Managing the Notification System

To manage the Notification system, follow these steps.

1. Enable/Disable the Notification System

2. Set up Activity Types

3. Review Notification Agents

4. Review Notification Messages

5. Set Default Notification Preferences

6. Set Default Notification Preferences

Warning! To perform Notification activities, you must be a member of the Administrators group or be assigned the Community Admin role. See Also: Defining Roles

Enable/Disable the Notification System

The Notification Setting controls the Notification engine. To turn Notifications on or off, follow these steps.

Note: If you upgrade to Version 8.0, Notifications are disabled by default.

1. Log in to the Workarea.

2. Navigate to Settings > Community Management > Notifications > Settings.

3. Click Edit ().

4. Add or remove the check mark from the Publish Notifications check box. When a check mark appears in the box, this feature is activated.

Note: This screen also allows you to enable email replies. To learn about that, go to Step 4A: Enter the Receiving email Address Information .

5. Click Save ().

Note: The Notification system requires Ektron CMS400.NET to be set up to send email. See Also: Configuring email for Tasks and Content .

Note: If you disable Notifications, the Activities tab on the User profile (which lets the user pick Notifications to receive and send) disappears.

Activity Types

Activity Types list all Ektron CMS400.NET events that may trigger a notification. For a list and explanation of all standard types, see Activities that Trigger a Notification Message.

You can also raise custom activities, as described in Raising Custom Activities

Finally, Setting a User’s Notification Activities explains how users determine which activity types they want to be notified about, and about which they want to notify others