# Chat Channels

## User Guide: Chat Manager Tab <a href="#user-guide-chat-manager-tab" id="user-guide-chat-manager-tab"></a>

Chat Channels is a feature of the [BlueFletch Chat](/bluefletch-enterprise/product-guides/chat.md) application for communication between all members of multiple Chat Roles. Device administrators configure these channels on the BlueFletch Portal ***Chat Channels*** page. An administator can select the Chat Roles that will have access to a channel and the degree of access available to each role (*View and Post* or *View Only*).

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#### Create Chat Channels <a href="#create-chat-channels" id="create-chat-channels"></a>

1. Press the **Add Chat Channel** button in the upper right corner.

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2. Enter text for the fields *Chat Channel Name* and (optionally) *Description*.

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3. Press **Add Chat Role** under ***Participating Chat Roles*** to select the Chat Role(s) that will make up this Chat Channel.

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4. Select the viewing and posting privileges for each participating Chat Role. The selection defaults to *View and Post*, which allows users with that Chat Role to both view messages from channel members and to send messages to the channel. Setting a Chat Role's privilege to *View Only* will allow users with that Chat Role to only read posted messages without the ability to send messages themselves.

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5. Press **Save** to save the new Chat Channel. A *Chat Channel Name* is the minimum content required to save.

#### Edit and Delete Chat Channels <a href="#edit-and-delete-chat-channels" id="edit-and-delete-chat-channels"></a>

1. To make changes to a Chat Channel, open the options menu and press **Edit**. On the ***Edit Chat Channel*** page, make desired alterations to any field in the Chat Channel, then press **Save**. In order to save, *Chat Channel Name* must still have content.
2. To delete a Chat Channel, open the options menu and press **Delete**. An alert box will display, prompting confirmation.

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