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<strong>Note: </strong>This action is only available to users with account settings access.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify"> Your Pipedrive user list can be found in <strong>Company settings &gt; Manage Users &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/users" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Users and access.</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">In addition to a list of users, this will also show you:</p>
<ul><li>The users that have access to <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#account-settings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">account settings</a></li><li>The permission sets users are granted</li><li>The visibility group users belong to. This defines the visibility of the entities they create.</li></ul><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Markup%20on%202024-04-15%20at%2014%3A49%3A24.png" alt=""></figure>

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<strong>Note</strong>: The first user to start a new trial account is automatically given <strong>admin user rights with account settings access</strong>. Any users with account settings access can remove the admin user permission of the initial user if need be.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">In the <strong>Manage users</strong> section, you’ll have three sections: active, invited, and deactivated.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Active</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">The user is currently enrolled with the account and has access</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Invited</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">An invite has been sent to the email address, but a new user has not yet been enrolled.</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Deactivated</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">The user has been disabled and the user no longer has access to the company account.</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>If a user has been invited to join the account but has not accepted, you can cancel their Pipedrive invite link under the invited tab.</p>
<p>You can learn more about adding new users in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207319685-How-can-I-add-a-user-" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.<br></p>

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<div style="text-align: justify" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> This action is only available to users with account settings access.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you’ve started using Pipedrive and want to get your coworkers in on the action, you can invite them into your Pipedrive company account.<br></p>
<figure><img class="vidyard-player-embed" src="https://play.vidyard.com/tQhMux1M6ZKfAt7WBKXiZS.jpg" alt=""></figure>
<div class="support-note primary">If you’re just getting started with Pipedrive, you can check out our<strong> <a href="https://learn.pipedrive.com/app/courses/f6246955-f620-4afe-b7fa-b9256624d4af" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pipedrive Academy course</a>.</strong></div>
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<h2>To invite new users<a name="to-invite-new-users"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Go to <strong>Settings &gt; Manage Users &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/users" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Users</a>.</strong>
From here, you can add other people to your account by clicking the <strong>“+”</strong> button, found on the right side of the screen. </p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;width:715px;max-width:715px;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Markup%202023-03-03%20at%2006.32.21.png" width="715" height="652" alt=""></figure>
<p>The “<strong>Add users</strong>” box will then open, where you can enter the email address of the person you wish to add and click “<strong>Preview</strong>.” To add multiple users, submit their email addresses separated by commas.<br></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screen%20Capture%20on%202023-03-03%20at%2006-38-35.gif" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you select a user in the preview, you will see the <strong>Edit Access</strong> panel, where you can choose the permissions for your prospective user.<br></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">After you invite new users<a name="after-you-invite-new-users"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">If your invited user hasn’t accepted your invitation, it<strong> </strong>can be<strong> canceled or resent</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Click on the <strong>Invited </strong>tab<strong>, </strong>select any pending invitations, then select the cancel or resend options. You can also edit permissions for prospective users from this screen.</p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;width:686px;max-width:686px;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-03-03%20at%206.43.04%20AM.png" width="686" height="693" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong><br></strong>If your invited users: </p>
<ul><li><strong>Haven’t</strong><strong> signed up for Pipedrive before</strong>, they’ll receive an invitation email from Pipedrive. This email link will allow them to set their password and sign into the company Pipedrive account that you’ve invited them to join.</li><li><strong>H</strong><strong>ave signed up for Pipedrive before</strong> and are still members of another Pipedrive account, they’ll receive an email notification that they’ve been added to your account. They’ll use the same login credentials they’ve already set and can switch between the companies using the “<a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/how-can-i-switch-between-multiple-pipedrive-accounts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Switch company</a>” option in the upper-right corner of the app.</li></ul>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;width:353px;max-width:353px;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-03-03%20at%206.48.19%20AM.png" width="353" height="289" alt=""></figure>
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<strong>Note:</strong> Pipedrive is billed by the number of active seats in the company Pipedrive account. Adding a user will increase the cost of your Pipedrive subscription if doing so increases the number of seats in the account.</div>

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<p style="text-align: justify">Knowing which information is exclusive to you, and which information can be accessed and edited by account admins, is vital to knowing where you fit in your Pipedrive ecosystem.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">Updating your own user information<br><a name="updating-your-own-user-information"></a></h2>
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<strong>Note:</strong> Users can <strong>only</strong> update their own user information regardless of permissions.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">To update your user information, go to <strong>Personal Preferences &gt; <a href="/settings/profile">Account</a></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Here, you can update the following information: <br></p>
<ul><li>Picture</li><li>Name </li>
<li>Login email</li>
<li>Timezone (this is updated automatically to match your computer timezone)</li>
<li>Date/number format</li>
<li>Language</li>
<li>Default currency</li>
</ul><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%2015.17.18.png" alt=""></figure>

<p style="text-align: justify">You can also change your password by going to <strong>Password &gt; <a href="/settings/password">Password and login</a></strong>. </p>
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<a name="updating-other-users-information"></a>Updating other users’ information </h2>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>If you want to give a user account settings access, please read <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207344895" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207344895" target="_blank">this article</a>.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">Users with<strong> account settings </strong>access can perform the following actions for regular users and other admins.</p>
<ul><li>Edit <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000309478-Permission-Sets" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000309478-Permission-Sets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">permission sets</a></li><li>Edit <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000309498-Visibility-Groups" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000309498-Visibility-Groups" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visibility groups</a></li><li> Edit <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000246589-Teams" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000246589-Teams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">team</a> information </li><li><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/how-can-i-add-a-user" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Add</a> and <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/how-can-i-deactivate-or-reactivate-a-user" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deactivate</a> users</li></ul>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can make these changes by going to <strong>Company Settings &gt; <a href="/settings/users">Manage users</a> &gt; “...” &gt; Edit access rights.</strong></p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%2015.22.02.png" alt=""></figure><h3>Can an admin user update the login information of other users?<a name="can-an-admin-user-update-the-login-information-of-other-users"></a></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify">For security and privacy reasons, an admin user <strong>can’t</strong> update the name, login email or password of any other user, admin or regular. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">In Pipedrive, one user can belong to multiple companies with one set of login credentials, so we want to ensure that other users can’t access or change that information.<strong><br></strong></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify">What if I want to replace a user?<a name="what-if-i-want-to-replace-a-user"></a></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify">The best way to replace a user in Pipedrive is to <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/115005422805" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/115005422805" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deactivate</a> the existing user and <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207319685" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207319685" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">add a new one</a> for the new team member.</p>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>For a guide on transferring previously owned items to a new user, check out <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360006418457-Viewing-and-reassigning-the-data-of-a-deactivated-user" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360006418457-Viewing-and-reassigning-the-data-of-a-deactivated-user" target="_blank">this article</a>.</div>

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Use teams to track shared goals and make team-based reporting easier.

<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> This feature is only available on Professional and higher plans. Professional plan accounts are limited to three teams, Power plan to fifteen teams and Enterprise plan users have unlimited teams.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">Pipedrive does its best work when it is used to help organize salespeople into an effective and consistent team. On top of that, Pipedrive works to help managers keep that team pointed towards their ultimate goal and directed towards the success of the company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Pipedrive’s <strong>Teams</strong> feature allows admin users to keep an eye on their team’s progress, allowing that admin to observe their team’s progress without having to interrupt them for updates. </p>
<div class="support-note primary">If you’re just getting started with Pipedrive, you can check out our <strong>“Get your team on board”</strong> <strong><a href="https://learn.pipedrive.com/app/courses/f6246955-f620-4afe-b7fa-b9256624d4af" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pipedrive Academy course</a></strong>.
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">Add a team<a name="add-a-team"></a></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> This action is only available to users with <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#account-settings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">account settings access</a> enabled.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">To create a team in your Pipedrive account, go to <strong>Manage users &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/teams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Team filters</a></strong>, then click the <strong>“+ Team”</strong> button.</p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%2014.15.46.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">Provide a team name, designate a team manager, choose the team members and provide a description of the team. Once that information is provided, click <strong>“Save”</strong>.</p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%2014.21.28.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">Once a team has been established in your Pipedrive account, you can utilize the<strong> Teams</strong> feature in order to get more effective reporting on the information within your Pipedrive account.</p>
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<h2>Team filtering<a name="team-filtering"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">To report on information about a specific team, select the filter dropdown in any view – <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000106229-Pipeline-View" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>pipeline view</strong></a>, <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360000146149-List-View" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>list view</strong></a>, or <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207448395-The-Forecast-View-Revenue-Projection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>forecast view</strong></a> – in order to see information owned by the members of that specific team.<br></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%2014.09.57.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you would like to learn more about filtering in your Pipedrive account check this <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207497075-Filtering" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">article</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">Teams in Insights <a name="teams-in-insights"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can also utilize the <strong>Teams</strong> feature when keeping track of your team’s progress in <strong><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360001930658-Insights-feature" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Insights</a> &gt; Reports</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">When a team has been established in the Pipedrive account, you’ll then be able to filter for your team at the top of your Insights report.<br></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-12-07%20at%2014.27.42.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">Learn more about the reporting using our Insights feature and the information it can effectively track <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207435039-Reports" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>

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<strong>Note: </strong>This page is only available to users with account settings access.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">When managing a team, there are times when you want certain users not performing certain tasks, whether it’s because of performance, redundancy, or just keeping team members focused on specific objectives. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can choose which users can execute which tasks using <strong>permission sets.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">While <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/visibility-groups">visibility groups</a> in Pipedrive dictate what users in your account can <strong>see</strong>, permission sets dictate what users in your account can <strong>do. </strong><strong><br></strong></p>
<figure><img class="vidyard-player-embed" src="https://play.vidyard.com/8Qt8XrZmroypyq1fAMTGNH.jpg" alt=""></figure>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="where-to-find-it"></a>Where to find it</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">To manage your permission sets, go to<strong> Manage Users &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/permissions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Permission sets</a></strong>. You can see the permission sets and the number of users under each set in this view. </p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-10-09%20at%2017.50.40.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">Click <strong>“+ Permission set” </strong>to create a custom set of global, deal or campaign permissions. </p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-10-09%20at%2017.53.39.png" alt=""></figure>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">Admin, regular and custom permissions<br><a name="admin-regular-and-custom-permissions"></a></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>Projects don’t have a “regular” set, so users can either have full or no access to those permissions.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">By default, admin-level permission sets can’t be changed, since they include every available permission in that category (i.e. Deal admins have every deal permission.) </p>
<figure><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Permissions%204.jpg" alt=""></figure>
<p>Regular-level permission sets can be edited by clicking <strong>“...” &gt; Edit </strong>next to a regular permission set.</p>
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<h2>How many permission sets can I create?<br><a name="how-many-permission-sets-can-i-create"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">The number of custom permission sets you can have depends on your <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/what-features-do-the-pipedrive-plans-have" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pipedrive plan</a>. </p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Subscription</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Custom permission sets</strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Essential and Advanced</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">–</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Professional</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">2</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Power</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">10</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Enterprise</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Unlimited</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>You can purchase additional custom permission sets outside your plan by going to <strong>Settings &gt; Usage limits </strong>and selecting <strong>“Purchase the increased limits add-on”</strong>.<strong> </strong>For more information about usage limits, check out <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/usage-limits-in-pipedrive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article.</a><br></div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">Editing permission sets<a name="editing-permission-sets"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Select a regular permission set and click <strong>“...”&gt; “Edit” </strong>to open the available permissions. </p>
<figure><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Permissions%205.jpg" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">Then click <strong>“Edit permission set” </strong>to select or deselect permissions, and confirm the changes with <strong>“Save.” </strong></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screen%20Capture%20on%202023-07-06%20at%2013-59-35.gif" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">A pop-up will open after you save, and you can click <strong>“Manage users” </strong>to go directly to your <strong>users and access</strong> menu. </p>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> Only users with account settings access can enable or disable permissions for other users.<br></div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="permissions"></a>Permissions</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">There are five categories for permissions in Pipedrive, and each comes with their own rights and access they represent.<br></p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#deals-app" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Deals app</a></strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Deals</strong><ul><li>Change a deal’s owner</li><li>Delete deals</li>
<li>Convert deals to leads</li>

<li>Merge duplicate deals</li>

<li>Edit deals won/lost date</li></ul>
<p><strong>Leads</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Change a lead’s owner</li>
<li>Merge duplicate leads</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Visibility</strong></p>
<ul><li>See the number of deals and value sum in pipelines and deal list views</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#projects-app" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Projects app</a></strong></div></td><td><ul>
<li>Add, edit and delete projects</li>
<li>Add, edit and delete templates</li>
<li>Add, edit and delete project boards and stages</li>
<li>Link project to deal</li>
<li>Add, edit and delete project activities</li>
</ul></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#campaigns-app" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Campaigns app</a></strong></div></td><td><ul>
<li>Manage sender and domain information</li>
<li>View campaign reports</li>
<li>Send campaigns</li>
<li>Edit campaigns and email templates</li>
<li>Delete campaigns and email templates</li>
</ul></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#global-permissions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Global permissions</a></strong></div></td><td><p><strong>Data management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Set up new custom fields</li>
<li>Edit custom fields setup</li>
<li>Delete custom fields from setup</li>
<li>Import data from spreadsheets</li>
<li>Set up labels</li>
<li>Bulk edit items</li>
<li>Export data from list views</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sharing within company</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Share filters with other users</li>
<li>Edit shared filters of other users</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sharing externally</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Share Insights dashboards as public links</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Emails</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Use email tracking</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Visibility</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>See other users’ statistics in Insights</li>
<li>See the company’s statistics in Insights</li>
<li>See other users’ data</li>
<li>Follow other users to see their items</li>
<li>See the names of items and users they can’t access</li>
<li>Change visibility of items</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Activities</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Delete activities</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>People</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Add people</li><li>Edit people owned by other users</li><li>Change a person’s owner</li><li>Delete people</li>
<li>Merge duplicate people</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Organizations</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Add organizations</li><li>Edit organizations owned by other users</li><li>Change an organization’s owner</li><li>Delete organizations</li>
<li>Merge duplicate organizations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Products</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Change a product’s owner</li><li>Add products</li>
<li>Edit products</li>
<li>Delete products</li>
<li>Delete product price variations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tools and setup</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Add automations</li>
<li>Access their own API token</li>
<li>Add and import <a href="https://www.pipedrive.com/en/features/smart-docs-add-on">Smart Docs</a> templates</li>
</ul></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Note: </strong>Permissions for Insights visibility can be found in your global user permissions under <strong>visibility.</strong></p>
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<h2>Permissions for adding/editing new items<a name="permissions-for-adding-editing-new-items"></a></h2>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>Permissions discussed below are available on Professional plans and up. <br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">There are specific permissions in Pipedrive that can block other users from creating or editing account data. </p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Permission name</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Function</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Permission location</strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Add deals</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Controls whether or not a user can create new deals</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Deals app</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Edit deals owned by other user</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Decides whether a user can edit all deals, or just the ones they own</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Deals app</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Add leads</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Controls whether or not a user can create new leads</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Deals app</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Edit leads owned by other user</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Decides whether a user can edit all leads, or just the ones they own</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Deals app</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Add organizations</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Controls whether or not a user can create new organizations</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Global permissions</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Edit organizations owned by other users</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Decides whether a user can edit all organizations, or just the ones they own</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Global permissions</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Add people</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Controls whether or not a user can create new people</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Global permissions</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: justify">Edit people owned by other users</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Decides whether a user can edit all people, or just the ones they own</div></td><td><div style="text-align: justify">Global permissions</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>Users with the “add leads” permission disabled can still create new leads with <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/leadbooster-add-on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LeadBooster</a> tools.</div>

Permission sets

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<p style="text-align: justify">When managing a team, there will be occasions when you will want certain users to not see specific information in your account. To allow you to categorize your users and dictate what items they will be allowed access to see, Pipedrive offers <strong>visibility groups</strong><strong>.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">While <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/permission-sets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">permission sets</a> in Pipedrive dictate what actions the users in your account are able to perform, visibility groups dictate what information your users are able to view in Pipedrive.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="configuring-your-visibility-groups"></a>Configuring your visibility groups</h2>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> This action is only available to users with account settings access.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">To begin configuring your visibility groups, go to <strong>Settings &gt; Manage Users &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/visibility-groups" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visibility groups</a></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">The number of visibility groups you have is dependent on which subscription plan your company account is on. <strong><br></strong></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/visibility%20groups%20menu.png" alt=""></figure>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong><strong>Note: </strong></strong>When you set a user’s visibility for any item group, that rule applies to their reports and dashboards in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/insights-feature" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Insights</a> as well. Learn more about visibility in Insights in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/insights-visibility-permissions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</div>
<p><strong>Essential and Advanced plans</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you‘re on the <strong>Essential</strong> or <strong>Advanced</strong> plan, you’ll have the default group for all of your users. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can configure the visibility of your leads, deals, people, organizations and products to one of two options:<br></p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Item owner</strong></td><td>Can view and edit: owner, admins of the app, followers, parent visibility group members.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>All users</strong></td><td>Can view and edit: everyone in the company.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Professional, Power and Enterprise plans</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you’re on the <strong>Professional, Power </strong>or <strong>Enterprise</strong> plan, you can create additional visibility groups – and sub-groups, if needed – for more detailed visibility breakdowns for the users in your Pipedrive company account.<br></p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Item owner</strong></td><td>The item can be viewed and edited only by the owner, followers, admins of the app and parent visibility group members.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Item owner’s visibility group</strong></td><td>The item can be viewed by any user in the item owner's visibility group, as well as admin users.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>I</strong><strong>tem owner’s visibility group and sub-groups</strong></td><td>App admins and any user in the same, above, or below visibility groups can see items created by users in this group.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>All users</strong></td><td>All users in the Pipedrive company can view and edit items created</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>To add a user to a visibility group, open the visibility group settings and search for that user in the search bar. A Pipedrive user can only be associated with one visibility group at a time.<br></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-17%20at%2022.02.42.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">To remove a user from a visibility group, click on the <strong>"</strong><strong>X"</strong> mark next to the user inside the visibility group. Then, the user will be transferred to the default group.</p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-17%20at%2022.04.13.png" alt=""></figure>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>Users that have deals admin access will have full visibility of all deals and leads regardless of the visibility group setting. In addition, users with global admin access will have full visibility of all person, organization, and product data regardless of the visibility group option.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Pipeline Visibility</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Users with account settings access can edit the <strong>pipeline</strong> visibility settings for users in the visibility groups by de-selecting the pipelines that each group should not be able to see. By default, all visibility groups will have access to all pipelines.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Visibility groups that don’t have access to specific pipelines will not be able to see any trace of the pipeline nor deals inside that pipeline in Pipedrive, as the pipeline will be completely hidden from their accounts. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Users with deals admin permission set will always have access to all pipelines and deals, regardless of the visibility group settings. Learn more about pipeline visibility in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/pipeline-visibility" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p>
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<h2>How many visibility groups can I have?<a name="how-many-visibility-groups-can-i-have"></a></h2>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>You can purchase the <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/booster-packs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">team management booster pack</a> to add more visibility groups without upgrading your plan.<br></div>
<p>The number of custom visibility groups you can have depends on your subscription. </p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Plan</strong></div></td><td><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Number of groups</strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center">Essential</div></td><td><div style="text-align: center">–</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center">Advanced</div></td><td><div style="text-align: center">–</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center">Professional</div></td><td><div style="text-align: center">3</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center">Power</div></td><td><div style="text-align: center">15</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="text-align: center">Enterprise</div></td><td><div style="text-align: center">Unlimited</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="visible-to-settings-in-pipedrive"></a>Visible-to settings in Pipedrive</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">The <strong>Visible-to</strong> settings for an item in Pipedrive – like a deal, lead, contact person, organization or product – dictate that item’s specific visibility. An item’s visibility can differ from the visibility set by visibility group ownership. The <strong>visible-to</strong> settings can be edited in any <strong>detail view</strong> or in the <strong>list view</strong>.<br><br>Similar to the information above, the visible-to options are the same as the visibility options specific to your Pipedrive plan.<strong><br></strong></p>
<ul><li><strong>Deal or contacts detail view:</strong></li></ul>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-05-02%20at%2011.00.24.png" alt=""></figure>
<ul><li><strong>Leads detail view:</strong></li></ul>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><strong><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-17%20at%2022.13.09.png" alt=""></strong></figure>
<ul><li><strong>List view:</strong></li></ul>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="ownership"></a>Ownership</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Ownership establishes who owns the item in question. If you own an item in Pipedrive, you have permission to both see and edit it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Every item imported will be marked as being owned by the user who created it unless otherwise marked as being owned by another user.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you need to change owner settings, they can be controlled in the detail view or list view, similar to the visible-to setting noted above.<br></p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-17%20at%2022.07.23.png" alt=""></figure>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> For deals, the owner gets credited for the winning or losing of the deal.</div>
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Visibility groups

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<p style="text-align: justify">When navigating the <strong>Manage Users</strong> page, you might notice that your permissions are set to regular. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Users with <strong>regular</strong> access in deals and global permissions have the permissions which were given to them when they were invited into their Pipedrive company account.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Based on the chosen options in that permission set, the user may have limited access to viewing and changing certain items in the Pipedrive account. </p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-02-27%20at%2018.11.45.png" alt=""></figure>

What is a "regular user"?

<div class="support-note primary">
<strong>Note</strong><strong>:</strong><span> This action is only available to users with <strong>account settings</strong> access</span><span>.</span></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">When an existing Pipedrive user switches to another team or leaves the company, you may want to replace them with a new user. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">For security purposes, the best way to do this would be to <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/115005422805-How-can-I-deactivate-a-user-" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deactivate the old user</a> so they no longer have access and then <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/207319685-How-can-I-add-a-user-" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">add a new user</a> to your Pipedrive account.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can do both by going to<strong> <a href="/settings/users">Manage users</a></strong> and then, after clicking on <strong>“...” </strong>next to the user you’d like to deactivate, select <strong>“</strong><strong>Deactivate”</strong>.</p>
<figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-10-10%20at%2011.15.46.png" alt=""></figure>
<p style="text-align: justify">To add a new user, click on <strong>“+”</strong> on the right-hand side to add a new user to your account.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>What if I want to transfer data from the deactivated user to the new user? </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Once you deactivate a user, you may find that this user had owned deals or contacts that now need to be reassigned to the new user or another active user. You can easily reassign the items by following <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/115005444389-How-can-I-reassign-items-owned-by-a-deactivated-user-" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>. Transferring data in this way will allow you to choose exactly what needs to be reassigned and prevent any confidential information from being shared. </p>

How can I replace users in my Pipedrive company account?

<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>This action is only available to users with <strong>Account settings</strong> access.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">To access user management, go to <strong>Company settings &gt;</strong> <strong><a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/users" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manage Users</a>.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you have <strong>Account settings</strong> permission, you’ll see a <strong>“...” </strong>to the right of each user, where you can click on <strong>edit access rights</strong>: </p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%2015.22.02.png" alt=""></figure>

<p style="text-align: justify">From there, the edit access panel will open, and you’ll be able to assign Admin access for <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/campaigns-by-pipedrive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Campaigns</a>, deals, and <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Global Permissions</a> by clicking on their dropdown boxes. </p>
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How can I make a user into an admin user?

Learn how to deactivate, reactivate or delete a user from your Pipedrive account.

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<strong>Note: </strong>These actions are only available to users with <strong>account settings</strong> access.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">If an employee has left your company or simply no longer requires access, they can be deactivated from the Pipedrive company account. When a user is deactivated, all of the deals and contacts that they own remain in the account, but also remain owned by that deactivated user. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Prior to deactivating a user in your Pipedrive account, we suggest first seeing if there are any deals or contacts currently owned by that user.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">To do so, filter for items owned by that user, and use our <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/206529689" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bulk edit function</a> to change the <strong>owner</strong> of those items. If you have already deactivated a user that may still have items assigned to their user account.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can view and reassign the ownership of those items to another user in your account as shown in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/360006418457" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p>
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<strong>Note</strong>: Deactivated users will still appear in the <strong>progress</strong> tab of your Pipedrive account.</div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">
<a name="deactivating-a-user"></a>Deactivating a user</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">To deactivate a user from Pipedrive, go to <strong>Settings &gt; Manage users &gt; <a href="/settings/users">Users and access</a>.</strong> To the right-hand side of each user, you’ll see a <strong>“...<strong>“</strong></strong>. Click on the <strong>“</strong><strong>Deactivate<strong>“</strong></strong> option to deactivate the user you want to remove from your Pipedrive account. </p>

<p style="text-align: justify">When you deactivate a user, you’ll also see the data that is currently owned by that user so that you can reassign the items if necessary. You’ll also see a reminder to remove any unused seats.</p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Modal%20window.png" alt=""></figure>


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<a name="removing-unused-seats"></a>Removing unused seats</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you opt to remove unused seats during user deactivation, you’ll need to confirm the change in the billing checkout.<br></p>
<p>You can learn about the difference between a billed seat and a Pipedrive user in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/what-is-the-difference-between-a-user-and-a-seat" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20at%2012.11.50.png" alt=""></figure>
<ul><li><strong>If you remove this unused seat</strong>, you’ll no longer have an active seat to add a user to. You’ll be billed for the decreased seat amount from your next invoice date. You can learn about the difference between a billed seat and a Pipedrive user in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/what-is-the-difference-between-a-user-and-a-seat" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/what-is-the-difference-between-a-user-and-a-seat">this article</a>.</li><li><strong>If you don’t remove this unused seat</strong>, then that seat still exists in your account and billing remains unchanged. This allows you to add another user to replace the deactivated user easily without having to process multiple billing transactions.</li></ul>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note</strong>: Pipedrive billing is based on active seats. Deactivating users only reduces the costs of your Pipedrive subscription if the seat numbers decrease. You can read more about the billing process <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/115005426009" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/en/articles/115005426009" target="_blank">in this article</a>.</div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">
<a name="reactivating-a-user"></a>Reactivating a user</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Any deactivated user can be reactivated by going to the <strong>Deactivated</strong> tab and clicking “<strong>Reactivate</strong>” next to the target user. </p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20at%2012.18.17.png" alt=""></figure>

<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Changes in active seat count:</strong><br></p>
<ul><li>If an open seat exists, reactivated users fill it without affecting the billing</li><li>If reactivating a user adds a new seat to your account, your billed seat count will increase, billing you immediately for that new seat</li></ul>
<p>You can read more about this billing process in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/what-happens-to-my-billing-when-i-add-a-user-in-pipedrive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p>
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<h2>Deleting a user<a name="deleting-a-user"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you need to remove the name and email address of a deactivated user, you can permanently delete it. </p>
<div class="support-note warning"><strong>Note:</strong> Once a user is deleted, it can’t be reactivated.<br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">To delete a user, go to the <strong>Deactivated</strong> tab and click “<strong>Delete user</strong>” next to the target user.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Upon user deletion:</strong><br></p>
<ul><li>The user’s name, email, and profile picture are completely removed from your company account. Instead, you’ll see the name <code>(deleted user)</code> or <code>(deleted user, IDxxxxxxxx)</code>.</li><li>All leads, deals and contacts the deleted user owns remain in your company account and are still assigned to the deleted user, unless the ownership is transferred during deletion. </li></ul>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> We highly recommend transferring item ownership before the user is deleted, as you’ll no longer be able to select the deactivated user in filters. As an alternative, you can create a filter with conditions where the owner is <strong>not</strong> any of the other users.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">Learn about the other items the deleted user could be part of in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/data-deleted-deactivated-user" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p>

How can I deactivate, reactivate or delete a user?

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<p style="text-align: justify">The admin user with account settings access is the first user that set up the account and the users that they assigned admin status since then.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you are not sure who the admin user is on your account, for security reasons and to maintain user privacy, our support agents cannot answer this question for you. Unfortunately, there is no possibility for our support team to share this information with you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">In this case, one possibility would be for you to check the user that your invitation email to Pipedrive arrived from. In many cases, this user will still be the admin user.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Otherwise, you will need to contact your manager, supervisor, IT admin, or colleagues to find out who is the admin user on the account.</p><div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note</strong>: The original creator of the account will be given account settings admin status, however this status can be removed or given to other users. You can check out <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a> for more information about user management. </div>

Who is the admin user of my account?

<p>As a global permissions admin, if you would like to assign users to follow other users in your Pipedrive account, go to your <strong><a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/user-overview" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">User overview</a></strong> and click the followers drop-down box in the top right corner: <br></p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Markup%202022-10-11%20at%2010.05.58.png" alt=""></figure>


<p>You can either add an existing user as a follower, or start following that user yourself.</p><div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>You will only be able to add followers for other users if you are a global permissions admin. Regular users will still be able to follow other users, but they can't assign followers.<br><br></div>
<p>Once a user is being followed, updates they make will appear under the <strong>Updates</strong> tab in your user overview. </p>

How can I follow items owned by other Pipedrive users?

<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> To view another user’s overview, you must have global admin settings enabled.</div>
<p>If you want to see the last time a user in your company has logged into your Pipedrive company account, you can do so by going to their <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/user-overview" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">user overview</a>. </p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-07-26%20at%2014.44.01.png" alt=""></figure>

<p>If you look under “<strong>Last login</strong>”, you will be able to see the last date and time your users logged in.<br></p>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> You can also access last login data by going to Settings &gt; Security Center &gt; <strong><a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/security-dashboard/device-history" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dashboard</a> </strong>and checking the device history.</div>

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<p style="text-align: justify">If an employee has left your company or simply no longer requires access, they can be deactivated and deleted from the Pipedrive company account.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Learn more about deactivating and reactivating and reactivating in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/how-can-i-deactivate-or-reactivate-a-user">this article</a>. </p>
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<h2>What happens to the data of a deactivated user?<br><a name="what-happens-to-the-data-of-a-deactivated-user"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">When a user is deactivated, all of the deals and contacts that they own remain in the account and will also remain owned by that deactivated user. You can still filter for data owned by the deactivated in your list view. </p>
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<p>You can learn more about the data of a deactivated user in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/data-deleted-deactivated-user" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">How can I reassign the data of a deactivated user? <a name="how-can-i-reassign-the-data-of-a-deactivated-user"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can reassign the data of a user before or after they’re deactivated with the <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/bulk-editing-and-filtering">bulk edit</a> functionality directly from the list view or individually from the item’s <strong>detail view</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Learn more about how to reassign a deactivated user’s data in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/viewing-and-reassigning-the-data-of-a-deactivated-user">this article</a>. <br></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">What happens to my reporting? <a name="what-happens-to-my-reporting"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Similar to the list view, you’ll still be able to filter for deactivated user data in your dashboard. </p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">What happens to the data owned by a deactivated user?<a name="what-happens-to-the-data-owned-by-a-deactivated-user"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">All the notes added by deactivated users will remain visible in the <strong>detail view</strong> of a deal or contact unless deleted by an admin user.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Learn more about the data of a deactivated user in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/data-deleted-deactivated-user" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.<strong><br></strong></p>
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<h2>What happens with the emails linked to deals or contacts from a deactivated user?<a name="what-happens-with-the-emails-linked-to-deals-or-contacts-from-a-deactivated-user"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">Emails that are not shared or linked to any deal, lead, project, organization or person will be deleted if the user is deactivated for more than 30 days. </p><hr>
<h2 style="text-align: justify">Will the deactivated users still show up in Pipedrive? <a name="will-the-deactivated-users-still-show-up-in-pipedrive"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">You’ll still be able to see the names of your deactivated users when filtering or creating reports on data that has already been created. However, you won’t be able to assign any new items in Pipedrive to deactivated users. </p><hr><h2 style="text-align: justify">What happens to the data if I permanently delete a user?<a name="what-happens-to-the-data-if-i-permanently-delete-a-user"></a></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">The user’s name, email and profile picture are removed from the company account. Displayed as <code>deleted user</code> or <code>deleted user, IDxxxxxxxx</code>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Leads, deals, contacts, products, activities, projects, and project tasks remain, still assigned to the deleted user unless ownership is transferred before user deletion.</p>

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<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>Editing visibility groups can only be done by users with <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#account-settings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">account settings</a> enabled. <br></div>
<p style="text-align: justify">Visibility groups allow you to categorize your users and dictate what items they will be allowed access to view.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">In Pipedrive it is also possible to choose which groups of users can view certain leads in their account. Users in these groups must have <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/global-user-management#deals-app" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deals access</a> enabled. Learn how visibility groups work in Pipedrive in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/visibility-groups" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="company-settings"></a>Company settings</h2>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>Only users with account settings enabled can edit visibility groups from the <strong>Manage users</strong> page. The number of visibility groups you have will depend on the plan you are on. </div>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can set your lead's default visibility by going to <strong>Manage users &gt; </strong><a href="http://app.pipedrive.com/settings/visibility-groups" title="http://app.pipedrive.com/settings/visibility-groups"><strong>Visibility groups</strong></a>.</p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202023-10-10%20at%2011.33.16.png" alt=""></figure>

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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="editing-visibility-groups-in-the-leads-inbox"></a>Editing visibility groups in the Leads Inbox</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify">When managing leads in your <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/leads-inbox" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/leads-inbox">Leads Inbox</a>, you can edit your lead's visibility when adding it.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify">If you would like to change the visibility for one lead, this can be done from the <strong>lead detail</strong> view by clicking on the <strong>lead name</strong> and then on the <strong>visibility icon</strong>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify">In order to edit your lead's visibility <strong>in bulk</strong>, you can go to your <strong>Leads Inbox</strong>, select any leads you would like to update and change their visibility in the sidebar.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="setting-visibility-groups-from-chatbot-and-web-forms"></a>Setting visibility groups from Chatbot and Web Forms</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Chatbot</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If your team uses Pipedrive's <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/chatbot" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/chatbot">Chatbot feature</a>, you can select what visibility you would like your new lead to be added to.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Under the <strong>Playbook editor</strong>, when adding your end result, the visibility can be edited under <strong>Owner</strong>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Web Forms</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you use Pipedrive's <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/web-forms" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/web-forms">Web Forms</a>, it is possible for you to decide on what visibility your lead will be assigned to once it has been added.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">When choosing the <strong>Submit option</strong><strong>s</strong> for your Web Form, you should select your preferred visibility for leads added within <strong>Saving preferences</strong>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">In this article, you’ll learn how to change the visibility of <strong>deals</strong>, <strong>people</strong> and <strong>organizations</strong>. If you want to learn how to change the visibility of <strong>leads</strong>, check out <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/visibility-groups-for-leads">this article</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="visibility-groups"></a>Visibility groups</h2>
<div dir="ltr" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note</strong><strong>:</strong> This action is only available to users with account settings access. Read <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/visibility-groups" title="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/visibility-groups">this article</a> to learn more about visibility groups. <br></div>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">When managing a team, you may want to restrict access to specific information in your account. Pipedrive offers visibility groups to allow you to categorize your users and define which items they can see.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgb(192,80,77)"></span>To begin configuring your default visibility, go to <strong>Settings &gt; Manage Users &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/visibility-groups">Visibility groups</a>.</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">You will be given the option to select the <strong>default visibility </strong>for items added to the system. You can change this at any given time.<span style="color: rgb(192,80,77)"></span></p>
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<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>The flexibility you have with your visibility groups depends on your company's plan. Essential and Advanced users are limited to one default visibility group for all users. Professional plan users have access to three groups, Power to fifteen and Enterprise plan users have unlimited groups. <br></div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="detail-view"></a>Detail view</h2>
<div dir="ltr" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> This action is only available to admin users and regular users with the correct permissions enabled.<br></div>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">The <strong>detail view</strong> is the view of a single deal, person, or organization and contains all information related to that item. You can also set the visibility of an item at the individual level in the detail view.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">Click on the visibility icon at the top of the page and select the visibility for that specific item.<br></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify">Similar to the information above, the visible-to options are the same visibility options specific to your Pipedrive plan.<br></p>
<div style="text-align: justify" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note:</strong> The visibility of a single item <strong>will override the visibility group setting.</strong><br></div>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="list-view"></a>List view</h2>
<div dir="ltr" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>This action is only available to admin users and regular users with the correct permissions enabled.<br> </div>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">Depending on the number of items you need to edit, there are two ways to change the visibility of items in the list view.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">If you want to change the visibility of a single item in the list view, make sure that your "<strong>Visible to</strong>"<strong> </strong>column is<strong> </strong>visible. Next, hover over the item to see a pencil icon for editing and click on it to edit its visibility setting. <span style="color: rgb(192,80,77)"><br></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">If you wish to change the visibility of several items, you can use the <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/bulk-editing-and-filtering" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bulk edit</a> option. You can either select specific items or all the items displayed on your list. Then, you can change their visibility by selecting a different option. <br></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify">Learn more about the bulk-editing feature in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/why-can-t-i-see-my-colleagues-items-in-the-list-view">this article</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify"><a name="visibility-issues"></a>Visibility issues<br></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">If you are a regular user, you may encounter issues when trying to open certain people, organizations, or deals.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">When this happens, the following banner will appear:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify">Once the banner appears, we suggest that you reach out to your admin so they can either grant you visibility or change your status to a <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/followers">follower</a>. Learn more about it in <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/why-can-t-i-see-my-colleagues-items-in-the-list-view">this article</a>.<br></p>

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How much do projects cost, and how to pay for them.

<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note</strong>: You must be an account settings admin to purchase and assign Projects seats. </div>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Projects</strong> is a paid add-on that helps you to organize and manage your deals during and after they are won, in conjunction with other deals, activities or tasks that need to be completed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can create tasks and subtasks, move your projects through a kanban style board, and link relevant contacts and activities. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify">You can find more about what the Projects feature offers <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/projects-by-pipedrive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </p>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">How much does Projects cost?</h2>
<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>The Projects feature is priced <strong>per seat</strong>, meaning any user who wants access to the feature must either purchase it for themselves or have it assigned to them after their company purchases it.</div>
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<ul><li>The Projects feature is $8/month on a monthly subscription or $80/year on an annual subscription. </li><li>This is a recurring charge alongside your existing Pipedrive payment</li><li>If you purchase multiple Projects seats, you’ll be charged [number of seats] x $8 (or a one-time $80 charge per seat annually.) </li><li>A user must have a <strong>paid Deals seat </strong>to be assigned a Projects seat</li><li> If you don’t have Projects app permissions, you can still view project data linked to accessible deals and contacts. Users don’t need a Projects seat to view Projects data if it's linked to another item they can access.</li></ul>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify">How can I pay for Projects?</h2>
<div style="text-align: justify" class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note<strong>: </strong></strong>The Projects feature can be <a href="https://support.pipedrive.com/article/projects-billing-and-subscription" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">purchased</a> as an add-on for Professional accounts or lower, but comes standard on Power and Enterprise plans.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you’re new to Projects, you can navigate to the feature from the navigation bar, where you’ll see an option to start a free trial. </p>
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<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>The free trial period lasts 14 days. If the feature hasn’t been canceled after the free trial period ends, payments will begin on the 15th day.</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">If you’re an account settings admin, you can purchase seats for other users by navigating to <strong>Company settings &gt; <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/users" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Manage Users</a>.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Then, click the <strong>“...” </strong>next to the user you want to grant Projects access to, and click <strong>edit access rights. </strong></p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%2015.22.02.png" alt=""></figure>
<p><strong><br></strong>You can select the <strong>Projects</strong> <strong>app </strong>box, which will grant the selected user access to the feature. If you don’t have available seats, you’ll be charged for a new seat after confirming the changes. </p><figure style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;"><img src="https://kb-cms.pipedriveassets.com/Screenshot%202024-04-30%20at%2013.32.53.png" alt=""></figure>



<p style="text-align: justify">You can also see how many available Projects seats you have under <strong>Users and access</strong>. </p>
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<div class="support-note success primary"><strong>Note: </strong>You can remove project seats from your <a href="https://app.pipedrive.com/settings/subscription" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Billing</strong></a> section. </div>

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