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title: Enable the Dossiers feature in Purple Hub
slug: editorial/enable-the-dossiers-feature-in-purple-hub
description: This article will walk you through the steps required to enable the Dossiers feature in Purple Hub.
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createdAt: 2023-12-01T12:00:03.872Z
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Purple Hub

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## Summary

This article will walk you through the steps required to enable the Dossiers feature in Purple Hub.

You can learn more about Purple Dossiers in this articles:

[Dossiers](docId:5el8SEBjLEaLTo3RddAnU)

[Create a Dossier in Purple Hub](docId\:PrzRB4V624OYJK_sGjzMJ)

[Managing Dossiers](docId\:VgwspqiQh5soqiVXkfZfe)

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## Preconditions

- Have [Set up 'Background publishing'](docId\:hIExQCMekHzyrvT8HTKvG) in Purple Hub
- Have an Admin role in Purple Hub for enabling the Dossiers feature. Learn more:  [Purple Hub: Overview of roles & rights](docId\:DjJ5YjJACDPlm9QT0qlFk)

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## How to

1.  Log in to your Purple Hub with an Admin role
2.  In the main menu, click on 'Settings'

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3\. Click on 'Purple DS HUB'

::Image[]{src="https://images.tango.us/workflows/5b9e3c92-19c5-4cbd-80fc-7b76dc6d7060/steps/4690fff1-7d3e-497a-8ad5-3177f1266679/9291f733-daf3-4d13-986a-bd58dcec282d.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2856&fp-y=0.2953&fp-z=1.7551&w=1200&border=2%2CF4F2F7&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&mark-x=7&mark-y=316&m64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL2JsYW5rLnBuZz9tYXNrPWNvcm5lcnMmYm9yZGVyPTYlMkNGRjc0NDImdz01NjgmaD03MiZmaXQ9Y3JvcCZjb3JuZXItcmFkaXVzPTEw" size="70" width="1200" height="861" position="center" alt="Click on 'Purple DS HUB'" showCaption="false"}

4\. Click on 'Base Settings'

::Image[]{src="https://images.tango.us/workflows/5b9e3c92-19c5-4cbd-80fc-7b76dc6d7060/steps/d65e74c7-2317-4bb8-a3f8-cc488ae104f5/70ea854a-d4d4-41c5-9cdd-4a28c97c14b2.png?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4780&fp-y=0.2094&fp-z=2.4021&w=1200&border=2%2CF4F2F7&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&mark-x=60&mark-y=294&m64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL2JsYW5rLnBuZz9tYXNrPWNvcm5lcnMmYm9yZGVyPTYlMkNGRjc0NDImdz0zMzUmaD0xMTgmZml0PWNyb3AmY29ybmVyLXJhZGl1cz0xMA%3D%3D" size="70" width="1200" height="861" position="center" alt="Click on 'Base Settings'" showCaption="false"}

5\. Scroll down to 'Activate dossiers' and check the check box

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6\. On the bottom of the page click on 'Save Settings'

![On the bottom of the page click on 'Save Settings'](https://images.tango.us/workflows/5b9e3c92-19c5-4cbd-80fc-7b76dc6d7060/steps/a3a13f72-5b44-4384-ad6c-c4092d4c4806/c56c9e75-201e-4533-b10a-9a9486d62df3.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5000\&fp-y=0.5000\&w=1200\&border=2%2CF4F2F7\&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8\&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8\&mark-x=16\&mark-y=389\&m64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL2JsYW5rLnBuZz9tYXNrPWNvcm5lcnMmYm9yZGVyPTQlMkNGRjc0NDImdz0xODImaD02MiZmaXQ9Y3JvcCZjb3JuZXItcmFkaXVzPTEw)

7\. You can now find the menu entry 'Purple Dossiers' in the main menu on the left

![You can now find the menu entry 'Purple Dossiers' in the main menu on the left](https://images.tango.us/workflows/5b9e3c92-19c5-4cbd-80fc-7b76dc6d7060/steps/c52024d4-d86d-47a8-9d38-6230e9a55ea3/3773efc8-16c6-460b-aa60-137c887fead4.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.2880\&fp-y=0.2584\&fp-z=1.7405\&w=1200\&border=2%2CF4F2F7\&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8\&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8\&mark-x=6\&mark-y=342\&m64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL2JsYW5rLnBuZz9tYXNrPWNvcm5lcnMmYm9yZGVyPTYlMkNGRjc0NDImdz01NzMmaD04NCZmaXQ9Y3JvcCZjb3JuZXItcmFkaXVzPTEw)

:::hint{type="success"}
You have now successfully activated the Purple Dossiers features and you and your team can start creating Dossiers.
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