- Create and publish alerts
- Publish an alert from an existing alert template
- Publish a blank alert
- Publish a geofence alert
- Preview and publish an alert
- Search for an alert
- View a quick summary of an alert
- View the details of a sent alert
- Change the number of alerts listed on the Sent Alerts screen
- Edit an alert
- Define alert template details
- Writing effective alert messages
- Define content for an alert or alert template
- Configure a response option as a user attribute
- Target users
- Targeting basics
- Define fill counts and escalation
- Target groups in alerts or alert templates
- Block groups and distribution lists from receiving an alert
- Target individual users
- Target dependents
- Target subscribed users
- Block a user from receiving an alert
- Target or block users by advanced query
- Target users by role
- Target users by location
- Review the targeting summary
- Select personal devices for an alert or alert template
- Select the device delivery preference
- Target AtHoc Connect organizations
- Select and configure mass devices for an alert or alert template
- Review an alert
- Test an alert
- Set an alert to draft mode
- Publish a draft alert
- Quick publish an alert
- Resend an alert
- Track alerts with advanced reports
- Message termination
- Redundant message stop
- Message consolidation
- End an alert
- Export an alert as a PDF
- Export sent alerts
- Delete an alert
- Duplicate an alert
- Manage the publisher map
- Hosted SMS text messaging tracking codes
- Pager carrier IDs and names
- Phone number validation
- Email format validation
- BlackBerry AtHoc Customer Support Portal
- Documentation feedback
- BlackBerry Docs
- BlackBerry AtHoc
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- Create and Publish Alerts
- Select and configure mass devices for an alert or alert template
Select and configure mass devices for an alert or alert template
This feature is not available for non-English alert templates.
Mass devices are designed to alert users in a general location using equipment such as digital signs, loudspeakers, and fire alarms. When using mass devices, there is no need to target individual users or groups.
- In theMass Devicessection, select the check box beside each mass device you want to use to broadcast alerts.
- Optionally, clickOptionsat the top of theMass Devicessection.Each of the mass devices you selected in Step 1 appears as a separate tab on the Mass Devices Options screen that opens. The contents of each tab vary depending on the type of mass device selected.
- Click each tab on the screen and then configure each mass device by selecting from the range of options that appear.
- ClickApply.