# Notifications

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.

## Notification Inbox

* 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.

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

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Unread Notifications are indicated through numbers on the Notification icon.*
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***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><strong>Icons</strong></td><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Task Assigned</strong></td></tr><tr><td> <img src="/files/fZ25tMHecggKSEE3QQBv" alt=""></td><td>Refresh</td><td>Receives the latest messages</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/7y6eBsZTA3W6DLuEJ112" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Delete</td><td>Moves the selected messages to the Trash folder</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/8su20zSMaImpX0tfzC4H" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Mark unread</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>unread</strong>’</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/n1Wnt3ADlXu7z7psgiiJ" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Mark read</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>read</strong>’</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Moving a Notification message into Trash Folder

* Select a notification using the checkbox.
* Click the ***Delete*** icon from the header panel of the notification inbox.
* A dialog box appears to confirm from the user's end to move the selected notification to Trash.
* Click the ***Yes*** option to move the notification(s) to Trash.&#x20;

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

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* Select the **Trash** option from the drop-down and click on it.      &#x20;

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

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## Recovering Notification(s) from Trash

* Navigate to the notification list under the ***Trash*** folder.
* Select a notification using the checkbox.
* Click the ***Move to Inbox*** icon from the header panel.
* A dialog box confirms the intended action of moving the selected notification to the Inbox.
* Click the ***Yes*** option to move the notification(s) to recover the Notification.

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* A message appears to ensure that the selected notification has been recovered. The selected notification is moved back to the Inbox folder.

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## Mark Notifications as Read or Unread&#x20;

* The left panel contains the ***Notification*** icon. The number of notifications displayed at the top of the ***Notification*** icon indicates the unread notification messages.

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* Click on the ***Notification*** icon.
* A window opens with the ***See All*** option and displays the ***Last 3 Unread Notifications***.
* Click the ***See All*** option to display all the notification messages in the Inbox (By default, the Inbox folder opens).

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* The notification Inbox opens displaying all the available notifications.
* Use a checkmark in the given checkbox beside the search bar to select all the notifications. or Select the notifications by using the checkboxes provided next to those notifications.
* Click the ***Mark Read*** icon.

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* The ***Make it Read*** window appears.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.

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* A notification message appears.

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* Use the ***Refresh*** icon available for the browser, the status of the selected notification(s) gets updated as Read, and the numbers indicating the unread notifications will disappear.

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* Navigate to the Inbox page and select the notification messages either by using the checkbox provided for ***Select All*** or selecting the individual messages by using the checkboxes next to them.
* Click the ***Mark Unread*** icon.

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* The Make it Unread window appears.
* Click the Yes option.

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* A notification message appears.

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* All the notifications or the selected notification messages will turn ***Unread***, and the number indicating the unread notifications appears at the top of the notification icon.

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