# Notifications

## Default

Notifications are sent as described below.

{% hint style="info" %}
Any of these notifications can be deactivated by the process designer.
{% endhint %}

### When an action is assigned

* To a person: to the corresponding user<br>
* Self-service: to all users associated with the participant, or to a subset of the participant user list, depending on the process design<br>
* Through the coordinator: to the coordinator only

### When a request is closed

* To the requester

### When a request is cancelled

* To the requester

### When an action is cancelled

* To the user assigned to the action

### When an assignment is cancelled manually

* To the user who has assigned the action to a person, unless it is the current user

### When an assignment is cancelled automatically

* To the user who assigned the person<br>
* To the user assigned to the action

## Other

### Launch events

* When the action has to be performed<br>
* When the action is overdue<br>
* Prior to when an action is overdue<br>
* When the action is completed<br>
* When the action is cancelled<br>
* When the action assignment was cancelled<br>
* When an execution error occurs<br>
* When an assignment error occurs

### Possible recipients

* The requester<br>
* The action assignee<br>
* Some free-form email addresses<br>
* The users associated with a process participant<br>
* The user who performed an action of the process<br>
* Any email address included in the process data


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