Setting Up Notifications for Events Anywhere in the Portal

Overview

Add Notifications for events that display to members of designated groups through a variety of methods, including Email, SMS, a Popup message and Twitter. The platform contains an extensive list of default Notification Types, which are the actions that trigger the system to send a Notification, including Account Created, Site Published, and Group Deleted. 

Utilize the following example to create an Account Created Notification. This Notification will trigger a Popup message when the system or a user creates an Account. 

Example

1. From the DecisionsStudio, navigate to System> Administration >Notifications. Right-click Default Notifications and select Add > Setup > Notification. 
2. In the Add Notification pop-up, select an option from the Notification Typedrop-down list.
   Notification Types 

   The Notification Type is the event that triggers the system to send the notification, including events related to Accounts, Folders, Documents, Tasks, Assignments, Groups, Pages, and more. See section following example for more information on Notification Types.

   

3. 
   Next to the Notification to Type field, click the Add button and select Notify to Group. The Edit object pop-up appears. 
   Notification To dictates the recipient of the Notification. For more information regarding Notification To options, see section following example content. 

   

4. Open the Group Name selector to Pick a Group to receive the notification; all members of this Group will receive the Notification. Once the Group has been selected, click OK.
   

5. On the Add Notification pop-up, in the Notification Modes list, click the box next to the desired Notification method or methods. Once configured, click ADD NOTIFICATION to save the Notification. 

6. After saving the Notification, navigate to the Default Notifications Folder; the new Notification will display the list of Default Notifications.

   
   

Notification Types 

As means of customizing Notifications in the Decisions Portal/Studio, the Add Notification window provides the following Notification Type options to users that they may implement on their own Notifications.The available Notification Types are as follows:

Notification To Types

In addition to the Type of Notification itself, users also are provided multiple methods to designate who receives and can view the Notification.
This is established in the Add Notification via the Notification To Type panel by clicking Add New and then selecting the desired recipient. 

The available Notification To Type options are as follows: