Configuration settings for change alerts and teaching notifications

[mtb3]

As outlined in the User Guide here:

https://iliosproject.gitbooks.io/ilios-user-guide/content/alerts.html

Ilios sends emails for teaching reminders and schedule change alerts.

Ilios 2 had several configuration settings related to these change alerts and teaching reminders, allowing for specifying the following:

• number of days in adance to send reminders
• change alert notifications enabled or disabled
• teaching reminder notifications enabled or disabled

Ilios 3 should also offer the same or similar configuration settings -- or at least the ability to disable the notifications.

Note: the latest User Guide (linked above) mentions configuration settings (no longer available in Ilios 3).

[jrjohnson]

@mtb3 - Ilios3 has separated the cron process into several individual commands each of which can be configured on its own. Instead of running a single cron job you can run each on individually on your preferred schedule (or not at all).

For teaching reminders you would run
bin/console ilios:messaging:send-teaching-reminders which takes some options for the number or days. subject, and email sender.

These can be seen with bin/console ilios:messaging:send-teaching-reminders --help.
and bin/console ilios:messaging:send-change-alerts --help for change alerts.

We also have a template system in place for teaching reminders so you can customize them in new and exciting ways.

I opened a new ticket in our documentation tracker to make sure this is spelled out accurately.
ilios/user-guide#11'

Thanks for the report!

[mtb3]

@jrjohnson Thank you for the detailed information. I was suspecting that perhaps there were some undocumented capabilities in Ilios 3.

[jrjohnson]

No problem. We are trying to make sure all of this is documented so please keep filing issues when you find gaps and we will get that done.