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2. Notifications

2.1 How you are notified​

ChannelWhat it isHow it is set up
In-app bellA bell in the top bar with an unread badge (a red count of unread items). The badge is hidden at zero.Always on
Notifications pageThe full list, at /notificationsAlways on
EmailA message to your work emailSet up by the system administrators
Browser pushAn alert on your deviceYou turn it on for each device

Every message has a severity: INFO, ACTION, WARNING or CRITICAL.

Delivery happens straight after the event. A retry job at 02:00 UTC tries again anything that failed. SMS is not used for notifications yet.

2.2 Who is told about which event​

You only receive a message when you hold the right role and the record is in your scope. Read-only investor users never receive operational alerts.

EventWho is told
A marketplace request is submittedThe Platform Super Administrator. The applicant gets "Request received".
A finance application decision is neededFinance Approvers and State Coordinators
An application is waiting in a review stageProgramme Administrators, State Coordinators, Institution Administrators and Finance Entry Officers
A financing case needs actionProgramme Administrators, Institution Administrators, Finance Entry Officers and Finance Approvers
A payment waits for checkingFinance Approvers
A payment is preparedProgramme Administrators, Institution Administrators and Finance Entry Officers
A monitoring warning is raisedProgramme Administrators, State Coordinators, Monitoring Analysts, Institution Administrators and Finance Approvers. For CRITICAL case warnings, the case team too.
A scheme member applies or registersRegistrars (Client System Administrator, Programme Administrator, State Coordinator)
A scheme redemption is requestedScheme administrators (Client System Administrator, Programme Administrator)
A staff invitation is acceptedThe invitee and the person who sent the invitation
The security policy is changedThe Platform Super Administrator who made the change
A staff message is sentThe people chosen: one person, selected people, a whole role, or all active staff

2.3 The notifications page​

Who can use it: every staff member.

Steps

  1. Click the bell in the top bar, or open Notifications in the menu.
  2. Read the three counters at the top: Unread, All activity and Email and push deliveries.
  3. Find the message in the table. The columns are Notification, Message, Channel, Status and Created.
  4. Click Open record to go to the record the message is about.
  5. Click Mark as read on one row when you have finished with it.
  6. Click Mark all read at the top of the page to clear every unread message at once.

What happens next

  • The unread badge goes down.
  • Messages stay in All activity. Nothing is deleted.
  • The Email and push deliveries counter shows that a message really went out. Use it when someone says they never got a message.

Common problems

  • The badge is different from the list. Refresh the page. The badge counts unread items only.
  • I did not get an email. Check Email and push deliveries. If the status shows a failure, tell the Client System Administrator. The retry job tries again each night.
  • I cannot see a message about a record I can open. The message may go to a role you do not hold. Ask the Client System Administrator which roles receive that event.

2.4 Turn on browser alerts for a device​

Who can do it: every staff member, for their own device.

Steps

  1. Open Notifications.
  2. Click Enable alerts in the push control.
  3. Allow notifications when the browser asks.
  4. To stop alerts on this device, click Turn off.

What happens next: alerts arrive on that device while the browser is running. Each device has its own switch.

Common problems

  • There is no Enable alerts button. Your browser may block notifications. Check the site settings in your browser.
  • Alerts stopped. Turn alerts off and on again on that device.