Use the Notifications tab in Mobile & Tablet Manager to set up and manage the use of notifications in iSAMS mobile apps.
Notifications are useful for sending out messages quickly to app users. Messages can be sent to inform all app users of an emergency or to an individual iParent app user about a sick child:
Three types of notification are available:
- Simple push notifications. Messages are sent out manually to users.
- Automated notifications. These are currently still in development.
- Rich notifications. Messages can be sent with attachments, such as a PDF. These are currently still in development.
A number of options are listed in the right hand menu of the Notifications tab:
| Option Category | Option | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Overview | Push Notifications Status | Review the status of notifications and quickly review recent message details. This is useful for checking that notifications are being sent as expected. |
| Notification Security | Push Group Management | Manage security permissions for sending notifications. Only selected users and groups can send and authorise notifications. |
| Create Notifications | Create Simple Push Message | Compile and send simple notifications to users. |
| Manage Message Options | Manage notification settings. Switch on functions and set defaults to suit you, such as the default mobile app that is selected when compiling a new notification. | |
| Notification Messages | View Outbound Messages | View a full log of notifications that have been compiled to check if messages have been sent. |
| View Saved Messages | ||
| View Scheduled Messages | ||
| Notification Automation | Manage Welcome Pushes | This option is currently still in development. |
| Manage RSS & Atom Feeds | This option is currently still in development. | |
| Notification Templates | Custom Push Templates | Create templates for notification messages. This is useful for standard messages that need to be compiled quickly, such as an emergency school closure. |
| Default Push Templates | This option is currently still in development. | |
| Notification Channels | Manage Push Channels | Manage notification channels. Channels, such as 'Attendance Updates' and 'Timetables Updates' are listed for each of the apps. Mobile app users can subscribe to the channels available to ensure that they receive notifications which are relevant to them. All app users subscribed to channels are listed here. App channel features can also be controlled from these options. |
| iParent App Channels | ||
| iStudent App Channels | ||
| iTeacher App Channels | ||
| Notification Audience | Manage Push Devices | Lists all devices and the mobile apps they can access. Access to apps can be controlled from here. |
| Manage Subscriptions | Lists all users and when they were last logged into apps. | |
| Manage Push Users | Lists all users and the devices they use to access mobile apps. Access to apps can be controlled from here. | |
| Notification Management | Manage Message Buttons | This feature is still being developed. |
| Manage Message Sounds | Manage the sounds which are associated with notifications. | |
| Manage Batch Categories | Notification messages can be split into categories before being sent. This feature is still in development. | |
| Manage Message Providers | Lists the providers that notification messages are sent via. This list is managed by iSAMS. | |
| Notification Configuration | Configure the use of push notifications. This must be set to 'Yes' for notifications to work as expected. | |
| Notification API & Tools | Notification Debug Tools | Use to check whether individual devices are working as expected. |