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Add people, roles and channels

Set up sign-in with your own IDs, create a role that opens the right channels, and add your first person.

  • ⏱ 5 min
  • Who: Admins
  • Works in: Browser, Mac, Windows
Who can use this:Admins. Limiting who can post in a channel is also open to that channel’s owner.

  1. Step 1: Add a field.

    Admin → Fields → Add field: “Employee ID”, number, required, unique.

  2. Step 2: Sign in with it.

    Admin → Authentication: choose Employee ID as a login field.

  3. Step 3: Create a role.

    Admin → Roles → New role “Apollo team”, and link #apollo-launch.

  4. Step 4: Create a person.

    Admin → Users → New user with an ID and a temporary password, and assign “Apollo team”.

  5. Step 5: Limit an announcement channel.

    In #announcements settings, set Who can send messages to Selected people.

  6. Step 6: Check the log.

    Open Admin → Audit and filter by your name.

That’s it.

New people sign in with their employee ID, and their role puts them in the right channels on day one.

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