Announcement Collection Designer
Overview
The announcement collection designer is used to customize an announcement collection. It is initiated from the announcement
collection library panel or the console theme
information/overlay panel.
Actions
The announcements in the collection are displayed in a table. You can perform the following actions from this table:
- Create a new announcement: Click the "New" button below the table to create a new announcement. You will be prompted for the announcement text. This
function is also available via a pop-up menu by right-clicking on the
table.
- Edit an announcement: Click on the announcement in the table to edit its text directly in the table.
- Delete an announcement: Click on the "Delete" button below the table to delete the selected announcements. This
function is also available via a pop-up menu by right-clicking on the
table.
- Import announcements: Click on the "Import" button below the table to import announcements from a file. This
function is also available via a pop-up menu by right-clicking on the
table.
- Export announcements: Click on the "Export" button below the table to export announcements to a file. This
function is also available via a pop-up menu by right-clicking on the
table.
- Load from component: Click this button to select an announcement collection from which you wish to load all announcements. This
function is also available via a pop-up menu by right-clicking on the
table.
- Close the designer: Click the "Close" button at the bottom of the dialog to close the dialog. As soon as your close the dialog, the collection is resaved to your repository.
Restrictions
You cannot edit core announcement collections. If you attempt to design a core collection, the designer will appear in "read only" mode.
See also