Creating Messages for Individual Employees

Create messages for specific employees from the Daily Activity screen.

  1. Open the Daily Activity screen and set the Context (F3).
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In the work list, select a work item to create a message for the employee assigned that work.
    • In the employees view, select an employee record to create a message for that employee.
  3. Select Employee Messages: Employee Messages
  4. Select Enter Message.
    The Enter a Message dialog appears.
    Enter a Message dialog
  5. Enter the date range you want the message visible for in the From Date and To Date fields.
    Employees receive their messages when they first sign on or sign off during the date range. If they don't sign on or sign off during the date range, they won't receive the message. (In ESS expired personal messages are archived.)
  6. Enter the message text.
    The message is limited to 200 characters.
  7. Optional: To prevent the employee from signing in during the message date range, select Prevent Sign-In.
    If selected, the message won't be printed on copies of the employee's receipt if the employee is manually signed in.
  8. Select Send.
The date and time the message printed appears in the Employee Message dialog in the Printed/Acknowledged field.