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title: "Create a Custom Assignment Notification Email"
slug: "creating-custom-assignment-notification-email"
description: "This document demonstrates how to setup a custom Email notification for an Assignment in Decisions. This involves creating an Assigned Form, and utilizing the Email Notifications feature, found under the Email properties panel for the Show Form step. "
updated: 2025-06-24T16:18:17Z
published: 2025-06-24T16:18:17Z
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# Create a Custom Assignment Notification Email

## Overview

When a user is assigned a Form****from Decisions, an email can be sent to the user account's email address****with a default [**Template**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/email-templates)****containing a link to the **Assignment**or a link to the [**Portal**](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/portal-settings).

This notification can then be customized by changing the**Notification Policy** type in the assigned step **Properties**and configuring a custom message with the text editor.

The following document demonstrates how to adjust the **Assignment****Settings**of the Assignment created in [**Creating a Basic Assignment**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/creating-a-task-from-a-flow) to send a **Notification****Email**.

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## Example

1. From the previously created example [**Assignment**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/creating-a-task-from-a-flow), navigate to the Assignment's **Properties**.
2. Under the EMAIL category, set **Notification Policy** to **Custom**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1750781518544.png)
3. Under **Subject**, click SHOW EDITOR. In the resulting **Merge Text Editor**, define the **Email Subject**as desired. Then, click SAVE. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1750781622814.png)
4. Repeat the process for the **Body**by selecting SHOW EDITOR under Body, defining the **Email Body**, and clicking SAVE; include the **Assignment Run Link** to allow navigation back to the **Assignment**, by adding it from the **Data****Tree**on the left. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1750781857489.png)
5. Once the desired configurations have been completed, save****the **Flow**. Then, select **Debug**on the **Top Action Bar**.
6. After the **Flow**runs, navigate to the **Assignee's** **Email****Inbox**and verify that the **Notification****Email**is received as expected.  ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2022-03-18_10h37_27.png)

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For further information on Forms, visit the [Decisions Forum](https://community.decisions.com/categories/Forms).