importing your repo, complete the additional fields by entering your repository's URL and access credentials.
Click Import repository when done.
Configuring and customizing your space
You can configure and customize a space if you are an owner or payer of the space. Verify your role by going to Space Team in the left navigation pane. You could also edit the space if your user role has access to ALL permissions. This access you can tell if you can see the Space Settings page. Keep in mind that when you change settings as an Admin, you are changing the settings of the space for the whole team.
Go to Space Settings (Admin page) of your space. It should contain the following sections:
Tools. Add, manage, or remove any Assembla tools in your space.
Appearance. Change the name and URL of your space, change the look of your space, change the ordering of your tabs in the navigation bar, and change the landing pages for your team.
Security. Set custom permissions for Team Members, Watchers, and Non-members. For each user role, they have the permission to edit, view, or all (edit and view). The following recommended settings help you best use the available user roles:
Team Members (Edit). People who have work to do on the project(s) in the spaces. They can edit most aspects, but do not have the power to delete things. Only the owner of the space can delete things unless you choose All permissions here.
Watchers (View). The set of people like clients, investors, or other people who want to see your work, but may not have an Assembla account. They can see your work, and can submit tickets for bug fixes or feature requests.
Non-member (View). Members of the Assembla community who have accounts, but are not part of your space. If you have a private space, you can lock these people out entirely. Having private and public spaces allows you to have an additional layer of security between you and your fellow Assembla members.
Note: Spaces are set to private by default.
Email Alert Settings for New Team Members. By default, new users receive some email alerts. The Email Alert Setting option controls the alerts users receive when they are first invited. Every user can change their alert settings by going to Stream > Alert Settings in the space. Set email alerts for events you think are important for your team to hear about.
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