Bulletins are a new feature introduced with MRSweb, and its a great way to inform your users/colleagues/reps of important company wide information whilst they are out and about. Bulletins are displayed on the Home screen for all users to view, whenever they login to MRSweb or return to their Home screen.
In order to Add or Edit Bulletins, you will need the relevant permissions setup by your System Administrator. Once obtained, you will see a Bulletins tile on your Home screen. Without this permission, you will only be able to View Active Bulletins.
When adding/editing a Bulletin in MRSweb, there are five easy to use fields to set up your Bulletin and its "lifespan".
Title - this is the title of your Bulletin.
Choose a short title (less than 256 characters) that conveys the Bulletin's message concisely. Keep in mind that longer titles will not necessarily fit into the Home screen tiles snugly, however when users open the tile, the full title will be displayed on the View screen. Short and sweet is good practice for Titles
Time Zone - this is not a configurable field, just a label displaying your current Time Zone.
If this is not displaying the correct Time Zone for your current geographic position, check your Mobile device, Tablet, or PC's date and time settings.
Keep this in mind when setting Start and End parameters for your users who may be in different geographic positions or Time Zones.
Start - an optional Start Date & Time for your Bulletin.
By default, Bulletin's have no Start Date & Time. However, you may wish to schedule a Bulletin to only display on the users' Home screens in the future. For example, you may want to remind everyone of that Staff meeting next Tuesday morning.
To set this up, toggle the Start switch to "Yes", and select a Date & Time for the Bulletin to start broadcasting. Using the staff meeting example above, you may want the Bulletin to start broadcasting from Monday 12pm.
If no Start Date & Time is selected (or the Start switch is toggled to "No"), then the Bulletin will start broadcasting immediately, provided the Active switch is set to "Yes".
End - an optional End Date & Time for your Bulletin.
As per Start, by default, Bulletin's have no End Date & Time. However, you may wish to schedule a Bulletin to only display on the users' Home screen up till a certain Date & Time. For example, you may have a Sales Promotion running until Friday close of Business.
To set this up, toggle the End switch to "Yes", and select a Date & Time for the Bulletin to end broadcasting. Using the Sales promotion example above, you may want the Bulletin to end broadcasting on Friday 5pm.
If no End Date & Time is selected (or the End switch is toggle to "Yes"), then the Bulletin will continue broadcasting indefinitely, provided the Active switch is set to "Yes".
Active - a toggle to determine whether the Bulletin should be displayed on user's Home screens (provided the current Date & Time falls between the optional Start and End Dates & Times).
By default, Bulletin's are Active. However, you may want to prepare a detailed Bulletin first, and have another colleague check the contents.
To deactivate a Bulletin, toggle the Active switch to "No".
To reactivate a Bulletin, toggle the Active switch to "Yes".
Message - this is the full message of your Bulletin.
Here you can type all the detail you require regarding the bulletin, user's will only see the first sentence or two on the tiles, however when they open the tile, the entire message will be displayed on the view screen. There is no theoretical limit to the length of the message. The text area will increase in size as you type new lines in the message.
Click Save to have your new/edited Bulletin stored in the database.
When adding/editing a Bulletin in MRSweb, there are five easy to use fields to set up your Bulletin and its "lifespan".
Title - this is the title of your Bulletin.
Choose a short title (less than 256 characters) that conveys the Bulletin's message concisely. Keep in mind that longer titles will not necessarily fit into the Home screen tiles snugly, however when users open the tile, the full title will be displayed on the View screen. Short and sweet is good practice for Titles
Time Zone - this is not a configurable field, just a label displaying your current Time Zone.
If this is not displaying the correct Time Zone for your current geographic position, check your Mobile device, Tablet, or PC's date and time settings.
Keep this in mind when setting Start and End parameters for your users who may be in different geographic positions or Time Zones.
Start - an optional Start Date & Time for your Bulletin.
By default, Bulletin's have no Start Date & Time. However, you may wish to schedule a Bulletin to only display on the users' Home screens in the future. For example, you may want to remind everyone of that Staff meeting next Tuesday morning.
To set this up, toggle the Start switch to "Yes", and select a Date & Time for the Bulletin to start broadcasting. Using the staff meeting example above, you may want the Bulletin to start broadcasting from Monday 12pm.
If no Start Date & Time is selected (or the Start switch is toggled to "No"), then the Bulletin will start broadcasting immediately, provided the Active switch is set to "Yes".
End - an optional End Date & Time for your Bulletin.
As per Start, by default, Bulletin's have no End Date & Time. However, you may wish to schedule a Bulletin to only display on the users' Home screen up till a certain Date & Time. For example, you may have a Sales Promotion running until Friday close of Business.
To set this up, toggle the End switch to "Yes", and select a Date & Time for the Bulletin to end broadcasting. Using the Sales promotion example above, you may want the Bulletin to end broadcasting on Friday 5pm.
If no End Date & Time is selected (or the End switch is toggle to "Yes"), then the Bulletin will continue broadcasting indefinitely, provided the Active switch is set to "Yes".
Active - a toggle to determine whether the Bulletin should be displayed on user's Home screens (provided the current Date & Time falls between the optional Start and End Dates & Times).
By default, Bulletin's are Active. However, you may want to prepare a detailed Bulletin first, and have another colleague check the contents.
To deactivate a Bulletin, toggle the Active switch to "No".
To reactivate a Bulletin, toggle the Active switch to "Yes".
Message - this is the full message of your Bulletin.
Here you can type all the detail you require regarding the bulletin, user's will only see the first sentence or two on the tiles, however when they open the tile, the entire message will be displayed on the view screen. There is no theoretical limit to the length of the message. The text area will increase in size as you type new lines in the message.
Click Save to have your new/edited Bulletin stored in the database.
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