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Create and publish a Public Address System alert template

Prerequisites
  • Before you start sending test alerts through Public Address System, consider the impact it has on everyone within hearing distance of the poles you are using during the test.
  • This process assumes that the IIM is not configured to download data from the BlackBerry AtHoc management server and is not connected to the Giant Voice equipment.
  • Consult with your POC about the acceptable content of the test alert. For example, the word "test" should appear at, or very near to, the start of the broadcast message.
  • Although the initial use of this template is to test the data creation process, this template can be used during the audio tuning phase after the IIM and Giant Voice hardware are connected.
To confirm that the Public Address System device is installed correctly on the BlackBerry AtHoc management system, create a template.
  1. Log in to the BlackBerry AtHoc management system as an administrator.
  2. Click 
    Alerts
     > 
    Alert Templates
    .
  3. Click 
    New
    .
  4. On the 
    New Template
     screen, in the 
    Alert Template
     section, enter a template name and description.
  5. Select a folder from the 
    Folder
     list.
  6. Select 
    Available for quick publish
     and 
    Available for mobile publishing
    .
  7. In the 
    Content
     section, enter the title and content of the alert.
  8. In the 
    Mass Devices
     section, select 
    Public Address System
     and then from the list select one or more Mass Alert Endpoints.
  9. In the 
    Mass Device
     section, click 
    Options
    .
  10. On the 
    Mass Devices Options
     screen, select 
    Text to Speech
     and 
    Alert Body
     or 
    Custom Text
    .
  11. Click 
    Apply
    .
  12. In the 
    Schedule
     section, change the 
    Alert Duration
     to 15 minutes.
  13. Click 
    Save
    .
  14. Click The Globe icon.
  15. On the 
    Home
     page, in the 
    Quick Publish
     section, find the alert template you just created.
  16. Click 
    Review and Publish
    .
  17. Click 
    Publish
    .