To enter additional user settings:Use the Additional User Settings screen to specify additional user defaults related to the Message System. For example, you can specify the screen that displays when you press Ctrl-F8 and the maximum number of messages to store for the user.
To enter additional user settings:
From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select User Maintenance to display the User Maintenance screen.
In the User ID field, enter a user's ID to display the corresponding record.
Use the Addl hot key to display the Additional Data screen.
Use the Addl Data hot key to display the Additional User Settings screen.
In the Message Hotkey Default field, press F10 and select whether Ctrl-F8 displays the Received Messages screen or the Message Dialog screen.
R-Review – Displays the Received Messages screen.
D-Dialog – Displays the Message Dialog screen. This is the default value.
In the Maximum Number of Messages field, enter the maximum number of messages to keep in the message system for this user. When the number of messages reaches the maximum, the system deletes the oldest messages as new messages arrive.
In the New Message Notification field, press F10 and select how the system notifies this user each time the user receives a new message:
Scrolling Notification – The newest received message scrolls across the bottom of the screen until the user accesses the Message System and views the received messages. This is the default method.
Single Notification – The following notification message displays at the bottom of the screen: x New Message Waiting, where x indicates the number of received messages the user has not yet viewed. This message displays until the user accesses the Message System and views the received messages.
No Notification – The system never displays any message notification at the bottom of the screen.
Press Esc three times to save the updated user record.
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