Sending notifications to users specified in each record

Article Number:040749

General notifications, per record notifications, or reminder notifications can be sent to users specified in each record.
To do so, add User selection fields on the app form, and then specify the added fields as recipients.

This article explains how to configure the settings using general notifications as an example.

Step 1: Configure the "User selection" field

  1. Place a User selection field, then click Settings from the gear-shaped Field settings icon at the top right of the field. Screenshot: The "Field settings" icon of a "User selection" field is outlined

  2. Set a name for the field.
    In this example, "Notification" is used as a field name.
    Screenshot: A field name is entered on the settings screen of a "User selection" field If you want to define a default user name to display, specify a user for Default value.

  3. Click Save.

  4. Click Save form.

Proceed to the next step to configure general notifications.

Step 2: Configure general notifications

  1. Click the App settings tab and click General notifications under Notifications. Screenshot: "General notifications" is outlined on the "App settings" tab in App settings

  2. From the Add a field for selection drop-down list, select the "User selection" field you configured in Step 1.
    In this example, "Notification" is selected. Screenshot: The drop-down list for adding a field for selection is outlined on the "General notifications" screen

  3. Select one or more conditions for sending notifications. Screenshot: The conditions for sending notifications are outlined

  4. Click Save at the bottom right of the screen.

  5. Click Update app at the upper right of the screen.

  6. On the confirmation dialog, click Update app.

You have successfully configured the setting.
When you specify notification recipients in a record, the notification is sent to the specified users at the timing set in the General notifications setting. Screenshot: The field for specifying notification recipients is outlined on a record