Announcements Node
In addition to the Site (or System) Administrator, a Company Administrator will be able to create Announcements. Also, A Company Administrator will be able to define whether a particular announcement should be displayed to:
- Users.
- Bidders.
- Users and bidders.
Note: Announcements are displayed to all the users of the owner company and all partner users. Bidders are also able to view all announcements by the Owner Company, in the Bidder Portal
To access the Announcements module:
- Go to the Company Workspace tab and switch to Admin mode.
- In the left Navigator, click General Administration > Announcements to open both the Announcements log and the Announcement properties page (the pane on the right).
The Announcements log (toolbar options) lets you:
- Create an announcement (+ Create icon).
- Delete or change the status of an existing announcement (Actions drop-down menu).
- Refresh the log items (Refresh icon).
- Print, or export, the contents of the log (Print icon).
- Find items on the log (Find on Page icon). If you decide to cancel the find for an entire row, you must click the Find on Page icon again.
The Announcements log contains the following columns:
- Title
- Status
- Last Modified By
- Last Modified Date
When the log is displayed, the default sort order is descending date of records (Last Modified Date).
When you select an announcement record, or you hover over an announcement record, a gear menu ( ) will be displayed. The gear menu lets you delete the selected announcement or change the announcement status.
The Announcement properties page (the right pane) also lets you see, or change, the details of an existing announcement. You must first select an announcement on the Announcements log. The Announcement properties page (the right pane) also lets you:
- Enter a title for your new announcement (Title). You must click the create announcement (+ Create icon) option, first.
- Enter the text for a new announcement (Announcement Text). Maximum of 4000 characters, including formatting and HTML tags.
- Assign a status for your new announcement (Status). Active announcements cannot be deleted.
- Determine the audience (Make an Announcement for). The default is "Both" the Users and Bidders.
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Access Control for the Announcements Node
Last Published Tuesday, June 4, 2024