Sending Broadcast Messages

Use the Broadcast Message page as a testing utility to send broadcast messages to selected users by role or user ID.

Navigation:

PeopleTools, and then Utilities, and then Debug, and then Send Broadcast Messages

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Broadcast Message page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Broadcast Message page
Field or Control Description

Type of User

Select from these types:

  • Role Name: Sends the broadcast message to members of the selected role or roles.

  • User Name: Sends the broadcast message to the specified user ID or user IDs.

Role/User Name

Select the role or user ID to be the recipient of the broadcast message.

Message

Enter the message as free-form text. You can use the following variables within the message body:

  • %OPRID%: The user’s user ID as defined on the user profile.

  • %EmployeeName%: The description of the user as defined on the user profile.

  • %EmployeeID%: The employee ID for the user as defined on the user profile.

  • %EmailID%: The user’s primary email address as defined on the My System Profile page.