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title: Facilities Announcement
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/facilities-announcement
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:33.861Z
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Facilities-specific announcements can be sent as emails or announcements in the Self Service portal.

## Creating an Announcement

1. Open the **Facilities Announcement** workspace.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter information into the fields:
   - **Status**
     - **Draft**: The default status. This status remains if you save an announcement without publishing or scheduling to publish.
     - **Published**: The announcement is published.
     - **Schedule**: Publishing the announcement is scheduled on a certain date and time.
     - **Cancel**: The announcement in **Draft** or **Schedule** status is canceled.
   - **Effective Date**: The event date.
   - **Announcement Schedule**: This is activated when the **Status** is set to **Schedule**. Set the date and time when the announcement should be published.
   - **Subject**, **Description**, **Region**, **Impact**.
   - Select the **Publish to Self-Service** checkbox if the announcement should be published in the Self Service portal.
4. Click **Save** to save the announcement as a draft or if you have scheduled it to be published at a later date.

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5. Click **Publish Now** to publish immediately.