Who It’s For:
Announcements are available to all users and serve as a quick way to share messages across your brokerage. Admins and brokers typically create announcements to communicate updates, reminders, or important notices.

Video Walkthrough

What it Does

The Announcements feature provides a central messaging system inside My Broker Cloud. It allows you to:

• Send short messages or alerts to your entire organization or specific roles.
• Display unread announcements with a red notification badge.
• Manage visibility by role or location.
• Keep everyone informed of important updates directly within the platform.

Where to Access

Use either of the following paths:

• Dashboard Header → Announcement Icon (Bell) to view or mark announcements as read.
• Left Menu → Announcements, or search “Announcements” in the left-side menu to create or manage them.

Managing Announcements

Viewing Announcements

1. Click the Announcement Icon in the upper right corner of your dashboard.
2. A small pane will appear showing your unread announcements.
3. Click an announcement to open and read it.
4. Use Mark All as Read to clear all notifications at once.

Creating a New Announcement

1. Go to Left Menu → Announcements.
2. Click Add New in the upper-right corner.
3. Fill out the following fields:
   • Title: The heading for your announcement.
   • Roles/Modules: Choose who should see it (e.g., all users, admins only, specific modules).
   • Locations: Select whether it applies to all or specific office locations.
   • Message: Enter the announcement content.
4. Click Preview to review, Update to publish, or Cancel to discard.

Editing and Managing Existing Announcements

• Edit: Open an existing announcement to modify its content, visibility, or title.
• Deactivate: Disable an announcement if it’s no longer relevant — this hides it from users but keeps it stored for reference.

Notification Badge

• The red icon in the top-right corner displays the number of unread announcements.
• Once read, the count automatically decreases.
• Users can always revisit older announcements from the Announcements page.

FAQ

Q: Who can create announcements?
A: Typically, admins, brokers, and super admins have permission to create or edit announcements.

Q: Can announcements be targeted to specific roles?
A: Yes. You can select one or multiple roles when creating or editing an announcement.

Q: What happens when I deactivate an announcement?
A: Deactivated announcements are hidden from users but remain in your records for future reference.

Q: Will users be notified automatically of new announcements?
A: Yes. A red badge will appear in the upper-right corner showing the number of unread announcements.

Q: Can I edit an announcement after publishing it?
A: Yes. You can update its content, visibility, or title at any time.