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Keep content producers informed of workflow progress. |
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Confluence workbox notifications will be sent when
- Reviews
States or tasks reach their Expiry Dates
Read Confirmations are added and a read confirmation event occur - users are assigned as readers, read confirmation is completed
In the user profile
theDocument Actions tab displays the current document actions for the user
the Read Assignments tab displays current pending and overdue read assignments for the user
On-screen notifications
The Workflow Status Bar displays On a page with an applied workflow, the workflow status bar displays
the current workflow state
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breadcrumb
the tasks breadcrumb displaying the number of incomplete tasks
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State breadcrumb (1
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Displays name of the current workflow state for the page or blog post together with a colored state indicator circle.
2. Tasks
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if the state status indicator circle is filled,
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Choosing the state breadcrumb opens the workflow popup.
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The workflow popup displays the transition options from the state (if any).
Tasks breadcrumb (2)
Displayed if there any workflow tasks added by a user or by the workflow that have not yet been completed. The current number of outstanding tasks is appended to the breadcrumb.
Choosing the tasks breadcrumb opens the tasks popup.
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A blue dot • indicates tasks the current user is assigned to. |
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3. Read Confirmation
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assigning a task (by default) generates a notification for the assignee
outstanding tasks for a user are displayed in the user profile Document Actions
Read Confirmation
When a read confirmation is added to a page or blog post, a read confirmation breadcrumb is added to the page header (A) and page footer (B) showing the current status of a read confirmation on the content.
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Choose either breadcrumb to open the read confirmation popup for details of the read confirmation.
assigning a read confirmation (by default) generates a notification for the assigned reader
outstanding read confirmations for a user are displayed in the user profile Read Assignments
Message banners
Message banners can be displayed during page creation (only in Space Mode) and when the workflow is applied as a space workflow - space mode) or when viewing a page.
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For more information, see:
Headers and footers
Content, including Report Macrosreport macros can be added to the page header and footer by an applied workflow.
For more information, see :the following macros
Content can also be added to these macros editing the workflow using the Page Layout options in workflow builder visual editor.
Email notification
A user needs at least Pages - Add permission in the space or else they will not receive any notifications when they are assigned to a task, approval or read confirmation.
By default, email notifications will be sent when
- Reviews
Approvals (if a user assigns themself as a reviewer to an approval, the email notification will not be sent)
States or tasks reach their Expiry Dates
Read confirmation is requested for a final state
In addition, custom email notifications can be sent in response to Events.
For more information, see:
Comments
Page and blog post comments can be added by the workflow.
For more information, see:
Macros
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App configuration
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Approval – Assignee | Should assigned reviewers receive notifications about review updates? | |
Email Any Address | Should the {send-email} macro be able to use email addresses that are not associated with registered users? | |
State Expired Notification | Should page watchers recieve notifications about state expiry? | |
Task – Assignee | Should task assignees receive notifications for taks they are assigned to? | |
Task – Page Watchers | Should page watchers receive notifications about workflow tasks? | |
Read Confirmation | Should Read Confirmation assignee(s) receive notifications for all read confirmation events? | |
Workflow Activity and Drafts Visibility | Should View-only users be able to see workflow information? Note: Does not affect message banners unless their parameters state otherwise. |