Manage system transient notifications

Last updated on January 10, 2024

Overview

The system transient notifications feature allows game developers to create categories which later become a hook to system messages or events that can be momentarily displayed as a pop-up inside the game. The following diagrams show more information on how the feature works:

Prerequisites

Administrators must have the following permissions.

Permissions	Action	Usage
ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:CHAT:CATEGORY	CREATE, READ, UPDATE, DELETE	To hook system message or event to the category
ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:CHAT:INBOX	CREATE, READ, UPDATE, DELETE	To create system message

Access the Transient Messages page

1. Log in to the AGS Admin Portal.

2. Go to the game namespace.

3. On the sidebar, select Chat, then select Transient Message.

   

4. On the Transient Messages page, you can access two tabs: Messages and Categories.

Manage categories

Create new category

To create a new category for System Transient Notifications, follow these steps:

1. On the Transient Messages page, click the Categories tab.

2. Click on the + Create New button.

3. Fill in the name of the category and set how long the category will be active.

4. Switch on the Save In Inbox toggle button if you want messages in this category to be saved in a user's inbox.

5. Switch on the Status toggle button to activate the category immediately after creation.

6. Click Create to create to the category.

Edit a category

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Categories tab.

2. On the list of categories, select the category you want to edit.

3. Edit the category.

4. Click on Update to save your changes.

Delete a category

You can delete a category in two ways:

• On the Categories list
• On the Edit Category page

Delete a category on the Categories list

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Categories tab.

2. On the Categories list, find the category you want to delete, then click on its ellipsis menu.

3. Click on Delete to delete the category.

Delete a category on the Edit Category page

1. On the Transient Message page, open the Categories tab.

2. On the Categories list, find and open the Edit page of the category you want to delete.

3. Click on Delete to delete the category.

Manage messages

Create a new message

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Messages tab.

2. Click the + Create New button.

3. Fill in the fields with the required information.

4. After creating the message, you can:

• Click Save as Draft to save the message as a draft and send it at a later time.
• Click Send to send the message right away.

View a sent message

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Messages tab.

2. On the list of messages, find the sent message you want to view.

3. Click the View button on the message to view it.

Edit a draft message

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Messages tab.

2. On the list of messages, find the draft message you want to edit, then click on the ellipsis menu of the message.

3. Click Send, then click Edit First.

Send a draft message

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Messages tab.

2. On the list of messages, find the draft message you want to send.

3. Click on ellipsis menu of the message, and then click Send.

4. Click on Send to send the message.

Unsend a sent message

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Messages tab.

2. On the list of messages, find the message you want to unsend, then click its ellipsis menu.

3. Click Unsend, then type UNSEND.

4. Click Unsend to unsend the message.

Create a draft duplicate of a sent message

1. On the Transient Messages page, open the Messages tab.

2. On the list of messages, find the sent message that you want to duplicate as a draft, then click its ellipsis menu.

3. Click Duplicate as Draft, then click Duplicate to create the draft duplicate of the message.