Notification Messages to Users

Question

I have a requirement to allow users to send messages to each other in the application. I looked at the
Global Notification, but it looks like that displays the messages to all users. Is there a way to send notifications to specific users/groups of users?

Answer 1

Bob,
I tend to do this sort of thing with a report on the home page and form on another page to do the edits. I have it sort with the newest messages on the top. You probably have a table called sis_roles as well. For your implementation, you might consider two tables: MB_ENTRIES and MB_ENTRY_VIEWS (MB is for message board).
The MB_ENTRIES would obviously hold the entry itself and the MB_ENTRY_VIEWS would relate who's supposed to see what and whether or not they've read it.
MB_ENTRIES would need the following (minus audit columns):
1. id
2. description (actual entry)
MB_ENTRY_VIEWS would need the following (minus audit columns):
1. id
2. entry_id
3. user_id
4. is_read
On the form end you would just write logic that allows an author to select target viewers as single users or groups or what ever you need. For each target viewer one row is inserted into the MB_ENTRY_VIEWS table. On the report you just need a checkbox that allows a viewer to mark the entry as read.
Let me know if this helps or if you have more questions.
Regards,
Dan
http://danielmcghan.us
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