Sending messages to other users
You can send electronic messages to other Asta Powerproject clients that are connected to the same Enterprise servers as you, or that are collaborating on the same Asta Vision programme. This might be useful if several people at different sites are all looking at the same project and want to exchange ideas about how to change the plan. You can also use chat to let other users know if you need them to save their changes and close a project or programme - for example, before rescheduling, or before checking in or submitting an Asta Vision programme.
Messaging is not available in Asta Powerproject standalone (unless you are collaborating on an Asta Vision programme) or Asta Powerproject SaaS.
To send a message to another user:
- On the Project tab, in the Data group, click Chat. The New Messages dialog appears.
- Select an Enterprise server in the Servers field. The field below displays a list of the users who are currently connected to the selected server.
- To send a message to all of the users displayed in the field, click the Everyone radio button; to send a message to one or more specific users, click the Specific users radio button then select the users in the field below. You can select more than one user at a time by CTRL-clicking.
- Enter your message in the field at the bottom of the dialog.
- Click Submit. The message is sent to the selected recipients. The History field displays a record of your recently received and sent messages.
If the recipients do not have the New Messages dialog open when they receive your message, the message appears in their status bar or the New Messages dialog opens automatically, depending on the way in which they have configured Asta Powerproject.