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Notifications are not being triggered in DEV and in TEST for any service

Diogo
Tera Contributor

Notifications are not being triggered in DEV and in TEST for any service, it's not a user preferences issue. 

Is this happening to someone else or happened?

5 REPLIES 5

pavani_paluri
Tera Guru
Tera Guru

Hi @Diogo  ,

 

1. Business Rules or Scripts Blocking Notifications
- A frequent culprit is a business rule or server-side script that sets setWorkflow(false), which prevents notifications from firing—even if conditions are met.
- Fix: Review any custom business rules tied to the affected tables (e.g., Incident, Change Request) and check for setWorkflow(false) or other logic that suppresses events.
2. Notification Conditions Not Matching
- Even if notifications are active, their conditions might not match the actual record changes.
- Fix: Create a test business rule with the same conditions as the notification to verify if they’re being met.
3. Email Properties Misconfigured
- In some cases, email sending is disabled in DEV/TEST environments to prevent accidental emails.
- Fix: Go to System Properties > Email Properties and ensure:
- glide.email.smtp.active is set to true
- glide.email.test.mode is set to false
4. Events Are Firing, But Emails Aren’t Sent
- If the event log shows that events are triggered but no emails are sent, the issue may be with the notification configuration or email setup.
- Fix: Check the Event Log (sysevent table) and Email Log (sys_email table) to trace what’s happening.
5. Notification Not Associated with the Event
- Sometimes, the notification isn’t properly linked to the event or the event name is misspelled.
- Fix: Confirm that the notification is tied to the correct event name and that the event is being triggered.

What You Can Do
- Use REST API Explorer or manual record updates to trigger test notifications.
- Check System Logs > Emails to see if emails are being generated.
- Use System Diagnostics > Notification Diagnostics to test notification delivery.

 

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Kind Regards,
Pavani P