Message Wall

A  communication tool that allows you to share micro-news updates with your colleagues. 

Features include

• Post quick messages to colleagues 
• @mention to notify colleagues of your message
• Messages can be moderated, before or after they are posted on the message wall
• Interact with posts using the like  and comment options 
• Add hashtags
• Categorise messages
• View the ‘Dashboards’ to see the most popular message type, best contributors and most mentioned users and hashtags.
• Filter message wall posts by selecting a category such as ‘well done’

Homepage

Once you have logged in, go to ‘Apps’ and then ‘Message Wall’ and you will be directed to the ‘Message Wall’ home screen

View Message wall

Features available:

• • ‘View’ all existing messages 
  • ‘Search’ for a message
  • Interact with existing messages by leaving a ‘Comment’ and making use of the interaction features available
  • ‘Create’ a new message 
  • Sort and filter messages 
  • Access the ‘Dashboard’ tab
  • Access the ‘Admin’ tab
  • ‘Like’ a message
  • ‘Save’ a message

Steps

1. 1. Navigate to the ‘Filters’ bar
   2. Select the ‘Filter’ that you wish to apply
   3. Select the ‘APPLY FILTERS’ option

Apply filters

Filters

Users can carry out searches using the filter options available to:

• • Sort by: Oldest, Newest and Relevance
  • Created date: Forever, Last 30 days , Last 7 days, Yesterday, Today, Date range 
  • Option to only view your messages
  • View posts by certain  authors
  • View posts by category
  • View posts by hashtags

Create a post

Share updates with others using the Invotra Message Wall feature! 

• • @mention other users to notify them of message – To @mention another user in a message, simply add the @ symbol followed by the name of user
  • Add hashtags – Add a # followed by tag

Steps

To post a message:

1. 1. Navigate to the ‘+ CREATE’ option
      

      Create button

       

   2. Insert your ‘Message’
   3. Select the category the ‘Message’ should be in
   4. Select ‘POST’

Interactions

Messaging features available:

• • Like and Bookmark comments
  • Edit own message
  • Report message

Steps

Like and Follow

To Follow / Like comments, please select the relevant option from highlighted:

Like & Save button

Moderation

Users can report a ‘Message’ that does not follow guidelines

Steps

1. 1. Select the ‘…’ option located on the top left of the message
   2. Select the ‘Report’ option from the options displayed
   3. Add a reason for flagging the message 
   4. Select ‘REPORT’

Dashboard

The ‘Message Wall’ dashboard allows users to see the:

• • Most popular message type
  • Best contributors 
  • Most mentioned users and hashtags!
  • Total number of messages on the message wall
  • Number of messages being posted from each location

Steps

1. 1. Select ‘Message Wall’  option
   2. From tab options select the ‘DASHBOARD’ option
      

      Dashboard tab

       

App admin

Message Category

View and manage all ‘Message Categories’ .

Steps

1. 1. From the ‘Message Wall admin’ screen, select the ‘MESSAGE CATEGORY’ tab
      

      Admin tab

       

   2. This page displays all the message categories available, from here you can:

• • • Navigate to the ‘Action’ option to:

• • • • ‘Edit’ an existing category
      • ‘Delete’ an existing category 

• • • ‘ADD MESSAGE CATEGORY’
      

      Add message Category

       

    • ‘Order’ the message categories 

Comment Options

Choose how users can interact

Steps

1. From the ‘Message Wall admin’ screen, select the ‘COMMENT OPTIONS’ tab
2. You will be directed to the ’Comment options’ tab. 
3. ‘Activate comments’ – Users can add comments to messages
4. ‘Activate WYSIWYG editor’ – Users can style the text for comments
    checkbox
   

   Comment options

    

App Icon

Add an icon to the ‘Message Wall’ page title.

Steps

1. 1. From the ‘ADMIN’ tab select the ‘APP ICONS’ tag
   2. You will be directed to the ‘Apps icon’ screen. Select the ‘CHOOSE FILE’ option or drop an image within the box displayed
   3. Upload a file by selecting the ‘Choose file‘ button.
   4. To delete a file, select the ‘Delete‘ icon

Hashtag

View and ‘Manage’ all hashtags available.

Steps

1. 1. From the ‘ADMIN’ tab select the ‘Hashtags’ tag
   2. This page displays all the hashtags available, from here you can select the ‘Actions’ option to delete a hashtag which is no longer required
   3. Select ‘SAVE’

 Social Apps – Customise Page

Please see attached ‘Customise Page – How to’ documentation for more information

Demo