Changing your user preferences

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Last updated: Nov 12, 2021 by Richard Kennedy (Unlicensed)
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Use the User Preferences window to set either

  • General preferences including:
  • year and semester, term or reporting period
  • default file type
  • campus, if applicable
  • set whether the Active Student field is set to default to Yes on the Current Student Search Criteria window
  • Action Centre preferences.


 Opening the User Preferences - Preferences tab

To open the Preferences tab:

  1. Click System > Edit Preferences on the SynWeb main menu.
    The Preferences tab is displayed.


User Preferences tab key fields and buttons
Fields

Field

Description

SemYear & Sem

Select the year and semester, term or reporting that you want to work from.

Note: You are notified if the selected Year and Semester are different to the system setting that applies at your organisation.

Default File Type

Select the file type that SynWeb uses by default. See File types.

Default Campus

Select the campus that you usually work from, if there are multiple campuses in your organisation.

Start Page

Select the window that is displayed after you log in to SynWeb.

Student Search Default Active

Select to set the Active Student field to default to Yes on the Current Student Search Criteria window. See Searching for students in the Current students manual.

Clear the field to not set the Active Student field to a default value.

Prioritise Standard Report Over Site Report

Select to prioritise standard reports and report selection screens over site versions.

Note: This field is only used for testing purposes and lasts for the duration of the current session.

Buttons

Button

Description

Save your preferences.

Tip: Select another function after saving your preferences. SynWeb web browser windows often behave differently to similar Synergetic windows.

Cancel the changes and return to the Home window.


 

 Opening the User Preferences - Action Centre tab

To open the User Preferences - Action Centre tab:

  1. Click System > Edit Preferences on the SynWeb main menu.
    The User Preferences - Preferences tab is displayed.
  2. Click the Action Centre tab.
    The User Preferences - Action Centre tab is displayed.

 

User Preferences - Action Centre tab key fields

System administrators can make the following settings specific to the Action Centre:
Grid area fields

Field

Description

Type

Type of Action Centre notification. Either:

  • message
  • task
  • error.

Message Type

Description of the Action Centre notification.

Group/User

Level of subscription. You can be subscribed as either:

  • user
  • group.

Note: Groups of users can be subscribed to Action Centre messages using the Action Centre Types group security resource. See Group/User Security Maintenance - Groups View in the Synergetic System Maintenance manual.

Email

Whether the current user receives email notifications for the currently selected Action Centre message type.

Note: Groups of users can be subscribed to Action Centre email notifications using the Action Centre Types group security resource. See Group/User Security Maintenance - Groups View in the Synergetic System Maintenance manual.

Unactioned Task/Read Only

Status of unactioned Action Centre tasks.

You can either:

  • Select the Unactioned Task/Read Only field:

    The Action Centre task is marked as a message and the message icon is displayed.
  • Leave the Unactioned Task/Read Only field blank:

    The Action Centre task is marked as a task and the task icon is displayed.

Actioned Task/Read

Status of actioned Action Centre tasks.

You can either:

  • Select the Read field:

    The Action Centre task is marked as a message and the message icon is displayed when the task is actioned.
  • Leave the Read field blank:

The Action Centre task remains a task and no icon is displayed when the task is actioned.

Fields

Field

Description

Create Reminder Messages in Action Centre for Tasks

Select to create reminder messages in the Action Centre for upcoming tasks.

Days before the due date for reminder

Days before the task due date that the Action Centre displays the reminder.

Create Overdue Message in Action Centre for Tasks

Select to create overdue messages in the Action Centre for overdue tasks.

Receive emails for non-subscribed messages

Select to receive emails for non-subscribed messages.

Buttons

Button

Description

Launch the My Subscriptions window to manage your subscriptions for the selected Action Centre message type.