Notifications are located in the bell icon in the navigation. You can see the number of unread notifications directly on the icon. The notifications are shown in chronological order.
You can mark a notification:
- Read: select the single checkmark next to the notification or Mark all as read at the bottom of the notification box to mark it read.
- Unread: select the double checkmark next to the notification to mark it unread
- Subscribed: select the bell icon next to the notification to subscribe to more notifications on the content
- Unsubscribed: select the bell icon with a slash across it next to the notification to unsubscribe from more notifications on the content
Notifications older than 30 days are automatically deleted.
A notification is retained even if a post is deleted. A user sees an error when attempting to view a deleted post from the notification box.
Discussion tab
You receive notifications in the Discussion tab when you are directly involved or subscribed to content.
- New comments on subscribed content
- Mentions
Subscriptions tab
The notifications you see in the Subscriptions tab depend on the module(s) you use.
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For the Modern Intranet module, you receive notifications in this tab when, e.g., users post content in pages and communities you subscribe to/are a member of, and you have subscribed to notifications for the affected element.
Effected area
Notifications
Notes
Follows
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A colleague follows you
Tasks app
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You are assigned or unassigned a task
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An assigned task is due today
Blog app
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A new article is published
Only one notification is triggered for a blog post (if desired) when it's published. A subsequent change to a post does not lead to another notification being sent to all users.
Documents app
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A file is uploaded or updated
Only sends if notifications for a documents app are enabled.
Form app
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A submission is created
Only sends if notifications for a form app are enabled. Forum app
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A new thread is created
List app
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A new entry is made
Only sends if notifications for a list app are enabled. Wiki app
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A new article is added
If you subscribe to a wiki article, you'll also get notified when there's a new comment or the article is updated
Events
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Invitation to a private event
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An event that you are participating in is canceled
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An event that you are participating in has been changed
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Someone accepts an event for which you're the organizer
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All of the places are taken for an event for which you're the organizer
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All of the places are taken for an event and your response is still outstanding or you've responded with Maybe
Hashtags
Notifications are triggered when a hashtag occurs in the:
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Name or content of an app
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Name, content, or teaser of a blog
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Comments
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Content of a timeline post
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Name, description, or location of an event
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Name or description of a file
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Name or content of a forum
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Name or content of a wiki article
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Name or content of a homepage
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Name of an entry in the list app
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Name or description of a page
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Name or description of a community
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Name of a task in the tasks app
Reported content
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A post is reported
Only if you have permission to manage reported posts
Community
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Your request to join a community has been accepted
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Your request to join a community has been rejected
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Request from a user to access a community for which you're the admin
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A user has joined a community that you're a member of (see notes)
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You've been invited to become the admin of a community
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You've been removed from a community
If a community has more than 50 members, only the admins receive notifications about new members. Regular users don't receive this notification any more. -
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For the Multichannel Communication module, you receive notifications related to the approval process for post creators and approvers in the Studio.
Effected area
Notifications
Notes
Studio
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New content waiting for approval (when the user is selected as an approver)
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The approver of your post approved it, and it will/can be published
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The approver of your post rejected it
Only users with Studio access receive these notifications.
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