mallikai Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 'While you were out' messages I would like to create a messaging system for the computers in my network. They all have filemaker 5.5 installed and will soon be using them to input their timesheets. I would like to be able to make a database for all phone messages for all employees so that 1. i no longer have to waste paper 2. i can or anyone can just write a message directly to computer while talking on the phone cause the message database will always be open I have tried the boardroom program and it doesn't fit all my needs and the developer edition is too much for me... Is it possible to have a database that will be able to clearly show new records and will be able to hide or not display records that have been read already? Is there a way to SEND MESSAGES to employees on the network in a certain format? or ALERT them that they have a new record? thanks... any help appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeksharka Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 Many of my clients utilize a To-Do table for their daily intra-office messages. Each record in the To-Do table has a status, (Done or not), Date, who it's for, etc. etc. It can also relate to Clients, Projects, Departments, etc. A lot of the To-Do's are triggered and filled out automatically throughout the system too, ensuring follow-ups etc. Then, they need a viewing area for the To-Do's. I use portals for this. The portals are placed anywhere on the system where you think your users may need to see To-Do's or Messages that still need attention. You can even set it up so that it defaults to their own To-Do's by taking advantage of the CurrentUser status (I provide each user with their own Home Page), or they can pick their name from a pop-up list, setting the relationship to show their To-Do's (or in your case, Messages) They're really the same thing. A user can mark a message as read via a button (script), which could then break the relationship, taking it out of the unread message portal. The setup is a little relationship heavy, but once it's set up, it works like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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