1 ---
2 title: Creating teams
3 ---
4
5 import shared from '~/shared.js'
6
7 As an organization owner or team admin, you can create teams to manage access to sets of packages governed by your organization.
8
9 <Note>
10
11 **Note:** Team names cannot be changed. To "rename" a team, you must delete the team and recreate it.
12
13 </Note>
14
15 1. <>{shared['user-login'].text}</>
16
17 <>{shared['user-login'].image}</>
18
19 2. <>{shared['account-settings'].text}</>
20
21 <>{shared['account-settings'].image}</>
22
23 3. <>{shared['organization-selection'].text}</>
24
25 <>{shared['organization-selection'].image}</>
26
27 4. <>{shared['organization-teams-tab'].text}</>
28
29 <>{shared['organization-teams-tab'].image}</>
30
31 5. In the "Name" and "Description" fields, type a team name and helpful description. Team names must be lower case and cannot contain spaces or punctuation.
32
33 <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-name-description.png" alt="Screenshot of team name and description" />
34
35 6. Click **Create Team**.
36
37 <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-creation-confirmation.png" alt="Screenshot of the team creation confirmation button" />
38
39 <Note>
40
41 **Note:** New teams do not have members or package access by default. Once you create a team, add packages and members from the "Teams" tab.
42
43 </Note>