Notification Box Window

Notification Box Window

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The Notification Box window provides an easy and intuitive way to read, manage, and forward notifications directed to you and generated on your behalf.

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Window Objects

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User Name	Displays the name of the user whose Notification Box is displayed. All users of the system have their own notification box.
In Box	Displays the contents of the In Box.
Out Box	Displays the contents of the Out Box. Notifications in the Out Box are notifications that have been generated on behalf of the current user.
Inbox History	Displays notifications that have been marked as Viewed and removed from the Notifications In Box.
Outbox History	Displays notifications once they have been viewed by all recipients. Until a notification has been viewed by all recipients, it will remain in the Out Box.
Forward	Forwards the notification to other users or groups.
Remove Viewed	Removes notifications that have been viewed in the In Box.
Remove	Removes the selected notification from the In Box.
Notification Details: Status	Indicates the status of the notification. Status can be either New or Viewed. All new notifications are arrive in the Inbox with a status of New. To change the status to viewed, click the icon.
Notification Details: Date	Indicates the date that the notification was sent.
Notification Details: Time	Indicates the time that the notification was sent.
Notification Details: Type	Indicates the type of object for which the notification was sent (Retrieval Request or Digital Resource).
Notification Details: ID	Indicates the unique identifier of the object (Retrieval Request or Digital Resource) for which the notification was generated.
Notification Details: Event Name	Indicates the Event Name that generated the notification. For manually generated notifications, this is a user definable detail.
Notification Details: Sender	Indicates the user who is responsible for sending or generating the notification.
Message	Displays any message content in the notification.
Filter	Filters the Notifications in the In History and Out History Tabs. Note: This button only appears in the In History and Out History views.

Procedures

To view the retrieval request associated with a notification:

Double-Click the notification in the Notification Box. The Retrieval Request form associated with that notification will open.

To change the status of a notification from unseen to viewed:

Click the envelope in the left hand column. When the envelope is closed, its status is unseen. When the envelope is open, its status is viewed.

To Forward a notification to another user:

Select the notification.
Click Forward. The Notification Users window will open.
Select the users and/or groups you want to forward the notification to.
Click OK. The notification will be forwarded to the selected users.

To see the status of notifications sent to other users:

Click the Out Box or Out History tab.
Double-click a notification. The Notification Targets window will open, allowing you to see both pending and acknowledged notifications.

To filter the In History or Out History:

Click Filter. The History Filter window will open.
Type the number of past days for which you wish to view notifications.
Click OK. The notification list will only show those notifications that fall within the date range defined in the History Filter window.

Notification Box Window

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