Use this feature to store news articles which can be viewed by employees across the organisation. A News article can contain News attachments which can be viewed by all employees or employees with specific roles. From this screen you can add, edit and delete News entries.
Creating News articles
To create a News entry, navigate to Admin > Manage News, Click on “Add” and fill in the necessary fields using the information below
- Article Name: This is the unique name for the News article
- Description: Content of the News article
- New Hyperlink: This is the URL for the news article
- Targeted roles: This determines whether all employees will have access to the News or just employees with selected roles.
- Save Button: Click this button to save changes.
- Cancel Button: Click this button to cancel changes.
- Publish Button: Click this button to publish the News so that it can be seen by employees. Note: News items are marked as “unpublished” by default when created and will not be viewable by employees until it is published.
- Archive Button: Click this button to mark the News as archived. It will still be viewable by employees but only by searching for “Archived” News.
Editing News articles
To edit a News article navigate to Admin > Manage News. Click on a News article and change the information as required (See Creating News entries). When done, click the “Save” button to save changes or the “Cancel” button to discard changes.
Deleting News articles
To delete a News article, navigate to Admin > Manage News. Select the checkbox beside the News article(s) you want to delete and the click the “Delete” button.
Adding attachments
To attach a document, navigate to Admin > News > Manage News, click on a News entry and under the “Attachments”, click on “Add” and fill in the necessary fields using the information below
- Attachment Description: This is the unique name for the News attachment
- Description: A brief description of the document
- Attachment: This is the location of the attachment
- Browse Button: Click this button to select an attachment using the file system
- Upload Button: Click this button to upload the file to the server
- Save Button: Click this button to save changes.
- Cancel Button: Click this button to cancel changes.