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Understanding Organizations

Organizations in Alchemist represent entities such as companies, research teams, or collaborative groups. They serve as a way to group users who are working together on dataset curation projects. An organization can represent any collective entity, from a small startup to a large corporation or academic research team. Organizations provide a shared workspace for team members to collaborate on dataset curation tasks. Each organization has its own set of projects, datasets, and configurations.

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User Membership and Organization Creation

Alchemist’s organization system is designed to maintain clear boundaries and streamline collaboration. Users can only be a member of one organization at a time. When signing up for Alchemist, users have two options: they can join as an individual user without creating an organization, or they can create a new organization and become its first member. Users who create an organization have the ability to invite other users to join their organization.

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Joining an Organization

There are two primary ways for users to become part of an organization. The first is by accepting an invitation. Existing organization members can send invitations to new users. When a new user signs up, they will be notified of any pending organization invitations. Users can choose to accept an invitation and join the organization during the sign-up process. The second way is by creating a new organization. Users who sign up without accepting an invitation can create their own organization. This option is ideal for users who want to start collaborating with a new team. It’s important to note that once a user joins an organization, they cannot be a member of multiple organizations simultaneously. If a user needs to switch organizations, they would need to leave their current organization before joining or creating a new one.

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Data Sharing and Access within Organizations

Within an organization, data and access are shared openly among members. This means that all members of an organization have access to the projects, datasets, and other resources associated with that organization.