Account Settings is where each user manages their personal information, notification preferences, vacation scheduling, Check-in visibility, and account security. This article describes what each tab contains and links to task-specific instructions.
Tabs in Account Settings
Account Settings contains five tabs. The same role — any user — accesses all tabs.
My Information
The My Information tab contains personal and account fields you can view and, in most cases, edit.
Personal Information fields:
- Profile photo (max 5MB; square images around 200×200 pixels recommended)
- First name
- Last name
- Hire date
- Preferred name
- Pronouns
- Job title
- Employee ID
- Location
- Timezone
Account Settings fields:
- Check-in frequency
- Check-in due day
- Group membership
- Direct manager
- Default additional manager
- Best-Self Review® viewer(s)
- Permissions
- Transform access
- Outlook & Kona integrations
- Survey permissions
Additional Information appears only if your organization has created custom attributes. Visibility and edit permissions for each custom attribute are set by the account admin who created it.
See Update your personal information in account settings for step-by-step instructions.
Notifications
The Notifications tab controls which in-app and email notifications you receive. If your organization uses Slack, you can also configure Slack notifications here.
See Configure 15Five Slack Notification Preferences for Slack-specific setup.
Vacations
The Vacations tab lets you schedule time off so Check-ins are skipped during that period. Vacations in 15Five exist solely to pause Check-in generation — they are not a general absence record.
See Set a vacation for yourself to skip Check-ins for instructions.
Check-in Visibility
The Check-in Visibility tab shows who can view your Check-ins and whose Check-ins you can view. This tab appears only if Check-ins is enabled for your organization.
See Who can see my Check-ins? for a full explanation of visibility rules.
Security
The Security tab contains options for managing how you sign in to 15Five:
- Set up two-factor authentication
- Enable Google sign-in
- Change your password
If your organization uses Single Sign-On (SSO), some or all of these options will not be available.
The My Security Audit sub-tab displays security events for your account over the past six months, including sign-ins, added vacations, and profile updates.
See Set up two-factor authentication and manage security settings for instructions.
How to Open Account Settings
- Click the Settings gear icon in the bottom-left corner of 15Five.
- Select My settings from the dropdown.
Key Rules
- Any user on any plan can access their own account settings.
- Account admins and people in your managerial hierarchy can also edit certain fields in your account settings. See Account Admin capabilities in 15Five — Feature Overview for details.
- Greyed-out fields cannot be edited by the user. See Why are some fields in my account settings greyed out?.
- The Preferred name field accepts a first name only. See How do I enter a preferred name without duplicating my last name?.
Related Articles
- Update your personal information in account settings
- Set up two-factor authentication and manage security settings
- Set a vacation for yourself to skip Check-ins
- Who can see my Check-ins?
- Configure 15Five Slack Notification Preferences
- Change your password in 15Five
- Set up Google sign-in for your 15Five account
- Account Admin capabilities in 15Five — Feature Overview