How to Create and Manage Web Portal Announcements in OCL LIS

How to Create and Manage Web Portal Announcements in OCL LIS

Web Portal Announcements allow you to display important messages to users on the web portal. Announcements appear as a banner at the top of the page and can be used to communicate scheduled updates, holiday closures, new specimen ordering instructions, and other important notices.

To access this feature, go to Settings > Web Portal Settings > Announcement Setting.

Creating a Web Portal Announcement

To create an announcement:

  1. Open Announcement Setting

  2. Complete the required field:

    • Announcement: Enter the message exactly as you want it to appear on the web portal banner

  3. Set the display period:

    • Start Date: Select the date the announcement should begin displaying

    • End Date: Select the date the announcement should stop displaying

  4. Choose whether the message should be limited to signed-in users:

    • Logged Users Only: Check this option to show the banner only after users log in

    • Leave it unchecked to display the banner on the login page so all users can view it

  5. Click Add

How It Works

Announcements can be scheduled in advance, allowing you to set them up ahead of time and let them go live automatically on the selected start date. The system will also stop displaying the message automatically after the end date.

Common Uses

Web Portal Announcements are useful for informing users about:

  • Scheduled system maintenance or updates

  • Laboratory closures for holidays

  • New specimen ordering instructions

  • Temporary service interruptions

  • Other important operational notices



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