Edison Portal

Only certain people have Targeted Messaging permission. Contact training@edison.edu for more information.

Detailed printable directions

Quick Guide

1. Log in to the Edison portal.
2. Click the admin icon.
3. Click Web Applications.
4. Click Targeted Announcements.
5. Click Personal.
6. Click New Announcement.
7. Type your Title following the standard found in the Portal Announcement standards document.
8. Type your Announcement, the first line must say FROM: (your name AND department).
   IMPORTANT: If copying and pasting from Word, replace Smart Quotes, apostrophes, dashes (-), and ellipses (...).
   Download this file to add a macro to Word to automate making the message safe for the portal. If you have trouble opening this file, submit a Help Desk ticket or contact the Technology Training Specialist.
9. Click Build Attributes.
10. Select attributes. (see below for more information)
11. Click OK to return to Compose Personal Announcement.
12. Choose Delivery Method.
13. Click Send.

Build Attributes

• Imported Groups - current group members exported from Banner, more information below.
• Role - not just current members, more information below.
• Major - student majors.
• Enrolled Course - choose from any course in the system.
• Community Group - these come from the groups icon next to the admin icon.

Imported Groups

See group members
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Click the file with the latest date.

To find a person or a group in the list use the Find feature in your browser by clicking Edit->Find or pressing Crtr+F.

Imported Groups come from Banner Population Selections. For the most part, these groups only include individuals who actively have the given role.

xxx=Campus abbrev.:
Faculty/Staff/Admin: CHA, COL, HNL (Hendry/Glades, LaBelle), LEE
Students: the above plus EOL (Edison Online), HNC (Hendry/Glades Clewiston), OCO (Off Campus Collier), OCH (Off Campus Charlotte), and OLE (Off Campus Lee)

If you are familiar with Banner, campus affiliation is determined by PEBEMPL or NBRJOBS and role is determined from PEBEMPL.

yyyytt=term code: ie 200920

Role

Roles are assigned from Banner or manually from the system administrator. The important thing to know about using Role for Targeted Messaging is that once someone is assigned a Role they usually don't lose it. For instance, anyone who takes a class at Edison automatically gets the Student Role. Once the class is over, the Role assignment does not automatically go away. Consequently, chosing the Role Student attribute would send your message to anyone who has ever been a student and is still in the system.

The Role Employee is a good one to use if you want to send a message out to all administrators, faculty, and staff on all campuses.

The NotSFS Role includes everyone in the Edison system who is not in Banner, such as some temporary workers and contract workers.

Most of the Roles are not used.