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Block Request Submissions

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The Block Submission feature prevents requests from being submitted into categories by creating a "dead-end". By adding in a message via the secondary question setting, your organization can redirect the resident to the correct place.

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to your Profile, then select Manage Organization:The User Profile dropdown menu with the Manage Organization option highlighted.

  3. Select Request Categories:Request Categories.

  4. Select the Actions (three vertical dots) menu next to the category, then select Edit:The Actions menu of a specific request category with the Edit option highlighted.

  5. Select the Block Submission toggle, then click Update:The Edit Request Category screen with the Block Submission toggle highlighted.
    The Edit Request Category Update button is highlighted.

  6. Navigate back to the Request Categories page and select + Question next to the category:The Request Categories by Agency screen with the Add Question (  Question) button highlighted.

  7. Enter the message or note you'd like the user to see:The New Question screen with the Question Prompt field filled and highlighted.

  8. Select the Message or Note option from the Question Type drop-down list:The Question Type drop-down menu with the Message or Note option selected and highlighted.

    Note:

    Use the Message or Note Question Type to redirect the resident. For example, it could be a phone number to call or a website to go to for more information.

  9. Click Create:The New Question screen with the Create button highlighted.


Resident Submission View

When a resident submits a request with Block Submission enabled, they'll receive a message that the organization does not accept requests for that category.

The message received by residents when they submit a request for a category with blocked requests.