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  5. Create and publish a SiRcom Giant Voice alert template

Create and publish a 
SiRcom
 Giant Voice alert template

  • Before you start sending test alerts through 
    SiRcom
     Giant Voice devices, 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 as to 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 
SiRcom
 Giant Voice 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. In the 
    Alert Template
     section, enter a template name and description.
  5. Select a folder from the 
    Folder
     list.
  6. Select the 
    Available for quick publish
     check box.
  7. In the 
    Content
     section, enter the title and content of the alert.
  8. In the 
    Mass Devices
     section, select 
    SiRcom
    .
  9. Select one or more Mass Alert Endpoints from the list.
  10. Click the 
    Options
     link in the top right corner of the 
    Mass Devices
     section.
  11. In the 
    Mass Devices Options
     screen, select 
    Text to Speech
     and 
    Alert Body
     or 
    Custom Text
    .
  12. Click 
    Apply
    .
  13. In the 
    Schedule
     section, change the 
    Alert Duration
     to 
    15 minutes
    .
  14. Click 
    Save
    .
  15. Click The Globe icon.
  16. Find the alert template you just created in the 
    Quick Publish
     section.
  17. Click 
    Review and Publish
    .
  18. Review the settings and selections and click 
    Publish
    .