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Notifications
See what needs you in the bell, decide approvals from its Approvals tab, and choose which notifications also reach your email.
Spodus tells you when something needs you. Every notification arrives in the bell. You choose which ones also email you.
Things to know
- The bell is at the top of the sidebar, next to Search. When the sidebar is collapsed, it's at the bottom of the icon bar.
- A red dot on the bell means you have unread notifications.
- You can't turn off a notification in the bell. You can only choose whether it also emails you.
- Your choices are your own and follow you to every workspace.
Read your notifications
- Click the bell.
- On the Notifications tab, click a notification to go to the record it's about.
- Click Mark all as read to clear the unread marks.
Decide an approval
The Approvals tab lists requests waiting for your decision. Approve or decline from the list, or click All approvals to open the Approvals page. See Approvals.
Choose what emails you
- Go to Settings > Notifications.
- Under What reaches you, use the Email switch on each row.
| Notification | When it arrives | Emails by default |
|---|---|---|
| Assigned to me | Someone puts your name in an assignee or owner field | Yes |
| Mentions | Someone writes @your name in a comment | No |
| Comments on my records | Someone comments on a record assigned to you | No |
| Due dates | A record you're on is due today or tomorrow | No |
| Retainer allowance | A contract reaches 80% or 100% of its included hours | Yes |
| Approval requested | Someone asks you to approve a request | Yes |
| Approval decided | Your request was approved or declined | Yes |
| Document expiring | An employee document expires within 30 days | Yes |
| Mail assigned to me | A shared inbox thread is assigned to you | No |
| Automations | An automation's notify step names you | No |
| Form responses | A form that lists you under Notify me gets a response | Yes |
| Event reminders | A reminder on a calendar event is due | No |
| Support tickets | A customer replies on your ticket, or a new ticket has nobody on it | Yes |
| Sequence replies | Someone you're emailing in a sequence replies | Yes |
| Sequence mailbox alerts | One of your mailboxes stops sending sequences | Yes |
| Contract renewals | A contract you lead ends within 60 days | Yes |
| Unpaid invoices | A client you own still hasn't paid after every reminder | Yes |
| Client answers | A client answers a milestone approval or signs a contract in the client portal | Yes |
| Quote answers | A client accepts or declines a quote for your deal | Yes |
Get a daily digest
- Go to Settings > Notifications.
- Under Daily digest, switch on Morning email.
You get one email at 8:00 with everything overdue or due today, only on days there is something. It uses the time zone of the browser you switch it on in.
Hide the unread dot
Under This browser, switch on Hide the unread dot. Notifications and emails still arrive. This applies to this browser only.