Create an Announcement in Admin V1

In order to convey the message regarding an activity, an event, or any information to the registered users of the Wellness program, it is necessary to start by creating an announcement. For this, the admin needs to navigate as - 

ADMIN PORTAL > NOTIFICATIONS > ANNOUNCEMENTS > + CREATE ANNOUNCEMENT

By landing on the ANNOUNCEMENTS page of the NOTIFICATIONS section in the ADMIN PORTAL, the admin can click on the +CREATE NOTIFICATION tab that is present at the top left corner of the page. Upon clicking on this tab, a new pop-up window will open up, and the admin has to enter all the relevant details – 

• TITLE – The title of the announcement will represent the announcement and will be first visible on the user dashboard.
  
  

• START DATE – The date from when the announcement will appear on the user dashboard.
  
  

• END DATE – The date until when the announcement will appear on the user dashboard.
  
  

• STATUS – If the announcement is active or inactive.
  
  

• LINK TITLE & LINK VALUE – Use these fields to add the relevant Link title and Web address as a CTA (Call-to-action) icon, which will be displayed along with the Announcement title and description.
  
  

• UPLOAD IMAGE – You can upload a custom Image along with the announcement by clicking on the Choose File option.
  

  Note: 
  * Only PNG, JPG, JPEG files are supported.
  * The File size cannot exceed 500 KB.
  * The Image Dimensions should be 700 x 345 pixels.

  
  

• DISPLAY – Use this field to set the visibility of the announcement. You can select either "open" or "closed" from the dropdown, based on your preference. For Closed display, you'll be presented with the option to select/click the checkboxes of the required distribution lists.

  Note:
  * Open - The announcement will be displayed to all registered users.
  * Closed - The access will be restricted to users present in the Distribution List.

  
  

• CONTENT – The admin can enter all the details, description and the information that needs to be conveyed to the users via the announcement.

After all these details have been entered in the window, the admin can click on SAVE to update the details and the new announcement will be listed on the ANNOUNCEMENTS page. The created announcement will have the details of the Title, Action Type (Pop-Up), the Start & End date of the announcement, and its status, along with the icons to View, Edit, or Delete the announcement accordingly.

Once the announcement is created successfully, it will appear to all the registered users on the scheduled date in the dashboard of their Wellness program accounts until the end date of the announcement. The title of the announcement will appear in a ribbon under the Activity Summary section of the user dashboard, and the user can click on it to view the other details.

*If you are experiencing any issues, please contact the Wellness360 Team.