Quick answer: Click Clients in the left navigation menu, select clients with the checkboxes, and click Delete in the bulk actions toolbar to remove them and all their members. Open a client's People tab to bulk move people to another client, add them to teams, set their permissions, or delete them.

Note: These bulk actions are available on per-user Premium/Grow subscriptions and above.

You can use different subsets of the bulk actions depending on whether you are a site administrator, project administrator on a project, or have been granted the profile permission to manage people and companies.


How do I bulk delete clients in Teamwork.com?

Click Clients in the left navigation menu on your site.

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Using the checkboxes to the left of each client, select the relevant ones to delete. Once at least one client is selected, the bulk actions toolbar will appear at the top of the list. Click the Delete button to remove the clients.

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A confirmation modal will open asking you to confirm the deletion.

Note: Once you click OK, the client and all of its members will be deleted.

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How do I bulk manage a client's people?

When viewing an individual client, select the People tab to view the client's members.

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Using the checkboxes to the left of each user, select the individuals you want to bulk update.

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Once you select at least one user, the bulk actions toolbar will appear at the top of the list.


How do I move people to a different client?

To change the company associated with individual users, click the Move client option.

In the Change Client modal, you can choose a different client for the selected user(s). Click Move users to save your changes.

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Note: Once you change the selected users' client, they will automatically be removed from any teams associated with their previous client



How do I add people to teams in bulk?

You can bulk add users to one or multiple site level teams by clicking the Add to team option.

In the Select Teams modal, you can search for and select existing teams on your site. Using the checkboxes to the left, select which teams the user(s) should be added to.

You also have the option to create a new team at the bottom of the modal. 

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How do I set permissions in bulk?

Using the Set permissions option, you can bulk update the profile permissions for multiple users.

In the Bulk Edit modal, use the dropdown to select a permission to update and click Add.

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Once one or multiple permissions have been added to the list, you can use the toggles to turn each permission on or off depending on whether you want to grant or revoke the permission. Click Modify Permissions to apply your changes to the selected users.

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You will need to click OK in the confirmation modal to apply the changes.

Note: Users can only be granted permissions allowed within the access rights of their user type (standard, client, collaborator).

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How do I delete people in bulk?

The Delete option enables you to bulk delete users from your site. When bulk deleting users, any existing tasks and milestones assigned to the users will be highlighted in the confirmation modal.

You can choose to unassign the items or reassign them to a different user. Click Delete to remove the selected users from your site.

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Frequently asked questions

Are a client's people deleted when I delete the client?

Yes. Once you click OK, the client and all of its members are deleted.

Does moving people to another client affect their teams?

Yes. They're removed from any teams associated with their previous client.

Can I give people any permission in bulk?

No. Users can only be granted permissions allowed for their user type (standard, client, collaborator).

What happens to tasks when I bulk delete people?

Their assigned tasks and milestones are highlighted, and you can unassign or reassign them.

For more information, see: Bulk Edit Permissions for Managing People