Before getting started make sure you already have an account with Basecamp, the popular online project management service. Also, make sure your Tempo account is a Moderato-level account or higher.
Importing Basecamp projects uses the Basecamp API, so you’ll need to take a few steps to set things up:
- Enable API access in your Basecamp account.
- Fill in your Basecamp account info on your Tempo account profile.
Step 1
Log in to your Basecamp account, go to the “Account (Upgrade/Billing)” tab, and scroll down to select the option to enable access to your account via the Basecamp API.
Next, log in to Tempo, and select the “Account / Upgrade” tab, and scroll down to the section titled “Basecamp Settings.”
There you enter the full domain name you use to access your basecamp account (i.e. company.projectpath.com), your username, and your password. If your Basecamp account supports SSL, then check the box. Use the “Check your settings…” link to run a quick test. Finally, save your Tempo profile.
Now you’re ready to import your projects! Save the changes to your profile and head over to the Project Dashboard. Click the “Basecamp” tab to bring up a listing of all your Basecamp projects, allowing you to select which ones to import.
In addition to creating a new Tempo project for your Basecamp project, Tempo will also make a list of people from your company assigned to the project in Basecamp and invite them to join the Tempo project. Tempo names the project after the Basecamp company name and project so you can easily identify it among your other projects:
Basecamp and OpenID
It is possible to integrate Tempo with Basecamp while using OpenID. Here are two good ways to do so:
1. Set up a separate Tempo account in Basecamp, making sure that it has access to all of your Basecamp projects. Now connect Tempo with this Basecamp account.
2. You can also access the “API username” for your Basecamp account. First log into Basecamp and click on the My info link in the top right corner.
This brings up your profile page. Next look for the section on OpenID. You will see a link that says “Reveal my special username/password.”
Clicking this link will bring up the Basecamp API username for your account. Use these credentials in your Tempo account.