User Settings
The User Settings page allows staff users to set some key settings and information. Open the User Settings page from the link in the user menu.
The User Settings page opens. There are settings users can set:
Pronouns,
Email Signature,
Default Term,
Default Landing Page,
Default Care Unit and Location for Ad-Hoc Appointment Summaries.
Pronouns
Pronouns will show in user profiles, the Appointment Center, staff queues, the Upcoming and Recent Appointments tables, the My Success Team table, the Student Scheduler, and all emails from Bulldog Connect.
Pronouns help your network know how to refer to you. Any pronouns entered here will be visible to faculty, staff, and students in various places across the application. You may remove your pronouns if you do not wish to list them.
Email Signature
This setting is only for users who can send messages through Bulldog Connect.
Email Signature is a rich text editor, so users can format the signature and add links. After creating the signature, click Save in User Settings to save it.
Your signature is then available as a merge field in any Send a Message dialog in Bulldog Connect.
Reminder. For a Signature to show in an email, you need to add it using merge tags or {$email_signature}
Default Term
The Default Term Selection is used in all term dropdowns in Bulldog Connect. You can change the term using any term filter. When the default term becomes inactive, you need to update your default term.
If you select System Default Term, it will select the “current term” that matches the following logic:
The current date falls during the term
If the current date falls in multiple terms, the longest term is selected as the current term
If the current date does not fall in a term, the closest upcoming term is selected
Default Landing Page
The Default Landing Page sets the page in Bulldog Connect that opens when you first log into the platform. If you lose access to the chosen page, we update your default landing page to the System Default Landing Page.
The following pages can be default landing pages; the list you see is determined by User Role permissions.
System Default Landing Page
Conversations
Once you have changed one or more of these settings, select Save User Settings to save the change.
Default Staff Home Tab
Choose a Default Staff Home Tab to specify which tab you prefer to land on when accessing your home page.
Default Student Profile Tab
Choosing an option from the Default Student Profile Tab menu lets you open student profiles to a particular tab. For example, instead of opening to the Student Profile overview tab, a student profile opens to the Reports/History tab.
Set Default Care Unit and Location for Ad-Hoc Appointment Summaries
User Settings has added two new options: You can set your default Care Unit and Location for ad-hoc Appointment Summaries.
You can update these settings on User Settings. If you want to update the default Location, you must also update the default Care Unit. Setting these options will not change the Care Unit or Location of a prescheduled appointment.