List of email notifications
    • 01 Nov 2022
    • 3 minutes to read

    List of email notifications


    Article Summary

    The following are the standard messages that can be sent out by email - these can be disabled using message output settings.

    Feature
    Output name
    Notes
    Recipients

    Assignment

    Assignment notifications

    Sent when an assignment has been submitted.

    Totara Learn only.

    Trainers.

    Feedback

    Feedback notifications

    Sent as part of a feedback activity in a course.

    Totara Learn only.

    Trainer, Feedback administrator.

    Feedback reminder

    Sent as part of a feedback activity in a course.

    Totara Learn only.

    Learner feedback activity non-responders.

    Forum

    Subscribed forum posts

    Sent when a new post is created in a forum to which the user is subscribed.

    Totara Learn only.

    Anyone subscribed to a forum.

    Subscribed forum digests

    Totara Learn only.

    Anyone subscribed to a forum.

    Lesson

    Lesson essay graded notification

    Sent when a user's lesson essay is graded by a Trainer.

    Totara Learn only.

    Learner.

    Performance activity

    Performance activity notifications

    Totara Perform only.

    See Performance activity notifications for information on using the new notification system.

    Performance activity participants.

    Performance activity reminders

    Totara Perform only.

    Performance activity participants.

    Quiz

    Notification of quiz submissions

    Message that a Learner has submitted a quiz.

    Totara Learn only.

    Learners.

    Confirmation of your own quiz submissions

    Notice your quiz was successfully submitted.

    Totara Learn only.

    Learners.

    Warning when your quiz attempt becomes overdue

    Time limit for quiz has been reached.

    Totara Learn only.

    Learners.

    System

    Notices about minor problems

    Notice a minor error has occurred.

    Site Administrators.

    Important errors with the site

    Notice a major error has occurred.

    Site Administrators.

    Available update notifications

    Notice of new releases of Totara code.

    Site Administrators.

    Backup notifications

    Automated backup schedule run completed.

    Site Administrators.

    Course creation request notification

    Notice a course has been requested.

    Totara Learn only.

    Defined in Quick-access menu > Courses > Course request > Course request notification.

    Course creation request approval notification

    Notice a requested course has been approved.

    Totara Learn only.

    Defined in Quick-access menu > Courses > Course request > Course request notification.

    Course creation request rejection notification

    Notice a requested course has been rejected.

    Totara Learn only.

    Defined in Quick-access menu > Courses > Course request > Course request notification.

    Badge recipient notifications

    Notice that badge has been awarded.

    User who is awarded a badge.

    Badge creator notifications

    Notify creator of a badge when it is awarded to someone.

    User who created the badge.

    Comment posted on a learning plan

    Totara Learn only.

    Learning plan subject.

    Comment posted on a competency

    Totara Learn only.

    Learner and manager.

    Workspace

    New items added to workspace library

    Sent when a user adds a new content item (e.g. resources or playlists) to the workspace library.

    Totara Engage only.

    Workspace owner.

    Member request accepted

    Sent to the user when their request to join the workspace is accepted.

    Totara Engage only.

    User requesting to join a workspace.

    Comments on discussion posts

    Sent to the creator of the discussion post when another user comments on it.

    Totara Engage only.

    Discussion creator.

    Request to join private workspace

    Sent to the workspace owner when a user requests to join the workspace.

    Totara Engage only.

    Workspace owner.

    User has been added to a workspace

    Sent to users when they are added to a workspace by the workspace owner.

    Totara Engage only.

    Workspace users.

    Workspace ownership has been transferred

    Sent to the new workspace owner when workspace ownership is transferred.

    Totara Engage only.

    New workspace owner.

    Survey

    Survey votes

    Sent to the creator of a survey when users vote on the survey.

    Totara Engage only.

    Survey creator.

    Manual enrolments

    Manual enrolment expiry notifications

    Totara Learn only.

    Manual enrolees.

    PayPal

    PayPal enrolment messages

    Totara Learn only.

    PayPal enrolees.

    Self enrolment

    Self enrolment expiry notifications

    Totara Learn only.

    Either:

    • Enroller only
    • Enroller and enrolled user

    Inbound message configuration

    Message to confirm that an inbound message came from you

    -

    Message recipient.

    Warning when an inbound message could not be processed

    -

    Site Administrators.

    Confirmation that a message was successfully processed

    -

    Site Administrators.

    Event monitor

    Notifications of rule subscriptions

    Notice of events that have a rule triggered.

    Site Administrators.

    Competencies

    Sync assigned users finished

    Totara Perform only.

    Site Administrators.

    No longer proficient

    Totara Perform only.

    The user who has lost proficiency in the competency.

    Content marketplace

    Content marketplace feature notification

    Totara Learn only.

    Site Administrators.

    Totara core

    Notifications on mentions

    Sent when the user has been mentioned (tagged) in a comment or post.

    Tagged/mentioned user.

    Library

    Comments on your resources

    Sent to the user when another user comments on their resource.

    Totara Engage only.

    Resource creator.

    Replies on your resources

    Sent to the user when another user replies to a comment on their resource.

    Totara Engage only.

    Resource creator.

    New items shared with you

    Sent to the user when a new Totara Engage content item (e.g. a resource or playlist) is shared with them.

    Totara Engage only.

    Authenticated users.

    Resource 'likes'

    Sent to the creator of a content item when another user likes the content.

    Totara Engage only.

    Resource creator.

    Totara messages

    Alert notifications

    Appears with the Alerts block.

    All users.

    Task notifications

    Appears with the Tasks block.

    All users.

    Playlist

    Playlist ratings

    Sent when a playlist you have created receives a rating.

    Totara Engage only.

    Playlist creator.

    Comments on your playlists

    Sent when another user comments on your playlist.

    Totara Engage only.

    Playlist creator.

    Replies on your playlists

    Sent when another user replies to your comment on a playlist.

    Totara Engage only.

    Playlist creator.

    Inappropriate content

    Inappropriate content removed

    Sent when a Site Administrator removes inappropriate user-created content.

    Totara Engage only.

    Creator of content that has been removed.

    Topics

    Topic's notification

    Totara Engage only.

    Site Administrators.

    User data management

    Manual user data purge finished

    -

    Site Administrators.

    Export of own user data finished

    -

    Site Administrators.

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