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Notifications: Generate and Send Notifications

Allyson Ryan
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Once a Notification Template has been created, sending the notification to the intended recipients can be executed through following the steps below. The ability to send notifications is available on all Staff, Human Resources and Recruiting grids where there are potential recipients.

Applicable Roles

  • Administrators
  • Teacher
  • Admissions
  • Academic Administrator
  • Business Office
  • Evaluation Administrator
  • Recruiting Administrator
  • Benefits Coordinator
  • HR Admin
  • HR Team
  • Recruiting Coordinator
  • *Personal Profile Only
    • *If designated with one of the following Tracker Related Roles: 
    • Tracker Manager
    • Tracker Coordinator
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The option to send notifications is available at the top portion of every SchoolFront grid where there are potential recipients. 

Example:

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  1. Select recipient(s) by checking the boxes to the left of the grid you are sending Notifications in (Tip: Depending on the notification and where you are sending it from, you can locate the recipient(s) by performing a filter search within any grid column) 

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  2. Click the "Send Notification(s)" link at the top of the grid

  3. A Send Notifications pop-up window will open

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Note: The contents and display of this window will vary depending on which SchoolFront grid you are using

  1. If there are multiple recipients, confirm the selected number of records:

  2. Select the Notification Category from the drop-down next as this will determine the remaining options available in the pop-up

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  3. Select the Notification Template from the drop-down, as this selection also readjusts the remaining options for your notification

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  4. Complete the Sender and Recipient options for your notification (Note: For more information on using Email Masks, please see: Using an Email Mask as the "From" Email Address When Sending Email Notifications via SchoolFront)

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  5. Confirm the Email Subject is correct, update if necessary
  6. Click "PDF Preview" to Preview your notification prior to sending
  7. Click "Create Notification" when you are ready to send the notification to the recipients you've selected
  8. Clicking "Cancel" will cancel your work without saving

Additional Information

Depending on the notifications design and intent, there may be additional areas of the notification such as a check box for "Add to Personal Folder", "Form Fields", etc. 

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To generate a PDF document for printing or using as an attachment, change the radio button in the notification from "Email" to "PDF":

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