Announcement Configuration
Within Cinchio Back Office, the Announcements feature can be used to schedule messages to show on the landing page for all users within the company when accessing Cinchio Back Office.
Creating Announcements
To create an announcement:
- Head to Company Settings > Announcements.
- Select [NEW ANNOUNCEMENT].
In the New Announcement page, enter the following:
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Announcement Type: Select the type of announcement as either:
- Normal: The announcement will display in the green.
- Critical: The announcement will display in the red.
- Announcement Start Date & Time: Select the date and time that the announcement should start to display on the dashboard to all users.
- Announcement End Date & Time: Select the date and time that the announcement should stop displaying on the dashboard to all users. (Note that the announcement will still be available to view in the announcement history section past this date.)
- Announcement URL: If required, enter the URL of a web page that can be accessed via the announcement via a "Click here to read more" link.
- Announcement Text: Enter the announcement that should display on the dashboard for all to users.
- Pop Up: Select this if the announcement should pop up for each user when they first log in after the announcement was added. Each user must acknowledge that they have read the announcement.
Select [SAVE ANNOUNCEMENT].
The announcement will show on the dashboard for all users.
For more information on viewing announcement, Click Here.
Editing Announcements
To edit an existing announcement:
- Head to Company Settings > Announcements.
- Locate the required announcement and select [EDIT].
Within the existing announcement, you can edit the following:
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Announcement Type: Select the type of announcement as either:
- Normal: The announcement will display in the green.
- Critical: The announcement will display in the red.
- Announcement Start Date & Time: Select the date and time that the announcement should start to display on the dashboard to all users.
- Announcement End Date & Time: Select the date and time that the announcement should stop displaying on the dashboard to all users. (Note that the announcement will still be available to view in the announcement history section past this date.)
- Announcement URL: If required, enter the URL of a web page that can be accessed via the announcement via a "Click here to read more" link.
- Announcement Text: Enter the announcement that should display on the dashboard for all to users.
- Pop Up: Select this if the announcement should pop up for each user when they first log in after the announcement was added. Each user must acknowledge that they have read the announcement.
Ensure that you select [SAVE ANNOUNCEMENT] to save any changes before leaving the announcement.
Deleting Announcements
An announcement can be deleted if no longer required.
You can only delete an announcement if you have rights to do so. Click Here if you do not have rights to delete but believe you should.
To delete an announcement:
- Head to Company Settings > Announcements.
- Locate the required announcement and select [EDIT].
Within the announcement:
- Select [DELETE].
- Confirm the deletion.
The announcement is now deleted and is no longer available within the announcement history.
This is a hard delete, so the announcement cannot be recovered.