Teams

Creating a team

You can create a team to collaborate with groups of people.

1. In the Team combo box at the top, click Create Team.
   
2. When a dialog is opened, type the name for your team. Note that the team name can only contains alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
   
3. Click Create Team.

Switching a team

If you are a member of multiple teams, you'll need to jump between teams. To switch between teams, just click the team name in the Team combo box at the top.

Managing team members

In the team's settings page, team owners can manage the team members on the Members tab.

• Role

  You can change a member's role. Just use the drop-down menu and click the role to change. For more information, see roles.

• Status

  • Invited: A member who received the invatation
  • Accepted: A member who accepted the invitation
  • Declined: A member who declined the invitation

Inviting users to join your team

You can invite any GitHub users to become a member of your team.

1. In the team's settings page, click Invite Member on the Members tab.
2. A new popup is displayed.
3. To invite a person, select the GitHub organization that the person belongs to. You can also enter the GitHub email address manually.
4. After adding the person, you can select their role.
5. Click Invite.
6. The invited person will receive an email invitation and see a notification on DeepScan site. They will need to accept the invitation to join the team.

Cancelling a team invitation

Team owners can cancel a team invitation anytime before the user accepts it.

To cancel an invitation:

1. In the team's settings page, navigate to the Members tab.
2. In the list of members, find the member to cancel the invitation and check whether the status is 'Invited'.
3. Click the Remove button next to the member.
4. Click OK in the confirmation popup.

Accepting or declining an invitation from a team

You might receive an invitation to join a team. You can accept or decline the invitation via one of the following:

• Invitation email: Click the link in the invitation email sent to your address.
• Invitation notification: In the dashboard, you can see a notification bell next to your avatar. Click the bell to open the invitation notification and choose Accept or Decline.
  

Removing a member from your team

When members of your team no longer need to access to any team projects, team owners can remove them from the team.

To remove a member from your team:

1. In the team's settings page, navigate to the Member tab.
2. In the list of members, click the Remove button next to the member you want to remove.
3. Click OK in the confirmation popup.

When you remove users from the team, the unoccupied paid seats are not automatically removed. To downgrade to pay for fewer seats, see here.

Understanding roles

There are two different roles in a team:

• Owner: A person who manages the team. Owners have full access to the team including its settings.
• Member: A person who is a member of the team. Members can collaborate on projects and have limited access to the team's settings.

Leaving a team

You can leave your team when you no longer collaborate.

To leave a team:

1. In the team's settings page, click Leave Team on the General tab.
2. Click OK in the confirmation popup.

Note: The sole owner of the team cannot leave because at least one owner should take charge of the team.

Deleting a team

Team owners can delete teams at any time from the team's settings page.

To delete a team:

1. In the team's settings page, click Delete Team on the General tab.
2. Click OK in the confirmation popup.