The bell in the top bar shows a dot when you have unread notifications. Click it to open the panel: the most recent notifications with their title, detail and time, a Mark all read button, and View all notifications, which opens the full Notifications page with All and Unread tabs. Clicking a notification opens the record it is about.
What arrives on the bell:
- Approvals awaiting me — a request has reached your level; Approval reminders while it waits; and the outcome of requests you submitted.
- Overdue invoices and Bills due soon — the daily reminders configured at Settings → Communication → Reminders.
- Scheduled activity reminders — follow-ups assigned to you from a record's Activities tab (Chapter 2, section 2.7).
- Payments recorded — a customer paid online, or a payment was recorded against your invoice.
- Tasks assigned to you on the Dashboard, tickets assigned or claimed in the Helpdesk, meeting invitations, HRMS requests for managers, and system notices.
Notifications arrive live — the bell updates without a refresh. Choose which kinds you receive at Settings → Communication → Notification Preferences (Chapter 22); the choice is yours alone and does not affect colleagues.