Creating a Watch List

When you create a watch list from the Watch List Management page, you are only creating the watch list container. To add news items to your watch list, go back to the home page, select the appropriate watch list name from the Watch List pane and click the icon_add2watchlist.gif icon next to news items that you want to add to that watch list. For more information about adding items to your watch list, see Watch List Pane.

New watch lists that you create are initially private (only viewable by you). To make your watch list public (ability to be viewed and shared by other users in your organization), see Sharing/Unsharing a Watch List.

Bureau Chiefs also have the ability to designate certain watch lists as showcases, which appear in the Showcases portlet. These topics offer additional news of interest to their local customers.

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To create a watch list:

  1. Click Manage from the Navigation bar; then click Watch List at left.
    Result:     The Watch List Management page appears.

  2. Click Create New.
    Result:     The new watch list section appears at top.

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  1. Enter/select the following creation details:

Name

Enter a new name for the watch list.

By default, the watch list is named, "Watchlist - MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM [AM | PM]," where MM/DD/YYYY is the watch list creation date and HH:MM [AM | PM] is the watch list creation time.

Notes

(Optional) Enter a description of this watch list.

Default

(Optional) Select this check box if you want to set this as your default watch list.

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  1. Click Create.
    Result:     The new watch list is added to the My Watch Lists section. Watch lists designated as showcases appear in the Showcases portlet on their specified dates.