Messages tab

Ordinarily, the system applies actions in the background, without involving any users. In the Messages tab you can select to alert the user with a specific message, and to offer certain interactive features on the message display, including the ability to see more information about the proposed action and to cancel the proposed action.


This window displays the Messages tab under the Take Action dialog. In the Messages tab you can select to alert the user with a specific message, and to offer certain interactive features on the message display, including the ability to see more information about the proposed action and to cancel the proposed action.
This tab is available from several different dialogs:
You can select to display a message to the users before running the action or while the action runs or both. The default is to show no message. If you click on Display message before running action, in addition to the title and the text of the message, you can specify the following behaviors:
Ask user to save work
Includes a prompt asking users to save their work before the action is invoked.
Allow user to view action script
Allows the user to look over the script before accepting the action.
Note: This option is disabled in the Take Multiple Action dialog.
Allow user to cancel action
Grants the user the right to cancel the action.
Set Deadline
Extends the user a grace period after the action becomes relevant. For example, this ability could be helpful to allow the user to prepare for an upgrade. Select:
time_period from time action is relevant
To grant the user a specified grace period starting when the action becomes relevant.
date at time client local time
To set the deadline to a specific date and time using the timezone specified in the Execution tab, which can be either the local client timezone or the Universal Time Zone.
At deadline
When the deadline arrives you can select to Run action automatically or to Keep message topmost until user accepts action to keep the message on top until the user clicks to accept the action.
Show confirmation message before running action
Displays a final confirmation message to the user before running the action.