Admins can create or modify the email digest intervals (length of time) during which
activity for a selected notification is accumulated in an email digest. Users select a
digest interval when they enable an email digest in their notification
preferences.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
Before adding an email digest interval, review the base
system digest intervals in the Digest Intervals [sys_email_digest_interval] table. You
can modify intervals, including the base system intervals, which are one day (24 hours),
one hour, every four hours, and seven days (weekly).
Procedure
Navigate to All > System Notification > Email > Digest Intervals.
Action
Description
To add an interval
Click New.
To modify an interval
Select the interval to be changed.
Enter the new or changed interval information:
Field
Description
Name
Interval name that describes the interval length of
time, for example: Every 2 hours.
Interval
Length of the interval, either number of
Days or
Hours (hours, minutes, and
seconds). The minimum time length allowed is one hour,
and the maximum time length allowed is seven days (one
week).
If you created an interval, click Submit, or if you changed an interval, click Update.
The system updates the Digest Intervals [sys_email_digest_interval] table with the new or modified interval. The digest interval is listed as an option in the notification preferences
(Notifications tab in the System Settings window) when a user enables a digest for the notification. For example:
To delete an interval, select the interval to be deleted in the Digest
Intervals [sys_email_digest_interval] table and click
Delete.
Note:
If the interval is in use, the system does not remove the interval.