Introduction

Message functions let you determine when various messages display as well as the message content. Messages are used to notify users when events or errors have occurred, to deliver additional information to users, and to provide immediate answers to frequently asked questions.

The menu location of message functions is Home Menu|Administration Menu|Message Menu.

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Message functions include the following:

•	E-Mail Master Maintenance provides the ability to automatically notify users, customers, salespeople, administrators, and others using e-mail when certain events occur.

•	Error Message Maintenance is used to create, edit, and delete error and informational messages to users. The message delivery method (e-mail, HTML, or log) and the message itself are configurable.

•	FAQ Category Maintenance and FAQ Maintenance are used to create question and answer pages and logically group them by category.

•	Message Maintenance defines the welcome message displayed on the home page to be viewed by all users or groups of users.

•	User Message Maintenance is used to create messages directed at specific users and displayed on the home page. The user must click a link to display the message content.

Message maintenance functions are available only to users with authority to access these functions.

Note: Consider restricting access to authorized administrators or individuals with the specific responsibility for setting up message options.