Send Announcements

You can send custom announcements to your Academy members and select the recipients individually or in groups according to a specific organizational structure.

Navigation: Admin > Members > Send Announcements

Individual Announcements

1. From the member list, select the plus symbol next to each member you want to include in the announcement.

Note: You can search for a specific member using the Search field, or filter the list by selecting a Type, Above Unit, Unit, Job, and an Additional Field from the drop-down lists.

2. Optional. Check the High Priority box and enter the number of days you want the announcement to remain high priority.
3. Optional. Check the Send copy to inbox box to send the message to the recipients via email and as a mobile push notification.
4. In the Message field, enter a message to include in the announcement.
5. Optional. Select Upload Attachment to include a file with the announcement.

6. Select Announce.

Advanced Announcement

Advanced Announcements use filters to send the announcement only to those that match the selected organizational structure.

1. From the Select Job drop-down list, check the box next to each job to which you want to assign the course and then select Close.

2. From the Select Above Units and Select Units columns, check the desired boxes.

Note: You can filter the columns using the Filter by Type and Filter by Above Unit drop-down lists.

3. Optional. Select Add More Announcement Rules to add additional Job, Above Unit, and Unit criteria.

Note: The Add More Announcement Rules setting enables you to combine assignment rules by using AND, OR, or NOT operators. For more information, see the Combine Assignment Rules topic.

4. Optional. Check the High Priority box and enter the number of days you want the announcement to remain high priority.
5. Optional. Check the Send copy to inbox box to send the message to the recipients via email and as a mobile push notification.
6. In the Hiring Date fields, enter a date range.

Note: Only members with a Hire Date that falls within the date range provided are included in the announcement.

7. From the Preferred Content Language drop-down list, select the preferred language.
8. In the Message field, enter a message to include in the announcement.
9. Optional. Select Upload Attachment to include a file with the announcement.

10. Select Send Announcement Now to send the announcement.