Settings Page: Notifications Templates Tab

The Notification Templates Tab in the Communications Module houses the Default New User Template, which details the default designations for report and alert notifications that can be applied to all newly created user accounts. New user accounts manually created on the Create Tab of the Accounts Module will utilize the template specified via the dropdown menu to the right of “Default template to use for new accounts:”.

The preferred Notification Template applied to account being created via a Registration Profile Link can be specified in the Registration Profile design, when asked which notification template to apply.

How To: Create Registration Profiles (Site Settings Module)

To create a new registration profile, go to the Registration Tab in the Site Settings Module.

Click the plus icon next to the Registration Profiles header or select “Create” from the three dot (…) icon context menu. This will open the Create Registration Profile Page.

The fields used in a Registration Profile are optional. You are not required to make selections for all when generating a new profile.

Input a name for the new registration profile, which will automatically fill in the URL link textbox.

Select any desired access level(s) for this registration profile from the dropdown menu list and click “Add”. Multiple Access Levels can be selected. The X icon to the left of the access level will remove the selection if it was made in error.

It is recommended to include at least one access level if this Registration Profile will be used to register new user accounts, as they must have an access level to see anything in KAStrack.

Select any desired Certification Role(s) for this registration profile from the dropdown menu list and click “Add”. Multiple Certification Roles can be selected. The X icon to the left of the Certification Roles will remove the selection if it was made in error.

Select any desired supervisor(s) that are to be assigned to the new accounts that register with this profile from the dropdown menu list and click “Add”. Multiple supervisors can be selected. The X icon to the left of the supervisor will remove the selection if it was made in error.

If desired, you can specify individual users and/or certification roles that are to receive notification of the new user account’s registration. When you type into the textbox, users and certification roles will show on a dropdown menu for selection. Multiple users and/or certification roles can be selected. The X icon to the left of the user / role will remove the selection if it was made in error.

If new registrations require approval, you can specify individual users and/or certification roles that are responsible for approving the new registrations. When you type into the textbox, users and certification roles will show on a dropdown menu for selection. Multiple users and/or certification roles can be selected. The X icon to the left of the user / role will remove the selection if it was made in error. Leave this field blank if no approval is required.

The default is set to not require email verification for new account generation, but you can select Yes or No from a dropdown menu. Users will then receive an email after registration asking them to verify their email address.

The default for all registration profiles can be set on the Email Settings Tab in the Site Settings Module, but the Registration Profile being created will override the default settings.

A default new user notification template is applied for all registration profiles.

Any users who register with this profile will receive notification emails/alerts that have been specified through the new user template. The Default New User Notification Template details are shown on the Notification Templates Tab on the Settings Page of the Communications Module. Clicking the word “here” will redirect the user to the Notification Template Tab where the Default New User Template can be edited or a new notification template can be created for your organization’s preferences.

How To: Edit New User Notification Templates

To edit new user notification templates, go to the Notification Templates Tab on the Settings Page of the Communications Module.

Existing templates will be shown in the Notification Template Table.

Select the edit icon in the action column of the template you wish to edit opening the Edit Notification Template Page.

A notification template is comprised of two parts: Reports and Alerts.

Indicate the desired status for email report notifications: Not Active or Active.

Alter the desired reports selected for each module or leave as “Do Not Receive”.

Email Report Frequency has three options: daily (or on specified days of the week), weekly (on the day of your choosing), or monthly (which requires the user to specify which numerical day of the month from a dropdown menu you wish to receive the report summary).

After setting template preferences for reports, scroll down to set template preferences for email alerts.

Alter email preferences as set by module through a dropdown menu with three options that designate when an email alert should be sent: “Real Time”, “Digest”, and “Do Not Receive”.

After making edits to your preferences for both Email Report and Email Alert Settings, select “Save”, returning you to the Notification Templates Tab on the Settings Page of the Communications Module.

The newly created notification template will now be shown on the Notification Template Table.

If you would like new user accounts that use this registration profile to receive a Welcome Email, select yes from the dropdown menu.

The default for all registration profiles can be set on the Email Settings Tab in the Site Settings Module, but the Registration Profile being created will override the default settings.

A redirect URL can be designated, so that any user registering with this profile will be redirected to the specified URL after registering.

Input a custom message for new registrations and a custom message for existing users if desired.

If an existing user logs in from a Registration Profile link, the access level(s), certification role(s), and supervisor(s) listed on the Registration Profile will be added to the user’s account. Any existing access levels, certification roles, and supervisors on their account are not removed.

Select “Cancel” at any time to return to the Registration Profile Tab in the Site Settings Module without saving the profile. Select the “Save” button and the new registration profile now shows on the Registration Tab in the Registration Profile Table.

Registration profiles can be enabled/disabled via a checkbox in the Registration Profile Table so that your organization has control of when this link is activated.

Email report notifications and email alert notifications can be customized by an individual on the Notifications Tab on the My Account Page in the Accounts Module. Prior to an individual’s customization selections, the default template selected in the Communications Module establishes the default settings. WIKI LINK NOTIFICATIONS TAB ON THE MY ACCOUNTS PAGE ACCOUNTS MODULE

The system-generated Default New User template can be edited.