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Visual Expert Notifications
Notifications help users stay informed about important events across Visual Expert. Depending on the event type and the selected settings, users can receive notifications in the application, by email, or both. When the event supports it, a notification can also expose a direct action, such as opening an analysis, viewing a document, or approving a request.
Related Articles for VE Notifications
- User Guide: Manage Notifications – Review alerts, use the notification panel, and configure per-event delivery preferences.
- Administrator Guide: Configure Email Notifications – Set up SMTP to enable email delivery for supported event types.
Overview
- The Notifications module centralizes work item events that matter to end users, project administrators, and reviewers.
- It reduces the risk of missing collaboration, analysis, registration, and security events by presenting them through a consistent notification experience.
- The module supports multiple delivery channels so that each user can choose the most appropriate way to be informed.
Available Channels
- In-app notifications – Displayed directly inside Visual Expert. In VE Web, the bell icon in the top bar shows the current unread count and opens the notification panel. In-app notifications are also available in VE Desktop. Users manage their preferences from the My Notifications page.
- Email notifications – Email delivery is available when SMTP is configured by an administrator. This is useful for events that should not be missed when the user is not currently connected to Visual Expert.
Supported Notification Events
The following event types are currently supported. Additional events may be added in future releases.
| Category | Notification | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Project | A new project was created. | Informs users that a project has been created and is available in the system. |
| Analysis | Analysis started. | Confirms that an analysis has been launched. |
| Analysis | Analysis completed. | Indicates that an analysis finished successfully. |
| Analysis | Analysis failed. | Alerts users that an analysis did not complete successfully. |
| Analysis | Analysis was deleted. | Informs users that a previous analysis was removed. |
| User / Registration | You are registered but waiting for approval by an administrator. | Confirms registration and indicates that an approval step is still required. |
| Shared / Collaboration | A document was shared with a user. | Notifies the recipient that a shared document is available. |
| Security / Authentication | Password was changed. | Confirms that the account password has been updated. |
How Notifications Behave
- Relevant recipients – Notifications are sent only to the users concerned by the event. For example, a shared-document notification is sent to the relevant recipient, while an approval-related event targets the appropriate reviewer or administrator.
- Open, review, and act – A notification can open the related item in Visual Expert. When the event type supports it, the notification exposes a direct action, such as Open Analysis, View Document, or an approval action.
- Read and unread status – A notification becomes read when the user opens the related item or explicitly marks it as read. In VE Web, the unread counter is reflected on the bell icon in the top bar.
- Visual markers – Unread notifications are highlighted visually. In VE Web, unread items are identified with a blue dot. The notification panel also provides an Only show unread toggle so users can focus on pending items.
- VE Web notification center – From the notification panel, users can review recent events, mark all notifications as read, open the notification settings page, and use direct-action buttons such as Open Analysis when they are available.
When a supported event occurs in Visual Expert, a notification is generated automatically and routed to the relevant users. Depending on the event type and the enabled delivery channels, the notification can appear in-app, be sent by email, or both. Users can then review the notification, open the related item, or use the direct action provided by the event when available.
Benefits
- Keep users informed about important system and project events.
- Reduce manual monitoring by informing users automatically, rather than requiring them to check progress, refresh screens, or search for the latest status of an operation.
- Support faster response for approval workflows, completed analyses, and events that require user attention.
- Give each user control over how each event type is delivered.