Getting Started Tutorial: Setting Up the Email Module

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Newforma Konekt’s email module allows project team members to instantly browse, filter, and search for/within emails and for associated file attachments that have been filed to the current project from Microsoft Outlook.

This tutorial is aimed at project creators and admins who want to set up a project so that other team members can start using the email module.

Step 1 – Review project roles

First, manage access to the Email module.

  1. In Newforma Konekt, open the desired project.
  2. In the main menu, under the Project menu, select Teams and users.
  3. In the Users section, make sure all the users you want to give access to the email module have at least a Reader role. In order to file emails using the add-in, an Editor role is required.

Step 2 – Configure your project email settings

Once you’ve reviewed project roles, head to the Emails page to configure your project email settings.

  1. In Newforma Konekt, open the project for which you want to set up project emails.
  2. In the main menu, under the Project menu, select Emails (Preview).
  3. Click Email settings at the top-right corner of the page.
  4. From the dialog box that opens, edit your email settings. To access the module, users must meet at least one of the specified conditions.
    • Allowed domains – Enter the domains for which you want to allow access to the email module.
    • Allowed teams – Select the teams for which you want to allow access to the email module.
  5. Click Generate email address to specify the text that will come before the @ sign of the email address. The text that comes after the @ sign in the email address can’t be modified.
  6. You can also decide to automatically add the project email address in CC when replying and forwarding an email.
  7. Click Save.

Step 3 – Enable your team

Share our getting started tutorial to help your team learn how to install the Outlook add-in and start filing emails to Newforma Konekt. A Microsoft 365 account is required to use the Outlook add-in.

Step 4 – View and manage filed emails

Once emails have been filed to your project, you can see them from the Emails page. To view an email, simply click on it. If you have file an email as an RFI, submittal or issue using the Outlook add-in, you can access the project items associated with this email and link other items under the Related items tab. You can also search, filter, and download emails.

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