Sakai DocumentationSakai 12 Administrator GuidePA SystemHow do I edit an existing popup system message?

How do I edit an existing popup system message?

Popup alerts are modal windows that users see upon logging into the system. These popups may be temporarily or permanently dismissed by the user. The content of these alerts allow for rich HTML content/formatting.

Go to PA System.

Go to PA System.

Select the PA System tool from the Tool Menu in the Administration Workspace.

View existing popup messages.

View existing popup messages.

Click Edit for the popup you want to modify.

Click Edit for the popup you want to modify.

Edit the popup information as needed, then save.

Edit the popup information as needed, then save.
  1. Description: This is the description of your popup message as shown in the PA System message list.
  2. Template: Click Browse to locate and select the file containing your popup message content. (Note: Several sample templates are provided for you if you click Download Templates from the PA System landing page.)
  3. Start Time: This is the time and date when your popup will be visible to users.
  4. End Time: This is the time and date when you popup will no longer be available to users.
  5. Distribution: You may choose to Show this campaign to everyone or Show this campaign to selected users. If you choose selected users, you may enter the comma separated userids for selected users in the text field below.
  6. Click Save Popup to save your changes.

Note: Remember that you will need to make your changes to the html template file before uploading the edited version. Popup message content cannot be edited online via the PA System tool.

View the popup message.

View the popup message.

When active, the popup message will display to users as shown in the image above.

Admin users may also click the Preview button to preview a popup message.

Admin users may also click the Preview button to preview a popup message.