Teams

Teams are groups of people who have the same permissions and requirements. They are also a way to target information to specific groups of people.

1. Team Membership
2. Team Management
3. Public vs Private Teams
4. Team creation

Team membership

A person may be a member of more than one Team in a Channel. A Workplace Member may also belong to an interest group, or an Admin may be a member of several committees. 

Team management

Teams are created in the Team Management area of the Admin View.

1. Switch to the Admin View,
2. Go to Team Management,
3. Select New Team

Public vs Private Teams

Team membership can be public or private. 

• A Public team on a public channel means anyone can view the list of people in the team.
• A Private team on a public (or private) channel means only the members of the team can view the other members.
• A Public team on a private channel means only the people who are in the channel can see the list of names of the other people in the team.

Team creation

When creating a new Team, it is best to start based on the permissions of an existing Team.

• Use the Workplace Member permissions as the basis for consumer-type teams, such as groups who are interested in receiving information about promotions, events, classes, interest groups and similar.
  
  
• Use Workplace Admin permissions as the basis for admin-type teams who need Admin View access to create content, change the status of interactions, and manage workflows. Examples include Front Desk staff, Security, Maintenance, Parking, and access to Insights analytics.
  
  

1. Export Permissions:
   Select a Team that has a similar level of access to the new one you have in mind. Click on the Edit icon to edit the team permissions:
   
   
   
   
   
   Select Export. Save the exported file in a known location. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Create a New Team:
   
   • Return to Team Management
   • Click on New Team
   • Enter a Team Name
   • Public Team: Choose whether the new Team is visible to other admin users of the channel
   • Max Users: Set a maximum team capacity if desired.
   • Import the permissions downloaded from another team in the previous step.
     
     
     
     
     
     
3. Choose Permissions: Define the permissions you'd like to set for the new Team. Here, you can import the previously downloaded file from a similar Team, and configure only what needs to be different.
   
   
   
   
4. Select Save to create the team.

If you have any questions or need more help, contact VTS Activate Support at support@activate.vts.com and we’ll be happy to advise.