Work Notifications allow you keep track of a UOW's
progress without having to log in. Instead, you receive emails when
the work changes states.
Before you begin
In order to receive work notifications, you must ensure that
you have a valid email address entered in the system.
About this task
You can be notified when a UOW changes to one or more specific
state. UOWs can be those submitted by you, or by a member of your
group, or they can be UOWs for which you are an approver.
Procedure
- To access the Preferences window,
click User Preferences, or click from the main dialog.
- Select Work Notifications on the
navigation tree.
The Work
Notifications dialog is displayed and all work states are
listed.
- columns next to the work states for each association (user,
group, approver).
- For each of the listed UOW states, select one or more of
the following options:
Note: To be notified of all state
changes, select All.
- User
- Select the User checkbox against a specific
state in order to be notified when a UOW you submitted enters that
state.
- Group
- Select the Group checkbox against a specific
state in order to be notified when a UOW that was submitted by someone
in your user group enters that state.
- Approver
- Select the Approver checkbox against a
specific state in order to be notified when a UOW for which you are
an approver enters that state.
Restriction: Selecting
the Approver checkbox against a specific state
will only have an effect if you have 'Manager Work' permissions.
- Click Apply to save the settings,
or click OK to save the settings and exit the Preferences window.
Results
You will start to receive emails as soon as a UOW enters a
state for which you signed up.