How to Set Up Your Account
Click on the person icon in the top right of the app and click on 'Manage Account' to access your account.
The menu to the left allows you to navigate to the different sections
Personal Information (in Account Settings)
Company Info
Team
Notification Settings
Note: The Company Info and Team tabs will not be available until you join or create a company in Acelab. Keep reading below to learn how to join or create a company.
Personal Info
From the Account Settings tab, select Edit info to complete your personal information section.
We recommend completing all fields, but at a minimum, add your name, email, AIA number, and LinkedIn link
If needed, scroll down to Change Password
Click the Save Changes button at the top right corner
Join a Company
In the Account Settings tab, scroll all the way down
If you have not yet joined a Company, you will see the option to Join Company
If you don't find a company you want to join, you can Create Company (see below)
Click to Join Company
Begin typing your company's name, and if the company is already created on Acelab, it will appear in the drop-down menu.
Select your company
Click Request to join
If your company Admin has chosen to approve requests from anyone using the company email domain automatically, you will be immediately added to the company in Acelab.
If your company is not using automatic approvals based on email domain, your request to join will be sent to the company Admin for approval.
Note: If your company is not listed in the dropdown menu, please contact your company's Admin to check whether a company has already been created. If the company has not yet been created, Admins will be able to select Create Company (see below)
Create a Company
In the Account Settings tab, scroll all the way down
Click to Create Company
Complete all fields, including company location
The company section is important to ensure seamless collaboration
Click Create Company
Leave a Company
In the Account Settings page, scroll all the way down
To leave a company, select Leave Company
This is irreversible, so please ensure that this is the desired action. To rejoin the firm on Acelab you will need to reach out to an Admin who may send you an invitation.
Company Info
In the Company Info tab, click Edit info (available to Admin only)
Add or edit your company information
Check the box if you want collaborators whose email address matches the company email domain to join automatically, without needing an Admin invite or approval.
Click Save Changes at the top right corner
Team
In the Team tab, you can manage collaborators' invites, permission levels, and requests.
To add collaborators, click + Add Collaborator (available to Admin only)
Add in all team members' emails, separated by commas
Select their permission level from the drop-down menu (learn more about each permission level in the article Permissions in Acelab)
You can change permission levels any time
Check the box if you want to let anyone with your company's email address join automatically, without needing an Admin's approval or invitation
Click Invite Collaborator
Tip: For a seamless roll out, let your team know about the incoming invitations and ask them to check their spam folders.
Note: Collaborators added to the company will have access to the Firm Library, but they won’t automatically gain access to all projects. Team members need to be added to each project from the project's page. To learn more about adding collaborators to projects, check out this article.
Collaborators who have received an invitation but have not yet accepted it, will appear in the Pending Requests section
Collaborators who have requested to join the company will also appear in the Pending Requestes section
As an Admin you can:
Cancel a pending invitation that was sent out
Approve a collaborator's request to join the company
Deny a collaborator's request to join the company
Resend Invite if a collaborator has not received the previous invitation
Change permission levels using the drop-down menu
Notification Settings
In the Notification Settings tab, click Edit Setting to select your email preferences
Select which types of emails you would like to receive
By default, users are set up to receive 'Transactional & Product Updates' emails
Use the drop-down menu if you wish to receive Transactional emails only
Note: Opting out of Product Update emails will prevent you from notifications about new launches
Click Save changes at the top right corner
Congratulations!
Your account is set up and ready to go.
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