Work Group Announcements

RosterApps gives Location Administrators the ability to post important messages on the employee's home page.  These messages can be targeted at specific work groups and be posted for a certain amount of time.  This page is used to manage these announcements (create, edit, and delete).

Viewing Work Group Announcements

To view work group announcements:

• Click the Settings tab
• Click the Work Group Announcements link
  
• RosterApps directs you to the Work Group Announcements page where all the active announcements are listed.  To view any past announcements, uncheck the "Hide Past Announcements" checkbox.
  

Creating a new work group announcement

To create a new work group announcement:

• Click the Settings tab
• Click the Work Group Announcements link
  
• RosterApps directs you to the Work Group Announcements page.  Click the Create New Announcement link.
  
• The New Work Group Announcement page is displayed.  Fill in the fields as desired.
  
•   A description of each of the fields follows:
  • Heading: Enter text for the heading of the announcement.  This will appear in bold on the employee's home page.
  • Announcement: Enter text for the announcement.
  • Begin Display: Select a date and time when the announcement should start appearing.
  • End Display: Select a date and time when the announcement should stop appearing.
  • Work Groups: Select one or more work groups for which the announcement should display.  To add groups, select from the Available Groups list and click the > button.  To remove groups, select from Select Groups list and click the < button.  
• Click the Create Announcement button when you are finished filling out the fields.  Click the Cancel button to discard the announcement.

Editing a Work Group Announcement

To edit a work group announcement:

• Click the Settings tab
• Click the Work Group Announcements link
  
• RosterApps directs you to the Work Group Announcements page.  Click the Edit link next to the announcement you would like to edit:
  
• The Edit Announcement page appears.  Update any fields as needed.  For a description of each of the fields on the page, see the section above, Adding a New Work Group Announcement.
  
• When done making updates, click the Update button to save your changes.  Click the Cancel button to discard any changes.

Deleting a Work Group Announcement

To delete a work group announcement:

• Click the Settings tab
• Click the Work Group Announcements link
  
• RosterApps directs you to the Work Group Announcements page.  Click the Delete link next to the announcement you would like to delete:
  
• RosterApps will prompt you whether you want to delete the selected announcement Click OK in the dialog to complete deleting the announcement or Cancel to keep the announcement.