# Managing a Workspace

## Getting Here

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Workspace Settings is accessible by Owner and Manager only!
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This module can be accessed from the side navigation menu under the menu item, **Settings > Workspace Settings**.

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A Workspace is an independent sub-account within the Organization's account. Each Workspace has its own database, users, channels and settings, among others. This Module allows you to manage your Workspace Settings. From here, you can:

* Configure the [User Inactivity Timeout](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/users) period
* Connect the workspace to [Messaging Channels](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/channels) and [Integrations](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/integrations)
* Manage [Users](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/users) and [Teams](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/teams) within the workspace
* Manage [Custom Fields](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/contact-fields) 
* Set up [Away Messages](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/modules/inbox/messages)
* Enable [Automatic Contact Assignment](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/modules/contacts)
* Manage [Snippets](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/snippets) 
* Manage [Files](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/workspace-setting/files) 

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Changes and edits are saved automatically 
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