Manage / Templates |
You can add a template to the Vocera Platform Web Console list of templates and specify this template for a specific list of users.
When you create a Template, you can specify the list of groups, the message text, and priority. You can also supply a list of multiple-choice responses for recipients to choose from.
The New Templates page has five sections:
Field |
Maximum Length |
Description |
---|---|---|
Template Name * |
50 |
Specify a name for your template to uniquely identify it from other existing templates. |
Displayed Title * |
50 |
Specify a subject to display with the message. |
Choose a Template Category: |
n/a |
Select one of the following categories for your
template:
If you do not specify a category, the Staff Event category is selected by default. |
Facility*: |
50 |
Select a facility from the dropdown list. If you have not defined a facility, or if you do not want to specify a facility for the new template, select the default Global value |
Field | Description |
---|---|
Choose a Template Recipient |
Select one of the following recipient types:
|
Recipient Label * |
Recipient Label is auto-populated when you choose any template recipient option, except the Group option. |
Accept/Decline — Select this option to receive an Accept or Decline notification from the recipients.
Select the New Response field to enter a text for the response, and select the plus sign to add this response as a choice. You can continue to add more responses, as shown in the following screenshot.
None — Select this option if no response is needed from the recipients.
Field | Maximum Length | Description |
---|---|---|
Priority |
n/a |
Specify a priority. You can choose one of the following
priority types:
|
Time to Live * ( Minutes) |
99999 minutes |
Specify the duration for which the event message is displayed on the recipient's device. Enter Time to Live value in minutes. Default is 10
minutes. The maximum response time value that you can
enter is limited to 99999 minutes.
Note: You cannot
enter a negative value for this field.
|
Response Timeout (Seconds) |
999999 seconds |
Specify a time for the response time limit. Enter a Response Timeout value until when the recipients can respond to a message or event notification. Default response time value is 5 minutes. The maximum response time value that you can enter is limited to 999999 seconds, and the minimum response time value is limited to 10 seconds. Note: This field is not available for Mass
Notification templates and when Response
Option is set to none.
|
Confirmation Message |
500 |
Enter a confirmation message. |
Exclude Sender |
n/a |
Choose Yes or No to exclude or include the person initiating the template as a recipient. The default value is No. As an initiator of the template, you may want to receive the notifications for certain events and a default No value allows you the receive the notifications. In some situations, when you do not want to receive any notifications, you can set the value for Exclude Sender field to Yes. For example, if you are triggering a room cleanup template, you may not want to receive any notifications regarding this event. You can choose Yes to exclude yourself from receiving notification Note: This field is not available for Mass Notification
templates.
|
Select a Group with members who can send messages and complete alerts, such as a Mass Notification alert.