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Admin Guide: Team, Security & Organization Settings

Admin is the top internal tier: everything editors and accountants can do, plus the organization's own settings, including team, security, and audit.

  1. 1

    Start from the portfolio dashboard

    The dashboard hub is what every user lands on after login: a portfolio-wide snapshot of financials, tickets, and lease activity.

    Portfolio dashboard hub after login
  2. 2

    Set up your offices directory

    Create and organize every office in the portfolio, the anchor that leases, tickets, vendors, and HVAC records all attach to.

    Offices directory list
  3. 3

    Invite your team and assign roles

    Invite teammates by email and assign each one admin, editor, accountant, or viewer. Every plan includes unlimited users.

    Team members and role management screen
  4. 4

    Configure organization site settings

    Set your organization-wide preferences and branding from one place.

    Organization site settings screen
  5. 5

    Issue API keys

    Generate scoped API keys for integrations that need to read or write portfolio data programmatically.

    API keys management screen
  6. 6

    Subscribe to webhooks

    Register webhook subscriptions so your own systems get notified the moment something changes in Portfolio Desk.

    Webhook subscriptions screen
  7. 7

    Review the activity log

    Every create, update, and delete across the organization is recorded here, forming a full, exportable audit trail.

    Full audit and activity log
Pro tip

Set up one representative office end-to-end before inviting the rest of the team. It makes every other guide in this series click into place faster.