Use the ASP Console to Manage Persistent Visual Alerts
Use the Alexa Smart Properties (ASP) console to send persistent visual alerts to units or endpoints in your property. A persistent visual alert is a notification that displays content on a device with a screen, and remains visible until a defined expiration time or the guest or resident dismisses the alert.
Open the Content management page
-
Open the Alexa Smart Properties management console and navigate to your Properties page.
For details about how to access the console, see Use the Alexa Smart Properties Management Console.
- In the list of properties, choose the property.
- Click the Create Content button to navigate to the Content Management page for the property.
Create a persistent visual alert
- Navigate to the Content Management page.
- Under Delivery Options, click Persistent Visual Alert and then click Next.
- Enter the Expiration Date and Expiration Time and click Add Locale.
- Enter the content details and then click Next:
- Title
- Body Text
- Background Image URL (optional) – For background image requirements, see Background images.
- Select the rooms (units) that you want to receive the alert and click Next.
- Review the content of the persistent visual alert. To make changes, click Previous.
-
To send the alert to the devices, click Send.
The persistent visual alert delivers to the devices within five seconds.
View persistent visual alert details for a room
You can view the details for a persistent visual alert. Details include the title, description, and the background image status, and an image preview for each locale.
- Open the Alexa Smart Properties management console and navigate to your Properties page.
- In the list of properties, choose the property.
- Navigate to the Rooms page for the property.
- Choose the room to review, and then scroll down to the Content Management section.
- Click the Persistent Visual Alerts tab.
- To open the details page for an alert, click the reference ID for the persistent visual alert.
Clone a persistent visual alert
Clone a persistent visual alert to apply the same alert to other rooms.
- Open the detail page for the persistent visual alert that you want to clone.
- Click Clone.
- Select the rooms (units) that you want to receive the cloned alert and click Next.
- Review the content of the persistent visual alert. To make changes, click Previous.
- To send the alert to the devices, click Send.
Delete a persistent visual alert for a unit
- Open the detail page for the persistent visual alert that you want to delete.
- Copy the Reference ID for the alert.
- Click Delete.
- Read the warning prompt, and then paste the reference ID that you copied and click Delete.
Delete all persistent visual alerts for a unit
- Open the Alexa Smart Properties management console and navigate to your Properties page.
- In the list of properties, choose the property.
- Navigate to the Rooms page for the property.
- Choose the room, then scroll down to the Content Management section.
- Click the Persistent Visual Alerts tab.
- Click Clear all. This action deletes all persistent visual alerts on all the devices in the room.
Related topics
- Manage Content in the Management Console
- Notifications API
- Customize Multimodal Devices for Alexa Smart Properties
- Use the Alexa Smart Properties Management Console
Last updated: frontmatter-missing