Type: This field is the type of alert being displayed/created. From the drop down box select
one of the following:
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 his or her account is active or to contact an instructor letting
them know a reading is available).
Type: This type of alert makes the system alert viewable by a specific patron group.
Status: Unknown at this time.
Specifier: This option is only available if User Name, Type, or Status is selected from the
Type field. The options of this field 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.
Title: This is the title text that will be displayed for the alert through the web interface.
Message: This is the message text that will be displayed to the user through the web interface.
Active Date: This is the date that you would like this system alert to start to display to the
user(s).
Expiration Date: This is the last day that you would like a message to be displayed to the
user(s).
User Can Delete?: When checked the 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.
Save: This button saves all your changes to the system or adds the message to the system.
Figure 2.1:The System Alerts Window: |
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