Sending Notifications as an Administrator

Prerequisites

• To send bulletins, a bulletin type has been configured on the Configuration Center > Workbench Configuration > Notification Type > Bulletin Type page. If no bulletin type has been configured, configure one by referring to Configuring Bulletin Types.
• To send Huawei Cloud SMS messages:
  • Huawei Cloud SMS requires that the server has the permission to access the external network.
  • The Huawei Cloud SMS service has been purchased, and SMS configuration has been completed on the Configuration Center > Access Configuration > SMS Configuration page. If SMS configuration has not been completed, complete it by referring to Configuring SMS Messages.
  • A Huawei Cloud SMS notification template has been configured on the Configuration Center > Workbench Configuration > Notification Template page. If no SMS notification template has been configured, configure one by referring to Configuring Notification Templates as an Administrator.
• To send SMS gateway messages:
  • An SMS message sender number has been configured on the Configuration Center > Access Configuration > SMS Configuration > SMS Number page. If no SMS message sender number has been configured, configure one by referring to Configuring SMS Messages.
  • An SMS gateway has been configured on the Configuration Center > Access Configuration > Gateway Configuration page. If no SMS gateway has been configured, configure one by referring to Configuring SMS Gateways.
• To send emails, an email gateway has been configured on the Configuration Center > Access Configuration > Gateway Configuration page. If no email gateway has been configured, configure one by referring to Configuring Email Gateways.

Procedure

1. Sign in to the AICC as a tenant administrator and click in the upper right corner of the page. The Notification Center page is displayed.
2. Click . The Send a notification page is displayed.
3. Send a bulletin notification.
   Figure 1 Sending a bulletin notification
   
   1. Configure the bulletin notification content.
      • Type: Select Bulletin.
      • Recipient: Click Recipient. In the Recipient dialog box, select recipients and click Complete.
      • Recipient Group: Click Recipient Group. In the Recipient Group dialog box, select recipient groups and click Complete.
      • Title: Enter a notification title. The value can contain a maximum of 200 characters.
      • Bulletin Type: Select a bulletin type. For details about how to configure bulletin types, see Configuring Bulletin Types.
      • Priority: Select a notification urgency level. The options are Low, Medium, High, and Critical.
      • release time: Set the bulletin release time.
        • If this parameter is set to a specific time, the notification is created and saved after you click Send, and the notification content is sent at the specified time.
        • If this parameter is left blank, the notification content is sent immediately after you click Send.
      • periodically send: Determine whether to send the notification periodically.
      • sending frequency: After you select periodically send, select a notification sending frequency. The options are every day, weekly, and per month.
      • weekly or per month: Select a week or date for sending the notification. The value ranges from Monday to Sunday or Day 1 to Day 31. This parameter is mandatory when sending frequency is set to weekly or per month.
      • Expired On: Set the time when the notification expires. After the notification expires, the notification will not be sent.
      • Notification content: Enter the notification content.
   2. (Optional) Click Save to save the notification to the draft box.
   3. Click Send to send the notification content.

4. Send an internal message notification.
   Figure 2 Sending an internal message notification
   
   1. Configure the internal message notification content.
      • Type: Select Internal Message.
      • Reference Template: Determine whether to reference a notification template.
      • Select Template: After you enable Reference Template, select a notification template whose Message Sending Mode is Internal Message in the tenant space and click Complete to reference it.

        For details about how to configure notification templates, see Configuring Notification Templates as an Administrator.

      • Recipient: Click Recipient. In the Recipient dialog box, select recipients and click Complete.
      • Recipient Group: Click Recipient Group. In the Recipient Group dialog box, select recipient groups and click Complete.
      • Title: Enter a notification title. The value can contain a maximum of 200 characters.
      • Priority: Select a notification urgency level. The options are Low, Medium, High, and Critical.
      • Scheduled Notification: Determine whether to specify the notification sending time.
        • If this function is enabled, the notification is created and saved after you click Send, and the notification content is sent at the specified time.
        • If this function is disabled, the notification content is sent immediately after you click Send.
      • Sending Time: After you enable Scheduled Notification, select a specific time for sending the notification.
      • Set Variable: After you enable Reference Template and select a template, you can change the default values of variables in the template.
      • Preview: Update the variables in the notification content to the default values.
      • Notification content: Enter the notification content.
   2. (Optional) Click Save to save the notification to the draft box.
   3. Click Send to send the notification content.

5. Send an SMS notification.
   Figure 3 Sending an SMS notification
   
   1. Configure the SMS notification content.
      • Type: Select SMS.
      • SMS: Select an SMS channel. The options are Huawei SMS and Gateway SMS.
      • Reference Template: Determine whether to reference a notification template.
      • Select Template: After you enable Reference Template, select a notification template whose Message Sending Mode is SMS in the tenant space and click Complete to reference it.

        For details about how to configure notification templates, see Configuring Notification Templates as an Administrator.

      • Sender Number: Set this parameter when SMS is set to Gateway SMS. For details about how to configure sender numbers, see Configuring an SMS Message Sender Number.
      • Recipient: Click Recipient. In the Recipient dialog box, select recipients and click Complete.
      • Scheduled Notification: Determine whether to specify the notification sending time.
        • If this function is enabled, the notification is created and saved after you click Send, and the notification content is sent at the specified time.
        • If this function is disabled, the notification content is sent immediately after you click Send.
      • Sending Time: After you enable Scheduled Notification, select a specific time for sending the notification.
      • Set Variable: After you enable Reference Template and select a template, you can change the default values of variables in the template.
      • Preview: Update the variables in the notification content to the default values when SMS is set to Gateway SMS.
      • Notification content: Enter the notification content when SMS is set to Gateway SMS.
   2. Click Send to send the notification content.

6. Send an email notification.
   Figure 4 Sending an email notification
   
   1. Configure the email notification content.
      • Type: Select Email.
      • Reference Template: Determine whether to reference a notification template.
      • Select Template: After you enable Reference Template, select a notification template whose Message Sending Mode is Email in the tenant space and click Complete to reference it.

        For details about how to configure notification templates, see Configuring Notification Templates as an Administrator.

      • Recipient, Cc, and Bcc: Click Recipient, Cc, or Bcc. In the Recipient, Cc, or Bcc dialog box, select objects and click Complete.
        

        The Cc and Bcc recipients are optional. If the Cc or Bcc recipient does not exist, the email can still be sent. However, the system displays a message indicating that the Cc or Bcc recipient does not exist.

      • Title: Enter a notification title. The value can contain a maximum of 200 characters.
      • Attachment: Click and select a local file to add it to the email as an attachment. The file must be a DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, TXT, PNG, JPG, XML, JSON, CSV, BMP, ZIP, PPT, PPTX, or PDF file whose size is less than 10 MB. A maximum of 10 files can be uploaded.
      • Scheduled Notification: Determine whether to specify the notification sending time.
        • If this function is enabled, the notification is created and saved after you click Send, and the notification content is sent at the specified time.
        • If this function is disabled, the notification content is sent immediately after you click Send.
      • Sending Time: After you enable Scheduled Notification, select a specific time for sending the notification.
      • Set Variable: After you enable Reference Template and select a template, you can change the default values of variables in the template.
      • Preview: Update the variables in the notification content to the default values.
      • Notification content: Enter the notification content.
   2. Click Send to send the notification content.