Portal announcements are messages displayed to all Portal users upon login. These messages can be used to display current system status, scheduled maintenance windows, or other Tealeaf-related issues.
You can view current announcements by selecting Help > Portal Announcements in the Portal.
Complete the following steps to configure announcements.
- Login to the Portal as an administrator.
- From the Portal menu, navigate to Portal Management.
- Click the Announcements link in the left navigation panel.
- To display a list of all currently configured announcements, select Configure.
The currently active announcements are marked with a blue dot.
Enabling announcements
To enable the display of Portal announcements, review and configure the following cxImpact settings
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
Display Splash Screen on User Login |
When enabled, users see the Portal Announcements window when they first login. The default value is Enabled. |
System Authentication Verification Announcement |
When enabled, the Portal reports an announcement message upon login if the Portal is not configured correctly. The default value is Enabled. |
Working with announcements
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Message |
Up to 256 characters. You can force line breaks in your announcement by adding
\n to the end of each line. For example:
No other form of formatting is supported. |
| Starts |
This value is the time at which the portal begins to display the announcement to users.
|
| Expires |
This value is the time at which the Portal stops displaying the announcement to users.
|
| Admin Only | Select the Admin Only check box if you want the announcement to be displayed to Admin Groups (admin, reveal admin, view
admin) only. |