What are alert categories and how are they used?

In SwiftK12, alert categories are groupings of contact fields/contact information.

• When sending an alert in SwiftK12, you must select a category. By sending an alert to a specific category, any phone numbers or email addresses that are opted into that category will receive the message(s) that were sent in the alert.

Note: There are seven default categories on every SwiftK12 account which are Attendance, Emergency, Fee Alerts, General Information, Grade Alerts, Lunch Balance, and Teacher Message.

• You can access the existing categories for your account by clicking on the following:
  •  Settings 
  • System Settings 
  •  Alert Categories