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# 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.

* 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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{% 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><strong>Icons</strong></td><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Task Assigned</strong></td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://2649907430-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02vl4woqQ8PPZfw0Nezr%2Fuploads%2FywpvMmowKTyzUOtK5q1s%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=bf20f4c9-04f7-423e-b4b8-b563986140b8" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Refresh</td><td>Receives the latest messages</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://2649907430-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02vl4woqQ8PPZfw0Nezr%2Fuploads%2FO2Pvw5aev4vPz3sPpeD0%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=bcee21ea-6883-4edd-aa9a-ef2b8e639d06" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Delete</td><td>Moves the selected messages to the Trash folder</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://2649907430-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02vl4woqQ8PPZfw0Nezr%2Fuploads%2FysAFH4uUnNlAWzdKnu14%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=9cb53a34-fa10-4dc8-8ea3-ee25c21d46e5" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Mark unread</td><td>Marks messages status as ‘<strong>unread</strong>’</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://2649907430-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02vl4woqQ8PPZfw0Nezr%2Fuploads%2FOCRrXtZq11pEYWhjJhnr%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=d8358ef8-8a04-429d-b55b-1d9f04a4c216" 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.

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* 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;

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

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

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

![](https://2649907430-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F02vl4woqQ8PPZfw0Nezr%2Fuploads%2FLUe4OAjBWjugW4OmLK1c%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=39abf844-cdb9-483e-a319-a677cd3c4654)

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