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System: This type of alert is used to display an alert to all users of the system.
User Name: This type of alert creates a system alert that is displayed to a specific user.
(e.g., to let someone know their his or her account is active or to contact an instructor letting
them know a reading is available).
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Status: Unknown at this time.
SpecierSpecifier: This option is only available if User Name, Type, or Status is selected from the
Type field. The options of this field changes change depending on the item selected in the Type
field. For example if you select User Name in the Type field the Specifier field will list
all the users in the system so that you may choose one to whom to send the system alert to.
Title: This is the title text that will be displayed for the alert through the web interface.
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User Can Delete?: When checked the user users viewing the message can remove it from their
view. This does not remove the message from the system or stop others from viewing
the message.
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