Web Suite permits exchange of messages among the web users only. This way, you can share valuable information and minimize the communication gap within a network. You will always be notified of the new messages. Depending on the option chosen by the sender of the message, message notifications appear on the respective screen. For example, MK leaves a message for CK, which CK receives when he logs into Web Suite.
In the Messages section of the Dashboard, you will get notified of five messages recently sent to you. The unread messages are in bold font. Clicking on anyone opens the message screen where you can view the entire message along with some additional details.
Compose Message
Click, opens the screen where you can create a new message.
Select Employee:
Choose this option to send a message to one or more employees selected from the drop-down list.
Employee Group:
Choose this option to send a message to all employees in a selected group.
Only Web
Users can receive or send messages using this feature.
Display this message when recipient:
You can set the option as to when the recipient should get the message. The options include: Does Billing, Uses Payment screen, Runs Report, Records Time, Records Expenses, Opens Any Master Record, Logs In, Uses Vendor Bills screen and Uses Purchase Order screen, Opens Reviewer screen, Uses Personal Time Off. The message will be displayed according to the action performed by the recipient of the message. For example, when user opens the Reviewer screen.
Message:
You can enter text of unlimited length into the message box. Click Send button to save and send the message to the recipient. You will get a message on successful transfer of the message. By default, the Web Suite Messages screen opens in the view mode. You can view the messages sent by other Web Users within your network. The selected message along with the sender, date, time and number of files attached are displayed below in the text box.
Inbox
Click to open the screen where you can quickly view the messages received from other web users. In the grid, unread messages appear in bold font.
Grid Items:
From:
Sender of the message. ID of the web user who has sent the message to you.
Message:
Click to view the content of the message received.
Date Time:
Displays the date and time of the message received.
Attachments:
Indicates that a file is attached to a message with .
Sent Messages
Click opens the screen where you can view the messages sent to other web users. In the grid, the messages unread by the recipient appear in bold font.
To:
Receiver of the message. ID of the web user to whom you have sent the message to.
Message:
Click, you can view the entire message, attach files and forward the same message to other web users.
Date Time:
Displays the date/time of the message sent.
Attachments:
Indicates that a file is attached to a message with .
Delete :
Click
to delete records. You will get a confirmation message after deleting
the selected message.
Help:
Click to open the Web Suite Help in the Message section.
Send:
Click to send the new message to the selected employees.
Cancel:
Click to cancel the writing of any new message and return to the view mode.
Delete:
Deletes multiple messages in one go. Either, select the check box for the messages you want to delete at once or select the topmost check box to select all the messages in the grid for deletion. You will get a confirmation message before deleting the messages.
Reply:
Click to respond to the received message. The reply will automatically be directed to the sender of the specific message.
Forward:
Click to forward the received message to other Web Suite users within your network.
Attachments:
Click opens the Attachments screen where you can attach the files with your messages. Choose the file you want to attach to the selected message. In the view mode, you can see the number of files attached to the specific message.
Cancel:
Cancels the Message screen and takes you back to the home page of Web Suite.