Create & Customize Client Portal


First, it’s essential to understand how all three components function both together and separately. The Orion Planning Application includes both the Client Portal and Financial Planning tools. However, these two features operate independently. By default, the Financial Planning tools are turned off and must be enabled separately. Feel free to watch the Orion Client Portal Overview and Demo video to learn more!


Enabling the Orion Client Portal via Integrations App

  1. Navigate to the Integrations app and locate the Orion Planning tile. Click Add.
  2. Follow the prompts to review the terms & conditions and set the appropriate user permissions for your firm.
  3. Once completed, click Finish.

The Orion Client Portal is now active for your firm and accessible to users you granted permissions to within the Integrations app. To access the portal:

  • Return to your dashboard and click on the Orion Planning tile.
  • Note: You will not initially see any households in the portal until they are added or synced.

Linking a Household to the Portal

The very first step is to link a client's household from Orion Connect. See video below to see the step by step process.


 

Portal Customization


Updating Custom URL, Logo, and Contact Information within the Client Experience App

Custom Logo:

  1. Click “settings” on the left side
  2. Click “Global” tab
  3. Go to “Custom Logo” and upload your photo
  4. Be sure to hit “save"

Advisor Contact Information and Advisor Image:

  1. Click “settings” on the left side
  2. Click “Advisor” tab
  3. Show Advisor info - select "ON" and input information
  4. Be sure to hit “save"

Custom URL: To send your clients a customized login link for Orion (it'll have your logo) copy the "Custom Site URL" link in the upper right hand corner in the Client Experience App. You can use this link to send to clients, rather than the normal Orion login site that you normally use as an advisor.


Updating Client Access in Orion Planning

The Client Access menu within the Orion Planning application enables you to customize what clients can see and access within their portal. Any changes made in this menu are saved instantly and will be visible to all users within your firm who have access to that specific client’s portal.

Creating Client Logins


Single Client Login

Navigate to the Manage Users app > Clients tab.

Click Actions and select New User.

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  • Enter the name or Household ID of the client you are creating login credentials for, and click on the household in the dropdown menu
  • Enter the Client User Information by entering the Client’s User ID, First Name, Last Name, Email, and more. Keep in mind that the User ID must be unique to all of Orion (duplicate User IDs are not permitted). Orion recommends using the User’s email as the User ID since it’s unique and easy to remember. 

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  • After selecting Save, you are prompted to choose how you want to deliver the password to the user. 
    • Show me the temp password, provides you the temporary password to give to the user. This temporary password is valid for 90 days. Use this option if you do not want the user to get notified that their login credentials have been created.
    • Send email to the user, sends the temporary password to the user in the email that you designated when creating the user. Please note when using this method, the temporary password link is only valid for 24 hours. Use this option if you want the user to get notified that their login credentials have been created.

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Updating clients en masse - follow instructions within this article.

  • Make clients aware of their new Client Portal. Visit https://orion.com/advisor-tech/client-portal  and scroll down to Free Templates for Your Success to download customizable marketing materials, including email announcement templates, slide decks, a fact sheet, a checklist, and more!