Notifications Screen Guide

Updated 2026-04-25

Main parts of the Notifications screen for reviewing assignments, approvals, onboarding, and provisioning alerts.

This guide explains the main parts of the Notifications screen and how to use it to review workflow alerts across assignments, approvals, onboarding, and provisioning.

**Suggested screenshot title:** Notifications Page Overview

Screen sections

1. Page header

The header confirms that you are viewing your notification inbox and activity summary.

2. Summary cards

Summary cards may show counts such as:

  • total notifications
  • unread notifications
  • assignment notifications
  • onboarding notifications
  • provisioning notifications

These help users understand current alert volume and distribution.

3. Category filters

Category filters help users focus on one type of event at a time, such as assignment, onboarding, or provisioning.

4. Read state filters

These filters help users show:

  • all
  • unread
  • read

5. Search

Search helps users find a specific notification by title, message, or event type.

6. Notification list

This is the main list of alerts. Each item usually includes a title, short message, read state, time, and sometimes a category tag.

7. Action buttons

Users may be able to:

  • mark an item as read
  • mark all as read
  • open the linked workflow page

How to use this screen

A common workflow is:

1. filter to unread 2. review assignment and approval items first 3. mark items as read after review 4. open related workflow pages for action

Best practice

Use the full Notifications page for workflow review and the notification bell for quick awareness.

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