The article explains how to manage Permitted Senders in Arbor, detailing how permissions determine who can send communications (emails, SMS, in-app messages, letters) and on whose behalf. It covers the setup process, editing permissions for individuals or in bulk, and the implications for users when sending communications. It also addresses common issues users may face regarding permissions and sending capabilities.
Permissions are the primary way in which Arbor determines who can send communications. Permissions define where users can send communications from. With Permitted Senders permissioning, you can define whether users can actually send emails, SMS, in-app messages or letters, and on behalf of whom they can send emails.
You can:
- choose whether staff members can send communications on behalf of another staff member or the school
- choose what communications each staff member can send
- quickly edit whether business roles or individuals are Permitted Senders
- make changes to these settings in bulk
Please note that even if someone is not a permitted sender, they may still be able to send communications in some areas of Arbor (non-Mail Merge communications). For example:
- following up with guardians from the Absentees By Date or Quick Follow-Up page
- student/guardian/staff profiles
- automatic SMS or emails sent out as part of Behaviour Workflows - because these are automated by the system, there is no staff member sending these, so no permissions or permitted senders are associated
We recommend training your school on which pages your school is allowed to send communications from.
Go to School > Communications > Setup > Permitted Senders Setup. Here you can define whether users can actually send emails, SMS or letters, and on behalf of whom they can send emails.
You can see which email address is used for staff on the Permitted Senders Setup page by clicking the highlighted row containing the staff member you would like to check.
When creating emails, if you are able to send emails from the school, the 'From' field will be pre-filled with this option. All users with the Send and administer school communications: Administer permission can send emails on behalf of the school, and the school does not have to set up that staff member as a permitted sender. If you can send from multiple emails, you can also select one there.
When creating an email and selecting who to send the emails as, staff should click the drop-down menu in the 'To' field, and select the correct name.
- When sending an email as the school, the school’s default email address is used.
- When sending an email as staff (themselves or other staff members), the staff member’s work email address is used. If there are two or more work email addresses found, the default is used. If none are marked as default, the one which was added the latest is used.
To view and edit Communications settings for all staff go to School > Communications > Setup > Permitted Senders Setup. Here you can update settings for SMS, Letters and whether they can send emails as themselves, the school or others.
It is also possible to filter by Business Roles.
You can choose whether you would like to deactivate the ability to send any of these communications for each individual staff member or in bulk.
To edit the setting for an individual, click the field you would like to update.
To view and edit Communication settings for a specific staff member go to Staff profile > Roles and permissions > Communications Sending Settings. Here you can update settings for SMS, Letters and whether they can send emails.
If you have enabled In-app messages (click here to see how), you will also be able to view and edit settings for In-app messages on the Permitted Senders Setup page and on Staff Profiles.
You can choose whether you would like to deactivate the ability to send In-app messages for each individual staff member or in bulk.
To edit the setting for an individual, click the field you would like to update.
To view and edit Communication settings for a specific staff member go to their Staff profile > Roles and permissions > Communications Sending Settings.
In the following example, the user can send emails on behalf of themselves, the school and another staff member:
If the user is not permitted to send a certain communication they are notified:
If a staff member tries to send an email on behalf of themselves, the school or another staff member, but there are no default emails logged in the system, they won’t be able to proceed with sending. See how to fix this here.
If users have at least one permission that allows them to send communications (e.g. Extra Curricular: Send Communications All, Send and administer school communications: Administer, Communications: Administer My Students etc.), they are marked as Permitted Senders (in other words, these users have ticks in the table).
- Permissions define which place users can send communications from (for example, Communications: Administer My Students allows users to send communications to assigned students). You can find the description of each permission by going to School > Users & Security > Permissions.
- Permitted Senders defines whether users can actually send emails, SMS or letters, and on whose behalf.
So if a user has the permission, but isn't a permitted sender, or is a permitted sender but doesn't have permission, they won't be able to send Mail Merge communications (aside from on the follow-up pages and on profiles).
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