Communications
The Communications functionality in Codebashing is designed to enable administrators to send emails regarding Codebashing training to their group members.
When you create or edit training modules or announce an assessments for example, you are automatically directed to this page to easily communicate the new item to your team.
For additional information on administrators and other user roles, refer to Managing Codebashing User Roles.
To use the broadcast functionality, click Communications in the menu to the left. The Communications page appears.
Link to templates: AppSec Awareness Program Templates
Communications Page
The Communications page illustrates the communications you have had and consists of the following:
Two informal tiles at the top indicating the number of your communications that took place.
Informal tiles displaying your posts (inputs) and any reply or announcement from the Codebashing team.
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The instructions below show you how to communicate with your teams, the administrators and others on all issues of Codebashing.
1. At the top right, click <CREATE BROADCAST> to open the Create Post dialog.
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2. Create the post as follows:
Title: Enter the subject of your post.
Send to: Select the relevant audience or select Choose specific users to select the users who should see this post.
Body: Type your message here.
Add an Image: If desired, choose an image for your post and click <Copy URL> below the desired image to select it. The image appears in the body of your message once you saved it.
1. Navigate to the desired broadcast and click <SEND BROADCAST>. A list of recipients appears.
2. Click <Send> to confirm sending the broadcast to the listed recipients. The broadcast remains listed and the date and time of when the broadcast was sent is added.
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The broadcast you sent remains listed and available for future editing and/or resending it.
Navigate to the desired broadcast and click <EDIT>. The Edit Broadcast dialog appears, which looks like the Create Broadcast dialog, but with the last-selected options set.
Click <SAVE> to update the broadcast in the list.
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You may edit broadcasts that are only saved or have been sent already.
To make sure that your audience sees the update, click <SEND BROADCAST> again to re-distribute the post.