List of tasks and alert notifications

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The following is a list of the messages that are added to the Message and Task block within Totara. Depending on the message output settings these may also be sent to the user's email.

Feature
Type
Description

Program management

Task

Program extension.

Alert

Sent from the Messages tab:

  • Program enrolment
  • Exception reports
  • Unenrolment
  • Program due
  • Program overdue
  • Program completed
  • Course Set due
  • Course Set overdue
  • Course Set completed
  • Learner follow-up

Certifications

Task

Certification extension.

Alert

Sent from the Messages tab:

  • Enrolment
  • Exception reports
  • Unenrolment
  • Program due
  • Program overdue
  • Program completed
  • Course Set due
  • Course Set overdue
  • Course Set completed
  • Learner follow-up
  • Re-certification window open
  • Re-certification window due to close
  • Failure to recertify

Learning Plans

Task

  • Plan requested
  • Item requested

Alert

  • Objective status creation
  • Objective status edited
  • Objective status deletion
  • Plan approved
  • Plan updated
  • Plan declined
  • Plan deleted
  • Plan comment made
  • Course completed
  • Course approved
  • Course updated
  • Course declined
  • Course completed
  • Competency approved
  • Competency updated
  • Competency declined
  • Competency completed
  • Objective approved
  • Objective updated
  • Objective declined
  • Objective completed

Seminar

Task

Seminar approval.

Alert

All Seminar notifications:

  • Booking cancellation
  • Booking confirmation
  • Booking date/time changed
  • Booking declined
  • Booking reminder
  • Booking request
  • Session trainer cancellation
  • Session trainer unassigned
  • Trainer confirmation
  • Waitlisting advice

HR Import

Alert

HR Import notifications:

  • Errors
  • Warnings

Audiences

Alert

  • Notify users being added/removed
  • Broken rules in audiences notification

Totara Core

Alert

Update temporary manager.

Feedback

Alert

Reminder to complete course feedback.


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