Groups allow you to classify your alert recipients into well organized batches so you can quickly send messages to only those people who need it. You can create an unlimited number of groups, and recipients can be classed to as many groups as needed.

For example, you can create groups for titles, locations, departments or anything else that helps you keep your people organized. Once created, you can easily assign and remove people from the groups to keep things neat and tidy in the system.

To define your organization's Groups:

1. Log into the Universal Alert and click the 'Recipients' tab.

2. Click 'Manage Groups'

3. Click 'Add Group'

4. Define a Name for the group

5. If you wish to add recipients to the group at this time, you can begin typing their name and select them from the list that appears

From the 'Manage Groups' page, you can see all of your existing groups and how many recipients are in each group. If you click on a group, you can see who is in it and make edits. You can also delete Groups from this page by clicking the 'delete' link. To search for specific groups, type the name in the box at the top of the page and select from the list that appears.

When initially setting up your system, it is a good idea to plan out and set up all of your groups prior to entering any individual recipient data. This way, you can assign the defined groups to each recipient as they are added to the system.