The System Announcements module is used to configure the system announcements for display in the announcements side panel on the right side of the page in the browser.

This module functions outside the realm of the normal permissions hierarchy. It can be viewed only by a user with membership in Site Administrators site-level roles with no regard to permissions assigned to the tab on which the module is placed. For more information on the roles referenced in this section please see the role based security topic. Administrative users can configure additional module settings by clicking the button.

All active system announcement items that have not yet met their expiration date are displayed in the system announcements display bar in descending alphabetical order. They are maintained in the system cache on each server to avoid repeatedly loading static content from the database and as such may take several minutes for changes to ripple through the entire server farm, however, they will invalidate the cache on the server where the editing is taking place so that the author of system announcements can see an immediate effect.

Adding New System Announcements

To add a new system announcement members of the Site Administrators role click the button which will open the system announcement editor and allow an administrative user to define the details of the new system announcement.

Editing Existing System Announcements

To edit an existing system announcement members of the Site Administrators role click the button which will open the system announcement editor and allow an administrative user to define the details of a new system announcement.

System Announcement Attributes

The following attributes are exposed through the editor:

•Name: This is name of the system announcement. It may not be blank and must be unique within the system. Items are displayed in descending order or name.

•Active: When checked the system announcement is made available for display to non-administrative users.

•Expiration Date: This is an optional date at which point the system announcement will no longer appear for non-administrative users.

•Content: This is the HTML markup of the system announcement as it will appear in the browser.

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