MEMS stands for Maricopa Emergency Management System. The MEMS role in the Common Framework can publish a MEMS alert that appear at the top of each page site-wide. There are three settings of alerts, from low-level events like a campus closure to higher-level events like a campus emergency.
Instructions
Publishing an Alert
From the admin toolbar, click MEMS
The admin toolbar is the black bar across the top of your screen
Select a Severity of Low, Medium, or High from the drop-down list
The severity level will determine the background color of the alert:
None = no coloring
Low = Blue
Medium = Orange
High = Red
In the Message field, add the emergency message that you want to appear site-wide
Click Save
Verify that the alert is showing on your site as desired
You can only publish one alert on your site at a time.
Updating an Existing Alert
Follow the same steps above for Publishing an Alert
In the Admin Toolbar, mouse over the Home icon and click the Flush all Caches menu option
Un-publishing an Alert
From the admin toolbar, click MEMS
To remove your message, click Delete at the bottom of the page
Verify that the alert is no longer showing on your site