Adding an Announcement
Announcements appear on the Announcements card of the Home page for employees in designated organization units.
Announcements also appear on Series 1100/1200 Badge Readers and Series 5000 Time Clocks; however, hyperlink formatting and images do not appear.
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Series 5000 Time Clocks: Only announcements configured at the at the root-level organization unit appear.
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EIS Series 1100/1200: Only announcements configured at the trunk-level organization unit or higher (for example, Facility) appear.
To add an announcement, complete the following steps:
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Navigate to
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In the Announcements Actions area, click Add.
The Organization Unit Search screen opens.
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Enter criteria to search for an organization unit record, and click Search.
Employees will receive the announcement if the selected organization unit is in their Home Labor Distribution.
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In the search results, click the box next to each organization unit that should receive the message.
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In the Add Announcement Steps area, click Next.
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Configure the message you want to send.
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Select the level of Importance.
An icon will appear with the announcement to identify High or Low importance.
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Optional. Add a Subject to identify the announcement. Recipients will not see this value.
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Using the formatting controls, create your message in the Body field. Formatting counts toward the maximum characters allowed in this field.
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Configure the time frame when the announcement is broadcast.
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Enter an Effective Date and Effective Time to indicate when the announcement should first appear.
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Optional. Enter an Expiration Date and Expiration Time to indicate when the announcement no longer appears.
If you don't configure an expiration, the announcement will display indefinitely.
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In the Add Announcement Steps area, click Finish.