Creating a District-Specific Notification List

In the Event of an Emergency

Creating an Emergency Permit Application for an Applicant

Whenever an Applicant or a Receiver creates and saves an emergency permit application with a Work Status of Pending, a district-specific list of contacts are automatically notified of the emergency via email. Any internal PennDOT role (except view-only) can edit this list.

To identify who should be notified in your district:

Access the List:

1.      Log in to EPS.

2.      From the green tool bar, select Emergency>Emergency Notification List. The Emergency Permit E-Mail Notification List page will display. The District drop down box will default to the district associated with the logged-in user.

Add a New List Member Who is a PennDOT EPS User:

1.      Click on the looking glass icon beside the Description/Title/Name field. The Common Selection-Users page will display, listing all PennDOT EPS users in the same district as the logged-in user.

2.      Click on a name and then click on OK. The Emergency Permit E-Mail Notification List page will display. The name  you selected will display in the Description/Title/Name field. The e-mail address associated with the selected person will display in the E-mail field. You can change the e-mail address, if so desired.

3.      Click on the Add button. Another set of blank Name/Email fields will become available. The name and e-mail you added will become part of the list of people to be notified.

Add a New List Member Who is NOT a PennDOT EPS User:

1.      Enter the Description/Title/Name.

2.      Enter the Email.

3.      Click on the Add button. Another set of blank Name/Email fields will become available. The name and e-mail you added will become part of the list of people to be notified.

Edit a Name/Email on the List:

1.      Click on the Edit link to the right of the name.

2.      The information will appear in the Description/Title/Name and Email fields.

3.      Edit the information as necessary.

4.      Click on Save to add the name, with the changes back to the list. Or, click on cancel to cancel your changes.

Remove a Name/Email from the List:

1.      Click on the Delete link to the right of the name. The name will be removed from the list.

View Another District's Notification List:

1.      Select another district from the District drop down box. The notification list for that district will display. You will not be able to edit it. You can edit only the list belonging to your district.