Using and configuring notifications
Notifications are ways to send messages somewhere when an event occurs in the Automation controller. These notifications are made through a variety of mediums, such as emails, slack messages, or webhooks.
Understanding the basics of notifications
These are extremely useful for approvals so that users respond to them, but also for critical pieces such as an inventory failure. The important part is that these are knobs that can be turned on and off as needed.
The events that can trigger a notification are as follows:
- Workflow Approvals: A workflow approval node is active and needs to be approved or denied.
- Start: When a job or a project/inventory synchronization starts.
- Success: A notification is sent on success.
- Failure: A notification is sent on error.
Each of these sets a state for when to send a notification. However, these events only pertain to some things in the Automation controller. The following objects...
