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# Creating Projects with the FAC Edition

Complete the following steps to create a project:

1. From the Dashboard page, click Create Project.
2. Enter a name for the project.
3. (Optional) If you have a ZIP file containing project files that you want to upload, click Choose File and select your ZIP file.
4. Click Save.
   - If you uploaded a ZIP file, it is extracted into the new project.
   - If you did not upload a ZIP file, your new project contains the following files, which make up a minimal Xpress Insight application:
     - `application.xml` - an Xpress Insight companion file that defines the app name and some custom views
     - `source/application.mos` - a Mosel source file containing the minimal code needed to run within Xpress Insight
     - `model_resources/input.dat` - a data file which the Mosel model will read to initialize its input data
     - `client_resources/introduction.vdl` - a VDL custom view that displays information about the project
     - `client_resources/input.vdl` - a VDL custom view that displays some input data from the scenario
     - `client_resources/results.vdl` - a VDL custom view that displays some result data from the scenario
     - `client_resources/css/application.css` - a CSS file where you can add custom stylesheet rules for all the VDL views

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