Collaborators Panel

 Collaborators can be given permission to view, comment, edit, or administrate your project. Podaris synchronises all collaborator actions in real-time, as if everyone is working around the same table. However, you can always revert any collaborator's edits by using the history panel.

Collaborators with Comment permission or higher can leave comments via the Comment tool. 

Adding a collaborator

Only project owners or administrators can add collaborators to a project.

To add a collaborator:

1. Click the Manage button in the Collaborators panel.
2. Search for the email address, username, or real name of the person you want to collaborate with. If they are a registered Podaris user, select them from the list of suggested users. Otherwise, they will be emailed an invitation to join Podaris.
3. Assign a Permissions level
4. Confirm the invitation to collaborate.

When your collaborator has accepted the invitation to collaborate, their username will be displayed under your own in the Collaborators Panel. You can review pending invitations by clicking this icon: 

From here you can review the collaborator's role and resend an invitation, if necessary.

Manage / remove collaborator

If you are a project owner or administrator, you can change Permissions levels and remove collaborators by clicking the Manage button in the Collaborator's Panel.

In the Collaborator's Panel, you can also click on the  icon to remove the collaborator.

The permission level of all users is displayed in parenthesis to the right of their usernames on the Collaborators Panel. N.B. You cannot update your own role as an invited collaborator

Manage Public Access

Public access controls how people outside your organisation can interact with the project through a shared link in Podaris:Engage. This can be managed by clicking the Manage button in the Collaborator's Panel.

• Disabled: Only collaborators can view the project. No public link access.
• View: Anyone on the internet with the link can view the project, but cannot comment.
• Comment: Anyone with the link can leave their own comments on the views, but cannot see comments left by other public users. Useful when you want direct feedback without starting a wider discussion.
• Dialog: Anyone with the link can comment and see and respond to other people's comments. Useful when wider discussion is beneficial.

Public links remain valid as long as the project's settings allow public access. If you later switch Public access back to Disabled or change Visibility to Private, any link you previously shared will stop working.

Accepting an invitation

You will find invitations to join a project on the My Projects tab at app.podaris.com (or in your company's own instance, in the case of Enterprise users). Invitations are marked with a distinctive orange bar.

By clicking on the project thumbnail, you can preview its views, as well as the project's description and info. Clicking JOIN will add you to the project.

Collaborator color

Each collaborator receives a custom color, indicated as a bar on to the left of their name. This will be reflected in the outline of their viewport when they are active, and the color of their actions in the Project history.

Status indicator

When a collaborator is actively editing a project, their status light will be Green. When they are viewing a project but not actively editing it, their light will be Yellow.

Viewport mode

Viewport mode lets you see the map exactly as another collaborator is viewing it, in real time. The map viewport (location and zoom) updates to match that of the collaborator you are following. This makes it easier to stay aligned with your colleagues during live collaboration sessions.

How it works:

• Open the Collaborators panel and click the Follow button next to an online user
• Once enabled, your map will automatically move and zoom to match the selected user's view
• A thin control bar will appear at the top of your screen letting you know that you're following someone

How to stop following:

You can exit Viewport mode at any time by:

• Clicking or moving the map yourself
• Clicking the Follow button again in the Collaborators panel
• Clicking the X in the control bar listing who you are following