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The message board is where messages can be posted to share them among members of the same project. Apart from viewing them, there is an option of editing or deleting messages posted on the message board.
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If, by virtue of her role ’s permissions, a user can see an activity, she can also see all messages attached to it. |
There are a few ways to access Message Board:
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In Projects screen, by clicking on a project row and selecting Show project messages from a popup menu. |
Opens Message Board with only messages attached to the selected project shown. |
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In Project details screen, by clicking on the "Messageboard" button. |
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In Activities screen, by clicking on a project row and selecting Show messages from a popup menu. |
Opens Message Board with only messages attached to the selected activity shown. |
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In Activity details screen, by clicking on "Messageboard". |
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Let’s use Method 1 above to post a sample message. Suppose we are logged in as Eugene Smith, who is project manager on the iCam Website project. For us to post a message about a team meeting on Monday next week, the following steps would be required:
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While in Projects screen, click next to the name (hyperlink) of the project. |
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Select Show project messages from a popup menu. This will take us to Message Board. |
Illustration: Using context menu to access Message board.
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As the project has already been pre-selected in the filters, we only need to choose the right activity to attach the message to. |
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As long as the Activity field has ‘All activities’ as its value, the "Post" button is inactive. All messages posted for the current project are shown. |
Illustration: Until a target activity is selected, the Post button is unavailable.
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Suppose we selected the Design activity. Now we can type the message in the Add message box. As soon as we are through, we click "Post". |
Illustration: Once you have selected a target activity and typed your message, click "Post" to have it posted on Message Board.
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The message can now be viewed in the bottom section of the screen. |
Illustration: This is how the message just posted appears in the message list section
Editing/deleting a posted message
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User can edit or delete a message if she: |
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has posted the message; or |
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has the permission to edit or delete the activity the message is attached to. |
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While in Message Board screen, mouse over the message you would like to edit or delete, and click. A menu will popup. |
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Select Edit or Delete this message, whichever is appropriate. |
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Editing the message: Make changes to the text, and click "Update". |
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Deleting the message: Click "OK" to confirm the deletion. |
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