# Team Collaboration

Share database connections with your team securely, without sharing credentials.

## Overview

Simpl allows you to invite teammates to access your database connections. Each team member gets their own account and can explore data based on their assigned permission level.

## Why Team Features?

### No Credential Sharing

Instead of sharing database passwords or connection strings, invite teammates by email. They access the database through Simpl using their own account.

### Role-Based Access

Assign appropriate permissions to each team member:

- **Viewers** can browse and search data
- **Editors** can also modify records inline

### Centralized Management

As the connection owner, you maintain full control:

- Invite and remove team members at any time
- Change permissions as needed
- Revoke access instantly

## How It Works

### 1. Connect Your Database

First, [add your database connection](/content/docs/getting-started/connecting/index.html) to Simpl. You become the owner of this connection.

### 2. Invite Team Members

From any table view, open the team panel and invite colleagues by email. Choose their permission level.

### 3. They Accept the Invitation

Invited members receive an email with a secure link. They sign in (or create an account) and gain access to the connection.

### 4. Collaborate

Team members can now explore the database based on their permissions. The connection appears in their dashboard alongside their own connections.

## What Team Members See

### Dashboard View

Shared connections appear in the dashboard with a "Shared by" indicator showing who owns the connection.

### Table Access

Team members can browse all tables in the connection's schema. They see the same data as the owner, filtered by any active filters.

### Permission Indicators

The interface shows the current user's access level, making it clear what actions are available.

## Connection Ownership

### Owner Privileges

Only the connection owner can:

- Invite new team members
- Remove existing members
- Change member permissions
- Delete the connection
- Update connection settings

### Member Privileges

Team members can:

- Browse tables and records
- Use search and filtering
- View relationships
- Customize their own layout preferences
- Edit data (if granted Editor permission)

## Getting Started

- [Invite your first team member](/content/docs/team/inviting-members/index.html)
- [Understand permission levels](/content/docs/team/permissions/index.html)