User – A staff user can create a new user for the Ares system. If this new user is a staff person make sure to check “Staff Permissions”. If the user is an instructor who will need to be able to add items, be sure to check the “Instructor Privileges” checkbox. There is an option to send an Alert once the user info has been saved.
Class – Classes can be added by entering all relevant information. The same options are available in the client as there is to the instructor that sets up classes on the Web Interface, assigning password, setting class users, cross listing, assigning items to the class, etc.
System Alerts – New Alerts can be added to Ares so that, All Users, one user, all users of a certain User type (i.e. Instructor or User), or all users of a specific user status will see the message. The Alert can be set to appear only within a certain date range so the staff does not have to remember to delete the alert as soon as it is irrelevant. There is a “User can delete?” check box that (if checked) allows the web users to delete the alert from their account once they read it. There is a “Purge Old Alerts” button that allows the staff to periodically clear alerts that are inactive from the Ares system. Double clicking on an alert from the list opens the Systems Alert form so the user can edit the alert to fix a problem, or change the Alert Dates to extend its use, or delete the alert if it is no longer needed.