Messaging

• CIMS Messaging - Overview
• Sending Mail
• Reading & Replying to Mail

CIMS has an internal messaging system which can be used to communicate with other CIMS users and groups. The system is intended for short messages and enables links to jobs, parts of jobs or specific parts of CIMS to be included in messages. Links to internet address outside CIMS can also be included

Note that this is not a replacement for conventional mail systems.

When a user receives a CIMS mail, a message will be displayed on screen. The message can be read by clicking on the "read" icon in the pop up or can be saved and read later.

 

To send a message using the CIMS messaging system do the following:

1. From the main ring menu select "Personal Options"

2. Select "View Messages"

3. Select "New Message"

4. Enter a subject

5. Type the message in the text box. You can paste CIMS url's (copy and paste from the browser bar whilst on the relevant CIMS page) or internet url's in messages

6. Select the message recipient(s). Messages can be sent to people with a particular role (e.g. accounts, producers) or to individual users

7. If sending to a group choose either all (sent to everyone in the group) or anyone (the first person in the group to see the message)

8. Select "Post" to send the message

 

To Read and Reply o a message do the following:

1. From the main ring menu select "Personal Options"

2. Select "View Messages"

3. Select the message to read and reply to

4. To reply to the message type the text in the text box and select the recipients

5. Click on the "Reply" button to send the mail