Organization management allows a company to centralize information and manage the access rights to Pix4D licenses and cloud resources (datasets, sites, and folders) generated by employees based on their Organization role.
This article explains the functionalities at the Organization-level.
IN THIS ARTICLE
IntroductionDefinitions
Roles
How to create and delete an Organization
How to get an overview of my Organization
How to edit the Organization details
How to invite users to the organization
How to remove users from the organization
How to set up a default Organization
How to buy licenses on behalf of the organization
How to buy credits on behalf of the organization
How to manage my own user
How to modify my personal information
How to modify my communication and data privacy preferences
Introduction
The Organization management feature allows Pix4D users to work within an Organization environment with an assigned role. The roles are assigned at the Organization level.
Pix4D licenses (desktop, cloud, and applications) and PIX4Dcloud resources no longer belong to an individual user but to an Organization.
Definitions
Term | Definition |
Organization | An Organization is used to manage multiple Users, Pix4d licenses and PIX4Dcloud resources. It typically represents a company. At least one user must have the role of Owner in the Organization. |
User | Refers to a person who holds an Organizational role. This person has been invited to be part of one or more Organizations by an Owner or Manager directly through the Organization’s account portal. |
Resource | It refers to a PIX4Dcloud dataset, site, or folder. |
Dataset | A dataset is the standard set of processed images or uploaded outputs that can be visualized in a web browser. It only applies to PIX4Dcloud/PIX4Dcloud Advanced and PIX4Dengine Cloud API. |
Site | A site represents a group of datasets whose inputs or outputs correspond to the same place and can be visualized in a Timeline. It only applies to PIX4Dcloud Advanced and PIx4Dengine cloud API. |
Folder / Subfolder | A folder is a simple container to regroup PIX4Dcloud datasets, sites. |
Note: If a User invited to an Organization does not have a Pix4D user account, while accepting the invitation received via email, he or she will be guided through the process of first creating a Pix4D account.
Creating a PIX4D account is free; access https://account.pix4d.com/signup. Users are authenticated to the platform using either a unique email and password.
Roles
- Member:
- can view the organization information
- Reader:
- can view all resources in the organization and temporarily annotate datasets without saving.
- cannot use any desktop license.
- cannot create and delete share links.
- Editor, all actions from the Reader and:
- full access (view, create, edit, delete) on PIX4Dcloud resources (datasets, sites and folders).
- can upload images for processing to a new dataset.
- can upload outputs to a new or existing dataset.
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- cannot create and delete share links.
- can use desktop licenses.
- Manager, all actions from the editor and:
- create and delete PIX4Dcloud share links
- can invite, remove or changes roles for users (up to Manager role).
- full access to all existing licenses.
- can buy and redeem new licenses.
- can renew existing licenses.
- Owner, all actions from manager and:
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- can edit billing information (address, legal contact, VAT number).
- can close the organization.
Note: The roles apply to the organization as a whole. E.g. a Reader will have read access to all of the datasets and sites of the organization.
Note: A user can belong to more than one organization and can have different roles, e.g. a user can be owner of one organization and reader in another.
How to create and delete an Organization
For more information, How to create and delete an Organization.
How to get an overview of my Organization
- Log in to https://cloud.pix4d.com/login with the Pix4D credentials.
- Under the user icon, select Account Settings.
- Click Home to visualize all the Organizations that the User belongs to.
- Click Manage next to the Organization you want to manage (only Owners or Managers can manage an organization).
- Under Organization dashboard, an overview of the Organization's legal, company information, and Credit balance for dataset processing with PIX4Dcloud/PIX4Dcloud Advanced license is displayed. Also in the top right bar, the current role of the user accessing the Organization.
How to edit the Organization details.
Only a User with an Owner role can edit the legal information of the Organization.
- Use the switcher to choose the desired Organization.
- On the top left, click Organization settings.
- Click Edit or Complete details to start modifying the information.
How to invite Users to the Organization
Only Owners and Managers at organization level can invite new users to an Organization.
- There are two ways to send an invitation to a User.
First way: In the Organization's dashboard, under Build your team, click Manage People.
The second way is to click on User Management to access the list of Users and Members who have already been invited to the Organization. - Click Invite people and include the email and the role of the users invited to the organization. The role can be changed by a Manager or an Owner after the invitation is sent.
- The invited Users will get an email to accept the invitation.
How to remove users from the Organization
Only Owners and Managers are allowed to remove users to an Organization.
- In your organization's home section, under Build your team, click Manage People
- Click the checkbox associated with the user email that will be removed from the organization.
- (Optional) More than one user can be removed from the organization simultaneously.
- Click Remove user.
Note: Removing a user from an organization will remove the user access to the organization but will not delete the user. To delete an account, please refer to this article: How to delete my Pix4D account.
How to set up a default Organization
Setting up a preferred default organization allows users that belong to more than one organization to access products that do not have implemented an organization switcher (PIX4Dmapper, PIX4Dcapture, PIx4Dfields and PIX4Dreact) to select in which organization to work or log in.
In order to set up a default organization:
- Log in to https://account.pix4d.com/home with the Pix4D credentials.
- On the top right corner, click the user icon.
- Select Account Settings.
- In the Account settings section, click Account details tab.
- Under Personal preferences, go to the section called Default organization. Click on the downward-pointing arrow (v) to choose the preferred default organization.
- PIX4Dmapper and default organizations.
Setting up a default organization for PIX4Dmapper users will allow to upload images for processing in the default organization.
Example:
- Anna belongs to two organizations (Organization1 and Organization2) which have an active PIx4Dcloud license with available credits or allowance. Jane is at least Editor in those organizations.
- Anna sets Organization2 as default organization.
- Anna logs in PIX4Dmapper with her user and password. She will be logged in Organization2 and will be using the mapper licenses that belong to that organization.
- Anna executes a flight and uploads the images to PIx4Dcloud for processing.
- The project will be processed using the PIx4Dcloud license that belongs to Organization2 and the project will go to Organization2's drive.
- PIX4Dcapture and default organizations.
Setting up a default organization for PIx4Dcapture users will allow to upload images after the flight and process in the default organization.
Example:
- Jane belongs to two organizations (Organization1 and Organization2) which have an active PIx4Dcloud license with available credits or allowance. Jane is at least Editor in those organizations.
- Jane sets Organization2 as default organization.
- Jane logs in PIx4Dcapture with her user and password. She will be logged in Organization2
- Jane executes a flight and uploads the images to PIx4Dcloud for processing.
- The project will be processed using the PIx4Dcloud license that belongs to Organization2 and the project will go to Organization2's drive.
- PIX4Dfileds / PIX4Dreact and default organizations.
Setting up a default organization for PIx4Dfields / PIX4Dreact users will allow to upload results using the share to cloud feature to the default organization.
Example:
- James belongs to two organizations (Organization1 and Organization2) which have an active PIx4Dfields license . James is at least Editor in those organizations.
- James sets Organization2 as default organization.
- James logs in PIX4Dfields with her user and password. He will be logged in Organization2
- James processes a flight in PIX4Dfields and upload the results to PIX4Dcloud using the share to cloud feature.
- The project will be uploaded to Organization2's drive.
How to buy licenses on behalf of the Organization
- Select the correct organization in the dedicated selector menu.
- Click Plans and License.
- Under My Plans, click Shop products.
This step redirects to the Pix4D product purchase page. - From the desired product, click Select your plan.
- Select a plan and click Buy now.
In the case of License/voucher redemption during the process, select the correct organization in the dedicated selector menu.
How to buy credits on behalf of the Organization
This option is only available for Owners and Mangers.
1. Go to Credit History.
2. Select the credit package that you want to buy.
3. Optionally, enable the auto top-up to buy credits automatically.
How to manage my own user
How to modify my personal information
- Go to https://www.pix4d.com/.
- Log in with the Pix4D credentials.
- Under Account settings, click Account details.
How to modify my communication and data privacy preferences
- Click Privacy
- Click Edit.
- Click Save.