Administrator Quick Start Guide

Last updated: March 25, 2026

Welcome to Iris, your intelligent platform for efficiently managing RFPs, Security questionnaires, Sales Enablement, and your Knowledge Base.

Before you can start asking questions and working on projects in Iris, you'll need to complete the following configuration steps:

First Time Login

Find an email from no-reply@heyiris.ai:

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Upon your first login:

  1. Go to studio.heyiris.ai and sign in with the provided email and temporary password

  2. You’ll be prompted to reset your password.

  3. After setting your new password, log in again to access the dashboard.

Didn’t receive an email?

  • Check your spam folder.

  • Ask your Iris representative to give you access.

See Logging Into Iris for more

Create your Tags

Before uploading documents to your knowledge map, you'll need to create tags. Tags allow you to isolate data sources based on subject matter, document type, geography, product line, and more.

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Creating Tags:

  • Navigate to Settings > Tags in the left-hand menu.

  • Click Create Tag.

  • Enter a name for the tag (e.g., "Security Docs" or "RFP Submissions") and a description.

  • Click Create Tag to finalize.

Best Practices:

Tailor tags to organize documents by region, client type, or document category. Assigning accurate tags ensures Iris can deliver context-specific answers when you need them.

See Tags for more

Set up Integrations

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Iris supports multiple kinds of integrations for uploading documents, asking Iris questions, and user management.

Learn more about each of our integrations and how to set them up on our Integrations page.

Upload Documents to your Knowledge Map

The knowledge map is a repository of all documents uploaded to Iris, providing a foundational understanding of your organization. Upload recent RFPs, case studies, or other knowledge documents into the Iris knowledge base for analysis and automation.

Unsure what to upload? See Building Your Knowledge Map.

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Uploading Documents

  1. Initiating Upload:

  2. File Type, Number, and Size:

    • Supported formats include PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, CSV, PPT, TXT, and MD files.

    • You can upload up to 75 megabytes at a time. 

    • If you're trying to upload a document that's not supported, please reach out to support@heyiris.ai

  1. Confirmation:

    • For large files, "processing" will appear in yellow until the document is fully processed.

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      A green checkmark indicates a successful upload.

Add Users

Without SSO:

  • Navigate to Settings > Users in the menu on the left.

  • Click Add User.

  • Enter Name, Email, User Type, Groups (optional) then select Add User

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With SSO:

  • Ask users to visit app.heyiris.ai and click Sign in with SSO.

  • By default, new users will come in with the Collaborator role (you can edit what role new users get within Settings > Security.

See Managing Users for more.

Once you've completed these, you are ready to complete your first project in Iris.

Other Important Configuration Steps:

Create Default Custom Instructions

The Instructions page within Settings

Custom instructions let you tailor Iris-generated responses by specifying Format, Desire, and Audience to match your needs.

You can set Default Custom Instructions for users to pick from when they generate projects.

  • Navigate to Settings > Instructions in the left-hand menu.

  • Select Add New Instruction .

  • Enter a Title.

  • Enter the Instruction.

  • Select Add to finalize.

See Custom Instructions for more.

Create Groups

Want to assign groups of users to your projects?

  • Navigate to Settings > Users in the dashboard in the left-hand menu

  • Select Manage Groups at the top.

  • Select Create Group, enter a name and description, then Create Group to finalize.

    • Here are some of the more common groups we see:

      • RFP Team

      • SQ Team

      • Solutions Engineers

      • Legal Team

  • To adjust who is in a group, select the ... "More" button next to a group then Manage Members .

  • Check or uncheck the users you want to add/remove from the group

  • Select Save Changes to finalize.

    The Manage Groups page within Settings > Users

Security Settings

  • Navigate to Settings > Security in the dashboard in the dashboard in the left-hand menu to adjust your security settings.

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See our Security Settings Guide for more.

Set up Custom Roles