News/Notices

This feature provides the ability to enter news and information articles for display on the Admin module Dashboard.  The feature also has the option to post Notices for users to read and mark the date/time they read the notice.

• An excellent way to share information with users.
• There is no limit on the number of news/notices that can be entered of displayed.
• Articles can be entered in advance for future display using the Post Date field.
• Articles can expire using the Expire Date field.
• Articles can be shared across Branches using the Branch Share field.

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Navigation:    

Admin/System Tools > Settings > News/Notices

Applies To:    Enterprise    Plus    Basic

To Enter a News Article

• Click the New button.
• Title:  The title of the article the user will see in the Dashboard.  Required field.
• Article:  The content of the news article.  Basic html is supported.
• Post Date:  The first date the article will display.  Required field.
• Expire Date:  The last date the article will display.  Optional field.
• Target:  Select one or more locations where the News Article will display.
  • Dashboard:  Displays in the Admin module dashboard.
  • MyAccount:  Displays in the WebReg module MyAccount home page.
  • Notice:  Displays in the Dashboard under Notices and in the header Notice warning icon.
  • QuickTools:  Displays in the QuickTools module.
  • WebReg:  Displays on a special page via the left menu option for Latest News.
• Branch Share: If Yes, the news article will display in all Branches in a multi-Branch environment.
• Click OK close and save, or Cancel to close without saving.

To Enter a Notice

Notices are similar to News except that they display in a special Dashboard section called "Noticies".  They also trigger a yellow warning notice button in the header near the menu selections. If a user has not read a message, the yellow warning icon will appear and remain until they mark the notice as read. When a user clicks the yellow warning icon, they are redirected to the Dashboard > Notices section to read the notice.  A button "Mark as Read" displays with the notice.  The user can click the button to mark the notice as read.  When marked, a date/time log is recorded.  This log can be reviewed at Report Menu > System > News/Notices.

In addition, this feature also allows Xenegrade to push notices out to all users when necessary.  This notice push will be used for special and critical purposes only.  Notices submitted by Xenegrade cannot be modified or deleted by a user.

• Click the New button.
• Title:  The title of the notice the user will see in the Dashboard.  Required field.
• Article:  The content of the notice.  Basic html is supported.
• Post Date:  The first date the notice will display.  Required field.
• Expire Date:  The last date the notice will display.  Optional field.
• Target:  Select one or more locations where the Notice will display.  To be a notice, the Notice option must be selected.  However, to display in more than one location, other options can be selected.
  • Dashboard:  Displays in the Admin module dashboard.
  • MyAccount:  Displays in the WebReg module MyAccount home page.
  • Notice:  Displays in the Dashboard under Notices and in the header Notice warning icon. REQUIRED.
  • QuickTools:  Displays in the QuickTools module.
  • WebReg:  Displays on a special page via the left menu option for Latest News.
• Branch Share: If Yes, the notice will display in all Branches in a multi-Branch environment.
• Click OK close and save, or Cancel to close without saving.