Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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Suppliers

Answers to Common Questions

How Do I Add a Recall Event?

Need to know the basics of adding a Recall Event? Learn More

Can I use NotiSphere to Communicate Internally about a Recall Event?

NotiSphere enables Recall Coordinators to communicate with Provider Locations and internal stakeholders. Use Workflow to manage activity internal to your organization during a recall event. Learn more about Workflow.

How do I use NotiSphere to Reach out to an Affected Provider during a Recall Event?

In addition to initially Notifying the Provider locations during a Recall Event, NotiSphere enables Supplier Recall Coordinators to stay in communication with Providers during the Recall Event. Use the Communication tab found on the Recall menu to chat with Providers. A log of the chat is maintained for record keeping all in one place. Learn more about the Communication feature.

How do I Load Products and Affected Locations to the Recall Event?

Once the Recall Details page has been completed, the Recall Coordinator is able to add Products and Affected Locations to the Recall Event. Products may be added manually or uploaded. Affected Locations are uploaded. Learn more about Loading Products and Loading Affected Locations.

Providers

Answers to Common Questions

What If There Is No Supplier Response Email Address?
In some cases, the Supplier may not provide an email address for you to send the response form to. To complete a Recall Event or eR Response when this occurs, simply insert your corporate email address in the Supplier Response Email space. If you submitted your response through a Supplier portal, you may attach an electronic copy of the response you provided by saving the page from your browser and attaching. Alternately, you may also create an internal form for this purpose and attach it. In this way you maintain a complete repository of recall activity and response details for your organization.

I Need to Resend a Response to a Supplier

To resend a Recall response, click on the recall and click the Re-Open Recall button at the upper right.

From the pop up, remove and reattach any response forms, if needed, and click Send.

The sample email to the Supplier will display along with a space for inserting any comments.

Click Yes to resend the response.

How Can I Track Whether We Were Affected by a Recall Event?

When responding to a notification, users have the ability to indicate whether the Organization / Site was affected by the recall. This information is viewable in the Recall / eR Response tab for all users with relevant access, example below is for Recalls tabs. For more information read this article.

How Do I Delete a User
Administrators have the ability deactivate end User accounts within the NotiSphere platform. In order to preserve historical activity, NotiSphere does not enable Administrators to delete User accounts. Read this article for more details.

Why is My Email Signature Showing 000-000-0000
When sending internal or external communications from NotiSphere, the email signature is populated from several key pieces of information from your user profile including the phone number field. The phone number will default to 000-000-0000 if no phone number has been entered.
To update your profile, click on the arrow under your Profile name in the upper right and select My Profile and then Edit Profile.
From there you will be able to edit your Phone Number. Read this article for more information.
Updating Your User Profile
Your NotiSphere User Profile includes several key pieces of information that is used by the platform to populate things like your signature included at the bottom of standard communications to other internal and external users.
To update your profile, click on the arrow under your Profile name in the upper right and select My Profile and then Edit Profile.
From there you will be able to edit your First and Last Name, your Title and Phone Number. You may also add a photo if you wish. Read this article for more information.
If you need assistance changing your email address or the Sites assigned to you, please reach out to the NotiSphere Administrator in your organization.

How Do I Delete a Recall Event or Response?

Provider users have the ability to create and edit recall events. In the case where a user wishes to delete an active Provider created recall, please reach out the NotiSphere Support team at support@NotiSphere.com.

It is not possible for Provider users to delete any Supplier notified product disruption event within NotiSphere. These events may be marked Complete when all relevant actions are completed by the Provider user.

What Report Shows Open and Completed Recalls?

The Provider's Recalls Summary Report presents overview level information across all Recalls for an organization. Recall Coordinators and Administrators will find this report under the Recalls tab on the platform.

Downloadable reports

Look for the Download Icon for reports available to you in the platform to access reports. Read this article for more information about Reports.

Can Delegates Use a Smart Device to Respond to a Workflow Action?

When delegating a task using Workflow - such as asking an inventory clerk to check for affected product - the delegate may use a tablet or other device to respond to the action, provided the device is equipped with the delegate's appropriate email account, a browser and internet access.

I am getting an email address error when I add Delegates
When using Workflow, the Recall Coordinator may include anyone as a Delegate as long as there is a valid email address with the organizational domain. If the Recall Coordinator receives an "email address not valid for your organization" error, this usually means the Domain for that email has not been added to the Organizational Settings. Check with your Administrator to add the domain. Check out this article for more information.
I need to edit the Actions that appear for Delegates in Workflow

Administrators and Recall Coordinators have the ability to add, edit and delete the standard actions that appear in Workflow for Delegates. Under Recall Settings, click on Template Actions. There the Administrator can add, edit or delete the actions that appear. Read this article for more information.

Can I Copy a Team Member on a Recall Response to a Supplier?

When sending a Supplier Response to a paper recall the Recall Coordinator or Responder can cc anyone in your organization provided the email domain has been loaded by the Administrator. Read this article for more information.

How do I clear an Error on a Recall Response to a Supplier

When sending a supplier response to a paper recall the platform will display an Error message if there was an issue delivering the response. Typically this is caused by an invalid email address entered for the Supplier Response Email. To resolve, check the scanned response form and confirm the email address. Make any needed edits and resend. Check out this article for more information.

Your Account

Passwords, Profiles and More

Resetting Your Password
Any user can reset a password by using the Reset Password option at the bottom of the login dialog box. Alternately, an Admin can push a reset password from the Users section of Organizational Settings. Click the three dots next to the user's name and select Send Reset Password Email. Check out this article for more information.
What are the password requirements?

Passwords must include a mix of capital and lowercase letters, numbers, along with a special character (any special character found above the numbers 1-9 on your keyboard)

Customization

Get to know the basics inside and out.

Customize Your Views

Users can customize their View lists by rearranging field orders, sizes and determine which fields display. Click for more information on Customizing Views.