How To: Post a Company Announcement

How To: Post a Company Announcement

Company announcements can be used to broadcast information or messages to all employees, or a specific group of users.

From the Home dashboard, hover over the Admin Tools icon and select Announcements. If you do not have this icon, navigate to Settings > Our Company > Announcements (Configuration) from the Main Menu.


Click Add New to create a new Announcement. 


Enter the content of your announcement in the Headline and Body fields.



Set up each of the announcement settings:
Template: Labels the announcement as a template (in set up only). 
Active: Checkbox determines if the announcement is active, and date fields determine the time period when the announcement will be visible when active. 
Countdown: Adds a countdown of how much time is remaining on the announcement.
Add to Announcement Listing As:
Will display an icon in the upper left corner depending on the type selected.
 - Information: No icon
 - Warning: 
 - Error: 
Show As Pop Up On Login: The announcement will display as a pop up when a user logs into the system.
Show Author Name: Will display the name of the announcement creator. 
Show Marketplace Link: Not applicable.


Choose who the announcement should be visible to by selecting a Group, Security Profile or Dashboard Layout Profile. 


Attach any Related Documents (must already be uploaded to Company Documents). 


Click Save to save your announcement. Once it is saved it will be visible if it is marked as Active and within the visibility dates. 

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