Editing Notification Settings in the Classic M-Files Desktop
You can set M-Files to inform you by email about some events, for example changes made to objects. This can be useful when you want to keep track of modifications made to a specific document.
To open the Notification Settings dialog, click your username in the upper right corner and select .
Unselect Enable notification messages to disable your notification rules.
Creating a new notification rule
Click Add in the Notification Settings dialog to open the New Notification Rule dialog.
Give the rule a name. Under Notification sent, select When a selected event occurs or When object matches the conditions of the filter. The content of the dialog changes based on your selection.
Message delivery
Select one of the message delivery options explained in the table below.
Option | Description |
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Notification messages disabled |
Select this option to disable notification messages. |
A separate notification message for each event |
Select this option if you wish to receive a separate message for every event that meets the rule. The message is sent immediately whenever the notification rule is met. Note: This option is not available if you selected When object matches the
conditions of the filter under Notification sent.
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A digest message once a day |
Select this option to be informed of events with a digest message once a day. If you selected When object matches the conditions of the filter under Notification sent, select the days on which you wish to receive the digest message. The time when the message is sent is set by the system administrator in M-Files Admin. For more information, see Editing Notification Settings in M-Files Admin. |
Notification recurrence
Select whether you want to get a notification for an object only once or on each day that you selected in Message delivery. The selection is available only if you selected When object matches the conditions of the filter under Notification sent.
Filter
Define a filter. The filter determines the group of objects to which the notification rule applies. For more information about filters, see Defining a Filter for a View.
Event subscriptions
If you selected When a selected event occurs, select the check box for all the events for which you want a notification message.
Exclude notifications of events caused by the current user
Select this option if you do not want to be informed of events caused by yourself, such as modifications that you have made to an object. This option is available only if you selected When a selected event occurs under Notification sent.
Private and common rules
If you want a notification message to be sent only to you, select Private rule. If you want a notification message to be sent to several selected recipients, select Common rule. M-Files Admin is used for specifying the permissions for creating a common rule. For more information, see Manage common views and notification rules in this table.
Recipients
Specify the users or user groups who will receive notifications on the basis of this rule.
Enabling push notifications for the M-Files mobile apps
To enable push notifications for M-Files Mobile, see Setting Up Push Notifications for the M-Files Mobile Apps.