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Create and Share a Branded Customer Portal

Learn how to create and configure branded Customer Portals to share data, documents, and insights with your customers.

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Customer Portals are available as an add-on for IrisX subscription. Contact your Trackunit representative for details.

What is a Customer Portal?

A Customer Portal is a branded version of Trackunit Manager that you give to your customers.

It reflects your company’s look and feel while showing only the data and features you choose to share.

Customer Portals help connect OEMs, dealers, rental companies, contractors, and end users across the off-highway ecosystem.

Your customers (the receivers) don’t need a Trackunit account or subscription.

How to Create a Customer Portal

You need to be an Admin to create customer portals. Read more about user permission and roles here

Before you start, prepare:

Steps:

  1. Log in to Trackunit Manager

  2. Go to the Customers page and open a customer profile

  3. Confirm the customer type and the assigned assets look right

  4. In the customer profile, open the Customer Portal tab

  5. You will configure the portal in three steps: Portal Setup, Branding, Portal Access:

    Step 1: Portal Setup

    • Click Portal Setup to select apps, views, and capabilities that your customer can access

      Note: Only features in your own pricing plan or paid add-ons can be shared with your customers. We recommend to start minimal.

    Step 2: Branding

    Step 3: Portal Access

    Note: This applies only to manual invites. If your organization uses SSO, please reach out to your Trackunit representative for API-based setup.

    • Go to Portal Access and click Create invitation to generate an invite link

    • Click Copy link and share it with your customer

    • Your customer clicks the link to create a profile and accept the portal’s terms and conditions

    • When the customer has accepted your invite it will show in Manager

Note: Each customer (receiver) has one portal. The receiver’s access is limited to the scope you configured. You remain in control.

The first person who registers becomes the portal admin. The portal admin can invite and manage additional users under the Administration page.


Customer experience (receiver perspective)

  1. Access the Portal:

    Standard Login

    • Accept the invitation, create a new account and sign in

      Note: Even if they have a Trackunit Manager account, a separate new login has to be created.

    Single Sign-On (SSO) Login

    • If Single Sign-On (SSO) is configured, access is managed directly through the internal systems

    • Users can simply click a link or button within the existing customer-facing platform and will be automatically redirected to the Customer Portal, no additional login credentials are required

  2. Use the Customer Portal:

    • The receiver enters a curated, branded Manager-like environment that only includes the functionality and assets you share

    • They’ll see your branding and a simplified navigation

  3. Common actions for receivers:

    • View shared assets and activity

    • Run basic reports (if enabled)

    • Access the allowed apps


Create a branding theme

You can brand portals with your company logo and colors. Branding helps your customers recognize your company across all portals.

  1. Go to the Administration page

  2. Open the Branding & Theming tab

  3. Add your branding elements

💡 Tip: For best results, use accessible color contrast, upload both small and large logo versions (SVG or PNG), and keep themes consistent across portals. Always preview and test in light and dark backgrounds.


Automate with API (Advanced Option)

You can automate customer creation, portal setup, branding, and invitations via API.
Customer Portals commonly use SSO for secure, seamless access. This is recommended for large-scale rollouts.

To integrate via the Trackunit API, visit developers.trackunit.com or contact Trackunit support.


Impersonate a Customer Portal

To preview what your customer sees:

  1. Go to the Customers page

  2. Open the Customer Portal tab

  3. Click on Portal Access and choose Act As

Note: You cannot impersonate a portal while impersonating another account.


FAQ

Who pays for the Customer Portal?

You, the provider, typically cover the cost. Customers may upgrade later to additional capabilities.

Can multiple business units exist under one Customer Portal?

Yes. All business units connected to a customer appear as groups in the same portal.

Does the Customer Portal replace subaccounts?

No. Subaccounts are for internal company use. Customer Portals are for sharing with customers.

How is a Customer Portal different to the full Trackunit Manager?

It’s a curated, branded subset of Manager optimized for external collaboration.

Can existing Trackunit accounts be used to log into the Customer Portal?

Not yet. Customers must create a new account using the invite link.

What will my customer see?

Only the views and features you share. Start small and expand based on feedback.

Where do I configure branding?

Go to Administration → Branding and Theming. You cannot set branding during portal creation.

Can I reuse a branding theme across many portals?

Yes. Create or select a theme once and apply it across multiple portals.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Customer cannot see expected data or apps.

Revisit the Customer Portal configuration and confirm the right features and assets are selected for sharing.

Issue: Branding doesn’t look right.

Check logo size and format, and verify the color contrast in the theme preview. Adjust the primary, menu, and notification colors to improve readability.

Issue: There are problems with the SSO.

Verify identity provider settings and re-check the invite process.



💡 Tip:

Need more help?

Click on the Messenger icon in the lower left corner to get in touch with Customer Support


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