Re: Messaging:

[MacWheel99@xxxxxxx]

There are 3rd party packages for MSG to groups of people outside, such as 
e-mail.

We send break messages to "groups" & ordinary messages to "groups" & we have 
approx 50 users & those Q-names that show up in lists of user-names & 
user-groups that we have added for some security functions.  From Command 
Line GO ASSIST Option 4 is ability to send a variety of messages - break 
and/or reply requested, with F4 on who to get the message to select one user 
or a group of users from list of all profiles on the system.

We figured out with help from a forum like this one what API it is that does 
that so we could put it in a CL off a menu so that everyone can do it without 
granting command line authority.

We changed the text descriptions on user profiles so that when you do F4 on 
users in this message to anyone area ... you get a nice chart lined up for 
ease of locating who all is in what department etc.

Real Name of User ... we let people have user-id handles like PRODIGY GURU 
GENIUS EXPERT WIZARD PROFESSOR G_MAN SALES BOSS but most use initials (less 
keying to sign on)
Department they are in
Project teams they on
Phone extension #
Facility Location or Building
Work Station ID where they usually hang out

This makes it real easy to send a message to everyone on the same project, in 
the same department, in the same facility, etc. ... you just go down the 
chart & put a one at the front of the line to select that individual to get 
the message

> Subj:  Messaging:
>  From:    mpatee@abm.com (Matt Patee)
>  
>  Is there a way to send a message to a particular group? What I am trying to
>  accomplish is sending a break message via the 400 (V4R4) 
>  that should not go to
>  everyone. I do not want to specify each individual, there is close to fifty
>  people. Any help would be appreciated.
>  
>  -Matt

Al Macintyre  ©¿©
http://www.cen-elec.com MIS Manager Programmer & Computer Janitor
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