MEMS Alert
- Catherine Armstrong (Unlicensed)
- Peder Klockmann (Unlicensed)
- Matthew Rodgers
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 Alert Settings
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:
Low = Blue
Medium = Orange
High = Red
In the Content field, add the emergency message that you want to appear site-wide
To publish your message, check the Enabled checkbox at the top of the page
Click Save configuration
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 Alert Settings
To un-publish your message, un-check the Enabled checkbox at the top of the page
Click Save configuration
Verify that the alert is no longer showing on your site