Manage team spaces, members, and models

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Manage team spaces, members, and models - Exercise

Project administrators can manage teams by deleting or deactivating teams, removing team folders, and controlling team membership and permissions for viewing, editing, and sharing. They also oversee the main model and DWG support.

Manage team spaces

A team can be deleted by the project administrator if it has not shared or consumed any packages. The project admin can also specify if they want to delete the corresponding team folders from Docs. If packages have been shared but the team space is no longer needed, the project admin can deactivate the team. The team will no longer display on the timeline, but the consumed packages are still accessible in the project model from the Home tool. Note: If any bridge teams were set up in the deleted team, the bridge will be deleted. Any shared or consumed packages are still available in the team space.

How to deactivate a team

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Team Setup tab.
  2. Check the checkbox next to the team name and click Deactivate team at the bottom of the team list.



  3. In the Deactivate team? dialog box, click Deactivate.

How to activate a team

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Team Setup tab.
  2. Check the checkbox next to the team name that has been deactivated.
  3. Click Activate team at the bottom of the team list.

How to delete a team

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Team Setup tab.
  2. Check the checkbox next to the team name and click Delete Team at the bottom of the team list.



  3. In the Delete Team? dialog box, check the checkbox if you want to delete the team folder and the team's shared folder, then click Delete.

Manage team members

Project administrators can manage users and user permissions in either Design Collaboration or Docs, though it is important to note that any team member with Inherited listed next to their name cannot be modified in Design Collaboration – they can only be modified in Docs. You can change the permissions of a team member or remove a member from a team using the Team Setup tab in Design Collaboration.

How to change a team member's permissions

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Team Setup tab.
  2. In the Members column, click on the number for the team you want to manage.



    • Alternatively, you can check the checkbox next to the team name and click Manage team members at the bottom of the teams list.
  3. In the Manage members of <folder name> dialog box, click on the member’s permission level to expand the options and select a permission level.



  4. When finished, click Close.

How to remove a member from a team

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Team Setup tab.
  2. In the Members column, click on the number for the team you want to manage.
    • Alternatively, you can check the checkbox next to the team name and click Manage team members at the bottom of the teams list.
  3. In the Manage members of <folder name> dialog box, click Remove for the member you want to remove.



  4. In the Remove permission dialog box, click Yes, remove.



  5. When finished removing members, click Close.

Manage main model and DWG file support

In Design Collaboration, project administrators can designate the primary model for the project, which is used to define levels, phases, and certain hypermodel features. If no main model is selected, the system defaults to using the largest published model. Additionally, administrators can manage DWG file support within the project, as having a large number of DWG files may impact Design Collaboration performance.

How to set the main model for a project

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Manage tab.
  2. In the Main Model section, expand the Select… menu and select a model.

How to manage DWG support

  1. In Design Collaboration, click the Settings tool and select the Manage tab.
  2. In the DWG file support section, toggle DWG support on or off.

When DWG support is turned on, DWG files can be viewed in the team space and used in package workflows and change analysis. However, if a large number of DWG files exist in one team space, you may experience performance issues. If DWG support is turned off, DWG files cannot be used within the Design Collaboration team space. By default, DWG support is turned on.