Notifications Feature
A Guide to using Building Swell's Notification Feature!
Introduction
Internal notification tools are helpful for several reasons:
- Notifications facilitate real-time communication among your team members, reducing the chances of miscommunication.
- They will streamline workflows by alerting employees to important tasks, deadlines, and helping them prioritize their work.
- They help centralize information by provide a single source for important updates, reducing the need to check multiple platforms, or have you running around the shop.
- Real-time notifications allow for faster decision-making and quicker responses times.
Prerequisites
- Create an Order in Building Swell
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Head to Settings > Notifications
- Select the Notifications you'd like to receive:
Detailed list of Notification Settings:
Email: Also receive all notifications via email.
Mentions: We’ll notify when someone tags you in a comment.
All comments: We’ll notify you when someone leaves a comment on an order.
Quality Control for orders: We’ll notify you when an order has QC inspection available.
Quality Control failed inspection: We’ll notify you when an order fails its QC inspection.
Rework events: We’ll notify you when Rework is started on an order.
Once the desired notifications have been switched on you should be good to go!
To leave a notification go to "Orders" > select an order > click the "Discussion" icon.
Now you can leave a comment! - You can see any new notifications by clicking the "bell icon" in the top right corner.
Tips or Best Practices
- Your notifications will not automatically turn on. This will need to be manually switched on and the notification settings manually selected.
- Use the "@" symbol to tag a specific person in a comment.
Conclusion
The internal notification tool will help create a more connected and efficient workplace!
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