Invite members

The management of inviting members to a project depends on your role:

• Access Manager page: Visible only for the Account administrator. Here, projects and their members can be managed. Projects page: Accessible to both Project administrators and Project users. They can manage members within their assigned projects. The Access Manager page is not available for these roles.

Invite a member

To invite new members in your organization to access the PDS platform and its services:

1. In the PDS platform's left pane, select Access Manager.
2. Select the Invite Users button at the top right corner.
3. In the Add Members window:

• Email address: Enter the email address of the member you wish to invite.
• Role: Select the role to assign to the member. The available roles are account-admin, project-admin, and project-user.
  For more information about the roles and corresponding access permissions, refer to the RBAC section.
• Projects: Select the project(s) the member will be associated with.

6. Select the Add button to add each member to the list. Repeat the process of entering an email address, selecting a role, and choosing projects for each member.
7. Once all members are added and details are complete, select the Add members button to invite all the members at once.

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When inviting a member to the PDS platform, the process varies depending on whether the invited member already has an account in Portworx Central:

• Existing account in Portworx Central: If the invited member already has an account in Portworx Central, no invitation is needed. The member will be directly added to the Members tab.
• No account in Portworx Central: If the invited member does not have an account in Portworx Central, the invitation will appear in the Invitations tab. Additionally, an email will be sent to the member requesting them to create an account in Portworx Central. Upon creating an account and logging in, the member will be automatically added to the Members tab.

Re-invite a member

To re-invite a member to the PDS platform:

1. In the Access Manager page, select the Invitations tab. to You can view a list of members who have already been invited, along with the date of each invitation.

2. Find the member you wish to re-invite again, and select the Re-Invite button next to the member's name.

   A message saying "User re-invited successfully" will appear, indicating that the re-invitation process is complete. The member will receive a new email invitation to join the PDS platform.

Delete a member invitation

Deleting a member invitation is critical when an invite is no longer required or if it was sent in error. This process ensures that only relevant and intended members have access to your system, enhancing your organizational security and operational efficiency.

The following procedure outlines how to delete an invitation for a member:

1. In the Invitations tab -> from the list of all pending invitations, find the email address of the invitee whose invitation needs to be deleted.

2. Next to the invitation entry, click on the vertical ellipsis menu icon and select the Delete Invitations option.

   A confirmation dialog box will appear asking if you are sure about removing the member. Review the details to ensure you are revoking the correct invitation.

3. Select the Remove button to permanently delete the invitation.

After deleting the invitation, the system might refresh the invitations list automatically. Verify that the email address is no longer listed under pending invitations to ensure the action was successful.