An Item Notification is a scheduled email associated with a view, selection, or single record.

• Create View Notifications for any view that the authenticated User can access.
  • Emails send on a schedule.
  • Emails contain a snapshot of the information at the time when the notification sends.
  • Users may not receive an email if a view doesn't contains any records.
• Create a Selection or Record Notification for any single record or saved selection that the authenticated User can access.
  • Notification emails send on a schedule or when triggered by changes to a record in the selection.
  • Email displays the selected record(s) arranged according to the Page's "All Records" view.

Example Scenarios

• Visit the Database: Bob doesn't use the database every day, but once a month he needs to review specific information. He relies on a View Notification as his reminder.
• Save a Trip to the Database: Sally always needs to know certain facts about the weekend when she returns to the office on Monday. She uses a View Notification to save her a trip into the database.
• Stay Aware of Changes in the Database: Steve is responsible for a certain set of volunteers. To see any changes made to their Contact records, he uses a Selection Notification.
• Track Volunteer Applications: Lisa recruits Welcome Team volunteers. She wants to know how many people applied in the past 72 hours.
• Monitor Event Registrants: Brad wants to know how many children have registered to attend Vacation Bible School.
• Review Name Changes: Alice reviews all name changes to make sure they're accurate and appropriate.
• Notify of Weekly Giving Totals: George wants to know the weekly giving totals each Monday morning.

My Notifications

Your Notifications are on the Home page on the My Notifications tab. Here, you can modify or remove them. This page only shows the Notifications you created. If you receive a Notification that someone else set for you, such as a User Group Notification, it does not display here.