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title: "Notification events"
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Users will receive email notifications for multiple events, provided the settings have been enabled. This section provides a mapping between each notification setting and the events that initiate those email alerts.


## Notification settings

Administrators can configure notification settings through the [Configuration](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2204735) page. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Email > General Settings > Notification Settings. 

The table below shows that when a specific setting is enabled, emails will be sent if any of its related events occur.  


| **Setting** | **Events** |
| --- | --- |
| **User Account & Password Updates** | This setting is for sending emails based on user account and password related activities, including:<br>- A user changes their password.
- A new user account is created.
- A user’s password is reset. |
| **Content Distribution** | When content such as a dashboard, report, signal, story, or storyboard is distributed, the recipients with receive emails.<br>Note that if email notifications are turned off for this setting, recipients will still be able to get updates via timeline notifications. |
| **Comment Updates** | Email notification sent to users regarding any type of content. Events include:<br>- If another user replied to your comment on a content.
- If you were mentioned or tagged in a comment from another user.
- A comment added to content that you have added to your favourites.
- Events related to tasks on multiple content types. Such as being assigned a task, the task is in review, the task is rejected, or the task is accepted.
- If you had flagged a comment in a discussion for updates, and another user replies on it.
- If you are invited to a private comment that another user has created on a discussion.<br>Note that these notifications are sent when other users leave comments as mentioned in the events above; not when you leave comments yourself. |
| **Timeline Updates** | You will receive notifications if the following events related to timelines occur:<br>- If another user connects with (that is, follows) you.
- If another user comments on your timeline.
- If a user replied to a comment you left on a timeline. |
| **Discussion Stream Updates** | Email notifications related to discussion stream events are sent in the following cases:<br>- If you get invited to a discussion stream.
- If you belong to a discussion stream/group and another user posts a comment there.
- If a user replied to your discussion stream comment. |
| **Signal Updates** | Email notifications regarding Signals are sent to you in the following cases:<br>- If a signal is added to your timeline.
- If you get assigned a signal.
- If someone mentions or tags you in a comment in a signal (that you are *not* watching).
- If you are “watching” a signal, and:
  - Another user closes it.
  - Someone leaves a comment on it.
  - Its owner changes.
  - Its owner gets unassigned.
  - A story is published on it. |
| **Story Updates** | Email notifications related to Stories are sent to you in the following cases:<br>- You get invited to contribute to a story.
- A story gets published and its author or collaborator is a user you follow.
- A story that you collaborated on gets published. |


> ⚠️ Individual users also have control over which notifications they prefer to receive. They can change these settings through their profile.
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ Go to Profile Settings > Notification & Privacy.