Assigning Users to Message Groups

You can use message groups to send the same message to all members of a group at the same time. You create a message group by giving it an ID and assigning user IDs to the group. Users can belong to more than one message group.

From User Maintenance you can:

To assign users to message groups:

  1. From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select User Maintenance to display the User Maintenance screen.

  2. In the User ID field, enter a user's ID to display the corresponding record.

  3. Use the Addl hot key to display the Additional Data screen.

  4. Use the Msg Groups hot key to display the Message Groups Selection screen.

The screen displays a list of message groups to which the user belongs. Personal message groups are indicated by a (P) following the ID.

  1. Do the following, as needed:

Note: If the user is assigned the MESSAGE.GROUP.TYPES authorization key, the F10 list contains only those groups for which the user is authorized.

  1. Press Esc three times to update the user record and exit User Maintenance.

See Also:

Other User Record Information Overview

Creating User Records