Inbox Folder

To learn what notifications are and what they are used for, refer to What You Can Do with Notifications.

The Inbox displays all the notifications you have received. It displays the following information for each notification:

Column	Description
	Displays the importance of the notification. signifies high priority; signifies low priority.
From	Displays the name of the user who sent the notification.
Subject	Displays a brief description of the notification.
Categories	Displays the categories associated with the notification.
Start Date	Displays the date on which the earliest task is scheduled to begin.
Due Date	Displays the date by which the latest task must be completed.
Status	Displays whether any action has been taken on any task.

You can perform the following actions in the Inbox:

To view the details of a notification, click the notification (you can click anywhere in the row). When you view the details, you can view and add tips or comments or change the status of the associated tasks. To learn about the details, refer to Notification Details.
To send a notification, click Create Manual Notification. For more information refer to Create or Edit Manual Notification.
Note: If you think you are supposed to be able to create manual notifications, but you do not see the Create Manual Notification button, contact your portal administrator.
To search for a notification, type the text you want to search for in the text box and click . Any notifications in the selected folder that meet your search criteria will be displayed. For more information on how search works, refer to Rules for Searches.
Note: Searches in the Inbox folder apply to the following fields: To, From, Subject, and Categories.

To remove your search criteria and display all notifications after performing a search, click .
To sort by column content, click the name of the column. displays next to the column name to show that the list is sorted in descending order by that column. If you click the column name again, the list will be sorted in ascending order () by that column.
If there are more than fifteen notifications, click Next (or click a page number) to view more notifications.

Notification Details

When you click a notification, the following details display:

Detail

Description

Displays the users to whom this notification was sent.

Subject

Displays a brief description of this notification.

Categories

Displays the categories associated with this notification.

Attachments

Displays any documents associated with this notification. Click a document to view it.

Last Modified

Displays the most recent date on which any task's status was changed.

Tips

Click Tips to display any approved tips associated with this notification or to add a new tip (if you have permission). You can also specify whether you find each tip helpful.

Comments

Click Comments to display any comments from you or the sender or to add a new comment.

Click Print to display the notification details in a printable format and to launch your computer's print function.

Notification Text

Displays the full description of this notification.

Task List

Displays the list of tasks associated with this notification. The following information is displayed for each task:

Column	Description
Tasks	Displays the name of the task.
Description	Displays what the task entails. The description might include a link to additional information (for example, detailed instructions).
Duration	Displays the amount of time the task should take to complete.
Start Date	Displays the date on which the task should begin.
Due Date	Displays the date by which the task must be completed.
Status	Displays whether any action has been taken on the task. To change the status, select a new status from the drop-down list and click Update. Important: If all tasks are marked with a status equivalent to finished (this setting can be customized by your company), the notification will be moved to your Closed folder when you click Update.

Update

After changing the status of one or more tasks, click Update to save your changes.