Setting notification preferences in Core UI

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    Summary of Setting notification preferences in Core UI

    ServiceNow users can manage their notification preferences through the Notifications tab in the System Settings window within the Core UI interface. This centralized location allows users to control how and when they receive notifications by setting personal subscriptions, managing notification channels, and applying delivery conditions.

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    The Core UI notification preferences replace the older UI15 method, streamlining user control and enabling a more intuitive experience for Next Experience users. Administrators retain the option to revert to the UI15 interface if needed via system properties.

    Managing Notification Preferences

    Users access notification preferences by clicking the gear icon in the banner and selecting the Notifications tab or navigating to Self Service > My Notification Preferences. Key capabilities include:

    • Search: Quickly find specific notifications by typing at least three characters or use double asterisks to list all notifications alphabetically.
    • Allow Notifications: A global toggle to enable or disable all notifications at once.
    • Notification Channels: Manage channels through which notifications are delivered, such as email accounts or voice systems. Users can enable/disable channels, create new ones, or edit and delete existing channels.
    • Notifications by Category: View and manage notifications grouped by related categories. Users can subscribe to notifications, enable or disable channels for specific notifications, and apply conditions such as schedules and filters to customize delivery.
    • Personal Notifications: Create custom subscriptions to notifications that are important to the user, allowing proactive control over notifications received.

    Notification Channels and Conditions

    Users can add, modify, or delete notification channels to tailor how they receive alerts. Channels represent delivery methods like email or voice messages. Additionally, users can set notification conditions and filters to refine when and how notifications are sent, including enabling or disabling email digests and individual notifications by channel.

    Important Considerations

    • Subscription-based notifications are not domain aware and do not support domain-specific settings.
    • To enable Core UI notification preferences in Next Experience, ensure the property glide.ui.polaris.core.notificationpreference.enabled is set to true.
    • Administrators can switch back to the UI15 notification preferences interface by setting glide.notification.preference.UI.enabled to false.

    You can set your own notification preferences, including personal subscriptions and channels for receiving them. All users can set these preferences through the Notifications tab of the System Settings window.

    With the Notifications tab, you can:

    • Search for a specific notification in the list of your notifications.
    • Use a global switch to enable or disable all your notifications.
    • Enable or disable a particular channel for receiving notifications, as well as create, edit, or delete channels.
    • Control the notifications that you receive and apply conditions to restrict notification delivery.
    • Create personal notifications, which are subscriptions to notifications that are important to you.

    Comparison between notification preferences in Core UI and earlier interfaces

    In new and upgraded instances that use the Core UI interface, the System Settings window is the central location for managing your notification preferences for Next Experience. The Notification Preference User Interface plugin (com.glide.notification.preference.ui) is activated by default.

    Figure 1. Notification preferences in Core UI and UI15
    Examples of notification preferences in Core UI System Settings window and UI15 and earlier interfaces
    In UI15 and earlier interfaces:
    • Users set notification preferences through the Notification Preferences link in the User form (Self service > My Notification Preferences).
    • Admins created user devices and set notification preferences for users through the Notification Preferences link in the User form, accessed through the User Administration module (User Administration > Users).
      Note:

      Admins can revert to the UI15 notification preferences interface by setting the glide.notification.preference.UI.enabled property to false.

    Manage your notification preferences in Core UI

    Note:

    To switch to the Core UI from Next Experience, set the property glide.ui.polaris.core.notification_preference.enabled to true.

    To access your notification preferences, click the gear icon (gear icon) in the banner frame, and in the System Settings window, click the Notifications tab. You can also access the System Settings by navigating to Self Service > My Notification Preferences.

    Figure 2. Notifications tab in System Settings window
    Notification settings in the System Settings window
    In the Notifications tab, use the settings in the following table to manage your notifications.
    Setting Description
    Search Search bar for finding notifications.
    To find a notification:
    • Enter the name of the notification you are searching for. When you type the first three characters, the system automatically returns a list of notifications matching the characters entered.
    • Enter two asterisks to return a list of all notifications in alphabetic order (the notifications are not organized by category).
    Allow notifications Global switch for enabling or disabling all notifications.
    Notification channels List of your channels for receiving notifications. Use this section to:
    • Enable or disable a channel by using its toggle switch. If you disable a channel, notifications are not delivered through that channel.
    • Add channels using the Create Channel option.
    • Modify channel information. Click the channel row or the right arrow (>) next to the appropriate channel to edit or delete it.
    Notifications by category List of notification categories that identify and group related notifications. Each category contains the notifications that you can subscribe to.

    To view the notifications in a given category, click the category row or the right arrow (>) next to the appropriate category. You can:

    • Edit settings for a notification:
      • Enable or disable channels for the selected notification.
      • Apply notification conditions, such as schedules and filters, that affect the delivery of the notification.
    • Create personal notifications, which are subscriptions to specific notifications that matter to you.
    Note:
    Subscription-based notifications are not domain aware and cannot support domain-specific settings.