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# Notification

The Notification feature is a way to send and receive messages from processes to people (the platform user). By default, it has **Inbox** and **Trash** folders. The data store refresh and copy of a story document get communicated through this feature.

* Click the ***Notification*** option using the Platform homepage header (the Notification icon appears with the count of unread notifications).
* A window opens with the latest 3 notifications.
* Click the ***See All*** option.

      ![](/files/9WgSPjrPbZOwUggLQGfd)

* The notification ***Inbox*** page opens displaying the latest notification in detail (by default).  

![The latest notification message in detail.](/files/R759fAS163TtJWvZLm4g)

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Unread Notifications are indicated through numbers on the Notification icon.*
{% endhint %}

***Icons provided on the inbox window:***

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th width="175.90909090909093"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Icons</td><td>Name</td><td>Task Assigned</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/zdEPxz9sADPi7uXZml8C" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Refresh</td><td>Receives the latest messages</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/VfrDBDDLXiYFQLFEu35J" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Delete</td><td>Moves the selected messages to the Trash folder</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/zS09dJggIgERTG7whyzN" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Mark unread</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>unread</strong>’</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/yaxrlq5auXYUvPz93Sq6" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Mark read</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>read</strong>’</td></tr></tbody></table>

<details>

<summary>Moving a Notification message into Trash Folder</summary>

* Click the **Delete**  icon from the header panel of the notification inbox.
* A message window appears to confirm the action of moving the selected notification to Trash.
* Click the **Yes** option to move the notification(s) to Trash.   &#x20;

&#x20;     ![](/files/QFiQzE83EpbVHyLQMDAV)                  &#x20;

* A message appears to confirm that the selected notification(s) has been moved to the Trash folder.    &#x20;

&#x20;     ![](/files/7LZJvlxI7OKxzel4AvzM)         &#x20;

* Click the drop-down option to get the **Trash** option.&#x20;

&#x20;     ![](/files/oBy31yTaMf4eTJVwS6MV)

* Click the **Trash** option.    &#x20;

&#x20;      ![](/files/2DSXI2D1LzybnUzA96uq)                    &#x20;

* The notifications under the Trash folder get displayed (the latest notification opens in details (by default).

&#x20;    ![](/files/NCVUa9RbUz4jN3L8NCEw)

</details>

***Icons provided on the Trash-box window:***

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th width="196.48772995158853"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Icons</td><td>Name</td><td>Task Assigned</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/PGRLC8cN7ChtrrYrF2x0" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Move to Inbox</td><td>Moves the selected messages to the inbox</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/vYPTOgXm00bVCeTx2o0C" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Delete Forever</td><td>Removes the selected messages permanently</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/h7ykIv8cGE7X91Cq6wDM" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Unread</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>unread</strong>’</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/q6tNdc4UxKm4ZQE1opRH" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Read</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>read</strong>’ </td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: The alert messages display while performing the following actions:

a.      Moving messages from inbox to trash

b.      Recovering them from trash to inbox

c.      Marking messages status as **read** in the Inbox/Trash

d.      Marking messages status as **unread** Inbox/Trash

{% endhint %}