Adding a New Message

Messages appear on the My Unread Messages card of the Home page of designated employees.To send a message to one or more employees, complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to Actions > Employee card > Messages.
2. In the Actions area, click New Message.

   The Employee Search screen opens.

3. Enter criteria to search for an employee record, and click Search.
4. In the search results, click the box next to each employee who should receive the message.
5. In the Message Wizard Steps area, click Next.
6. Configure the message you want to send.
   1. In the Subject field, enter a title for the message.
   2. Select the level of Importance.

      An icon will appear with the message to identify High or Low importance.

   3. Using the formatting controls, create your message in the Text field. Formatting counts toward the maximum characters allowed in this field.

      Note: The formatting controls are only available in Internet Explorer if you run IE9 or greater.

7. In the Message Wizard Steps area, click Finish.

Priority

The priority field indicates the importance of the message (i.e. Low, Normal, or High). High and low priority messages display icons; normal priority messages do not display an icon.

The following priority icons may be displayed when viewing messages:

Subject

The subject title of the message. This subject title appears on the My Unread Messages section of the Home Page.

Text

The free-form text of the message.