Once you've built your Lab, you can make it available to your team by following this process.
Access to this feature depends on your organization's plan limits and your user permissions. If you aren't able to invite users to your Lab, get in touch with the manager of your PreprLabs organization account. Your permissions may need to be upgraded.
In the header bar, hover over Manage, and select Manage Labs. This will take you to the Lab Management page.
Here, you can use the on-page search bar and filters to find your Lab.
Once you have found the Lab you want to invite users to, click the Manage dropdown, followed by Manage Members. This will take you to the Member Management page.
Here, you can add and remove people from your Lab. Click Add users at the top right of this interface. This will open a pop-up interface.
At the top right of this interface, here are two controls for inviting users: By Email, and From Network
Invite Users by Email
Selecting 'By Email' lets you invite people to join your Challenge using their email addresses.
Email invitees don't need to be on PreprLabs to get a valid invitation: when they create an account using their email, they will gain access to your Lab.
If you have a large number of emails to invite, the Upload CSV/Copy feature lets you load them via a CSV file. The Download Sample CSV button provides the column and file structure that our invite system expects.
The Edit Invitation Email section allows you to edit the subject line and message your contacts receive when you send your invitation.
The final set of radio buttons let you select between Auto Add and Ask for Permission. These have the following effects:
Auto Add: Automatically makes invitee a member of this Challenge.
Ask for Permission: Waits until invitee accepts before making them a member of this Challenge.
Invite Users from Network
Selecting Invite Users from Network lets you search for invitees by their PreprLabs username. Like the email invitation option, it has fields for your message, and lets you decide whether to automatically add the invitee or wait for them to accept the invitation.
Once you're satisfied with your message and list of users, hit Send. Your invitations will start sending as soon as you hit the button.