Add client contacts
If you don't subscribe to IRIS Elements Practice Management
You can add a single (primary) contact for each client to give them access to the client portal.
- From the Clients menu, select Clients list.
- Change the client list view to either Active clients or a custom view that includes all relevant clients.
- On the Contacts tab, select Add contact.
- Enter the contact name and email address
- Select Save.
If you subscribe to IRIS Elements Practice Management
You can record any number of contacts for each client. The first contact in the list is marked as the primary contact. You can change the display order if needed.
- From the Clients menu, select Clients list.
- Change the client list view to either Active clients or a custom view that includes all relevant clients.
- Select the Contactstab.
- Select Add contact.
- Choose the Contact type.
The required contact details depend on the type of contact.
- Complete the contact details.
Mandatory fields are marked with a red asterisk.
- You can add multiple email addresses to a single contact — select Add email below the Email field.
The email address listed first is the default address for all emails to that contact.
- Select Save.
You can also add contacts to grant access to the client portal.
If your client record was created using information from Companies House, you can also add company officers stored in Companies House as contacts.