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Announcements

Post messages to the whole team or specific sites, and track who has acknowledged each one.

Updated 30 May 2026

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Announcements lets you broadcast messages to your team and see who has read them. Find it in the sidebar under Business → Announcements. Only admins can manage announcements.

Creating an announcement

  1. Click New Announcement (top-right action button).
  2. In the Create Announcement panel, fill in Announcement Title and Message (both required).
  3. Choose who receives it:
    • Tick Send to all locations to reach every active team member.
    • Untick it to reveal a Select Locations list and choose specific sites.
  4. Click Send Announcement.

Viewing announcements

Each announcement is listed as a card showing:

  • The title and message text.
  • The creation date and whether it was sent to all locations or a specific number of sites.
  • A green acknowledged badge and a grey targeted badge showing how many people have read it versus how many were expected to.

Tracking who has acknowledged

Click the eye icon on any card to open the Acknowledgments panel. This shows:

  • An Acknowledged tab: shows the team members who confirmed the announcement and the date and time of confirmation.
  • A Pending tab: shows the team members who have not confirmed the announcement and their assigned locations.

Editing an announcement

Click the edit (pencil) icon on a card. The Edit Announcement panel lets you update the Announcement Title and Message. Click Save Changes when done.

Archiving an announcement

Click the archive icon on a card and confirm to remove it from the active list.