Message queue

The message queue helps administrators send messages across the user interface.

Tip

Helps administrators send a message to all logged-in users to indicate the system will be halted and automatically log out the users 5 minutes after they receive the message.

The application sends messages to a user when a background process has been completed.

The application sends warnings to a user about an action that is not allowed.

Among other messages.

Allowed parameters in the body of the messages:

Parameter	Sample	Description
uuid	48b29080-57d9-558e-a306-a7b48314983d	The uuid of a node.

The queue of messages is shown in a table structure:

Date Action Message To All To Users To Roles

Message parameters:

Field	Description	Required
Date	Date of the message. Automatically set by the application.	true
Action	Available values: - Logout (force users who receive it to log out)	false
Message	The text of the message.	true
To All	When present, the message is sent to all users.	*
To Users	When present, indicates a set of users to send the message to.	*
To Roles	When present, indicates a set of users who are members of some of these roles.	*

• * At least one of the options.

Send a message

• Click on the New message icon.
• Fill in the fields.
• Click on the Create button.

Edit a message

• Click on the  Edit message icon.
• Modify the fields.
• Click on the Edit button.

Delete a message

• Click on the  Delete message icon.
• Click on the Delete button.

Delete all messages in the queue

• At the top right, click on  Clear button.

Caution

This operation cannot be reverted. All messages in the queue will be deleted.

Refresh the message queue

• At the top right, click on  Refresh button.