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Flash Updates are associated with Digital Situation Reports. Therefore, you You must have access to a published Digital Situation Report before you can issue a Flash Update. Do not create a new situation report. Instead link to an existing SitRep (see instructions below) |
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Create a Flash Update
Flash Updates are created from the main editing page.
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Select “Link existing entry”.
Locate the related Situation Report in the “Insert existing entry” pop-up window.
Click on the Situation Report to close the pop-up window.
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How many hours should this remain visible?
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Required. Enter a title for the Flash Update. There is a 96 character limit. The title also appears at the top of the editing window.
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Body
Required. Enter the Flash Update’s context here. There is no character limit.
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Click “Publish” in the right sidebar to publish your Flash Update. It will appear on your Digital Situation Report after publishing.
Flash Update Samples
Figure: Flash Update with No Image
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Figure: Flash Update with an Image
Unpublish a Flash Update
You can remove a Flash Update before the time expires.
Locate your Flash Update. The quickest way is to use the search bar in Content to filter for Flash Updates.
Click on your Flash Update to open the Editor.
In the right sidebar, click on the arrow next to Change Status.
Click Unpublish from the dropdown.
Click Yes, unpublish anyway in the pop-up window to confirm.
