Adding Guest Spaces

Article Number:040648

Users who are granted the "Create Guest Spaces" permission in kintone Administration and cybozu.com Administrators can create guest spaces.

  1. On the kintone Portal, click the Create Space icon (the plus sign-shaped icon in the Spaces section), then click New Guest Space.
    If New Guest Space is not displayed on the portal, you need to enable the Guest Space feature in kintone Administration. Image

  2. Select the method to be used to create a guest space.
    a. Click this to create a space from scratch.
    b. To use a space template to create a space, click a template you want to use.
    Image If you are using a space template, the process of creating a space ends here.
    The steps that follow are necessary only when you are creating a space from scratch.

  3. Specify each item.

    Item Description
    Space name Specifies the guest space name.
    Guest Space - visible only to space members and invitees. This item cannot be specified.
    A guest space is private and exclusive to its members.
    Enable multiple threads. Note: This setting cannot be reverted. Select this check box if the space has only one thread and you want to turn it to a space with multiple threads.
    Once you select the check box and save, you will not be able to deselect it.
    Block users from joining or leaving the space and following or unfollowing the threads. Selecting this check box will prohibit users from making other attendees including guests leave the space and from unfollowing the thread.
    Also, non-members of the space will not be allowed to join the space or follow the threads.
    Only allow space administrators to create apps If selected, the ability to create apps in the guest space will be limited to guest space administrators.
    You can assign guest space administrators in the Members tab.
    For details, refer to Restricting the Creation of Apps in a Space to Certain Users.
    Cover Photo Specifies the space's cover photo. It is also possible to select an image of your choice from Browse. The specified cover photo is enlarged or shrunk in accordance with the window size of users' Web browser.
    Members On the Members tab, you can add members to your guest space. Users that can be added as members here are those who are managed in Users & System Administration.
    At least one of the members must be specified as an administrator.
  4. Click Save.

You have successfully created a guest space.
For details on how to invite guest users to a guest space, refer to Guest Management (Inviting Guests).