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Daily Popup to remind users to save before logout

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Posted on by CathrynA 24

Hi Everyone

Is there a way to create a custom pop up that happens, for example, every evening at 5:50 prompting users to save their work.  I will be logging people out nightly

Thank you

Cathryn

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    MG-16101311-0 26,225 on at

    You could create a custom reminder similar to the Backup Task in Fabrikam. The downside to this is, although you are able to schedule it, you cannot schedule it for a specific time. You could also use the Send Message feature (Administration > Utilities > System > Send Users Message) to send both a notification and a reminder, but this is on demand, which means you will have to initiate the messaging process.

    If you are looking for something less GP-dependent, you could setup an email distribution group and create a recurring task for all users that will pop-up in email at 5:50 PM on a daily basis. Perhaps not what you are looking for, but gets you there.

    Of the two options above, I would definitely choose option 2 (Send Message). The "on-us" would be on you to remind yourself to send the notification, but that's a simple one.

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    CathrynA 24 on at

    Thank you Mariano

    Since our uses are in different time-zones and the pop-up needs to happen in their respective time zones, I need to be able to schedule it.

    I looked at custom reminder but it wants me to pick a smart list favorite.  This is just a message reminding users to save their work so I wouldn't think it was a smartlist.  I'm the IT person that supports our Finance team and I'm not hugely knowledgeable in GP.  I see things you can do in java for Dynamics CRM but nothing for GP.

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    MG-16101311-0 26,225 on at

    Understood, the issue, as I mentioned before is, you don't have the ability to schedule things at specific times of the day. You could consider using SQL database mail to send a reminder to all users found in the DYNAMICS..ACTIVITY table.

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    Nanook Software 2 on at

    Hi Cathryn,

    I am with Mariano and using SQL Mail to send out an email to the users that are currently active in the system (DYNAMICS..ACTIVITY).

    I would add, that you could utilize the user class or some user defined field to store the users time zone.

    Then you can have the SQL Agent Job run at 5:50 est/cst/mst/pst or whatever - have the query compare user activity with user time zone and if true send email out.

    The emails should be populated within the users account in Dynamics also.

    Another solution depending on how you have Dynamics setup (WEB Client) or have assigned AD accounts to the users, you could also link the ADObjectGuid that is stored in the DYNAMICS..SY001400 and link back to Active Directory to get email and location info. This is more complex but allows for a great solution.

    If you have Microsoft Flow, you could also utilize this to send a FLOW ALERT to the user... via SQL Job too

    Kerry

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    CathrynA 24 on at

    Thanks Kerry

    Those are great ideas.  I will look into the Flow alert and see if I can get that working

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