Guest users

Kaiten has a new type of user – guest users. Guest users can view boards and comment on cards, but do not require payment.

The ability to invite guest users to your spaces for free will come in handy if you want to give a customer or third-party experts access to your processes.

The difference between guest users and regular users

User with the "Commenter" role

Guest user

Price

Paid, depends on the tariff

Free

Actions in spaces

Can view cards and leave comments

Role and capabilities of the user can be changed

Can view cards and leave comments

Working with Kaiten documents

Sees documents open to all

Can be invited to document

You can give access to read, edit or administer the document

Doesn't see documents open to all

Can be invited to document

Can only read the document, cannot expand access

Working with User Story Map

Sees User Story maps open to all

Can create User Story maps, cards, activities, releases

Can be invited to User Story map

Doesn't see User Story maps open to all

Can only view User Story map

Can be invited to User Story map

Working with the "Service Desk" module

If have access, can leave requests from the Service Desk interface

Can get access to the administrative functions of the module

If have access, he can leave requests from the Service Desk interface

How to invite a guest user

There are two ways to do this: from space or from the "Members" section of the menu.

From space

Click on the icon with purple men in the upper right corner.

Click the plus icon.

In the window that opens, select the "Send invite" tab → enter the mail of the person you want to invite, and check the box next to "Invite as a guest user" → click "Send"

From the "Members" section

Open menu → Members.

Select the "Invites" tab. Enter the mail of the person you want to invite. Don't forget to check the box next to "Invite as guest user". Select the space you are inviting the guest to and click “Send”.