Git integration (using GitLab)
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A Cloud Pak for Data project can be integrated with a git repository.
Use the GitLab menu to create a project and an empty repository.
To create a token for GitLab, login to GitLab, click on your user account in the top right and choose Settings:
From the left navigation bar select Access tokens and fill in the name, expiration date, and check the boxes for read_api, read_repository and write_repository. Finally, click Create personal access token button:
On the resulting page, you'll see your personal access token. Copy this.
NOTE: This token gives access to your git repository. Do not share with anyone.
Now go back to the Cloud Pak for Data Create project page and we'll add the token.
Go the (☰) menu and click Projects
Click on New project +
Create a new project
Choose Analytics project and click Next.
Click on Create an empty project.
Give the project a name.
Click the box for Integrate this project with Git.
Click on New Token +
Select Gitlab in the Platform pulldown.
Paste the token that you have created under Access token.
Enter your GitLab username and give your token a name.
Click Continue.
Use the Token pulldown and select the token you created.
Put in the repository URL, select a branch, and click Create.
When project creation completes, click on View new project.
Now if we create an asset in the project, we can push to git.
At the project overview, click the Add to project + button, and choose Notebook:
On the next panel select the From URL tab, give your notebook a name, provide the following URL, and choose the Python 3.6 environment:
Click Create notebook.
Now, go back to the top-level project page, click the "circular arrow" sync-icon, and choose Pull and push:
On the Confirm Sync page, select your token, check the box for your notebook, and click Sync:
The next screen will verify "Did you remove credentials from assets?". After confirming this, click Continue export.
After syncing, the screen will show Success. You can click Back to project.
You can integrate git into your workflow in your usual way, syncing with teammates via 'git pull' and using 'git push' to upload your changes to the git remote repository.
