ELMA BPM mobile app allows you to receive, send and comment messages.
You can work with incoming messages (view, comment) in the Messages section.
This section displays all the messages of the current user. This section is similar to the Messages section in ELMA Web Application (fig. 1).
Fig. 1. Messages section
Unread messages have dark color, and read messages have light color. When you tap on an unread message, it will change color and will be marked as read. The section displays messages and their last comments. To open all the comments, click Load previous comments. You can also add comments to messages in the respective field (fig. 2).
Fig. 2. Field for adding a comment
Users can send messages and comments even without the Internet connection. In the offline mode, the latest synchronized messages will be available for viewing. All messages and comments sent offline will be delivered to recipients when the mobile device connects to the Internet and synchronizes with the server.
The newest messages are displayed at the top of the page.
This section has two tabs: New and All messages.
New – this tab displays unread messages of the current user.
All messages – this tab displays all the messages of the current user.
The top menu of this section is similar to the one of the Tasks section.
Create and send messages
To create and send a new message:
click the button in the top menu of any section and select Send Message;
fill in the required fields on the opened form and click completed (fig. 3).
Fig. 3. Message creation page
Subject – message subject. This field is required.
To – message recipient. You can select several recipients. This field is required (fig. 4).
Fig. 4. Field for selecting recipients
Channels are public channels, to which the message has to be sent. You can select several public channels (fig. 5).
Description – text of the message.
Add image – allows attaching an image to the message.