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<h1>Notices</h1>

<p>Notices are messages sent to patrons, vendors and staff to notify them at key times.</p>
<h2>Add a new notice</h2>
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			<li>Click 'New Notice'</li>
			<li>Choose a 'Koha Module' to associate your notice with from the dropdown box</li>
			<li>Enter a 'Code' abbreviation for your new notice (for example: 'ODUE' for Overdue Notice)</li>
			<li>Enter a 'Name' for your new notice (for example 'Overdue Notice')</li>
			<li>Enter a 'Message Subject' (for example 'Item Overdue')</li>
			<li>Design your 'Message Body'</li>
		</ul>
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			<li> 
			<ul>
				<li>Choose a field from the scroll down menu on the left side
				<ul>
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TIP: For help with what each field is, see the Notices: Database Fields section of this manual</span></li>
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				<li>Click the '&gt;&gt;' button to insert that field into your text message where you'd like it to appear in the notice.</li>
				<li>Continue adding 'field's and clicking '&gt;&gt;' to insert them into the notice until your message is completed.</li>
				<li>Then, click 'Submit'</li>
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IMPORTANT: Currently, Koha can not reference multiple biblios in a single notice (in other words--in the example below-- there is not just ONE email sent that describes ALL currently overdue items, but an email sent for EACH overdue item) </span></li>
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	   How do I schedule overdue notices?</h3>To schedule overdue notices, you must use Koha's 'Notice/Status Trigger' tool.<br/>
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			<li><em>Get there:</em> More &gt; Tools &gt; Overdue notice/status triggers</li>
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