Managing notifications

HCL OneTest Server provides a feature to display notifications for different events within the user interface (UI) of HCL OneTest Server. You can configure an SMTP server on HCL OneTest Server when you want HCL OneTest Server to send out notifications about the different events as emails to the subscribed users.

HCL OneTest Server provides you the following features to receive notifications about server events:
Channels Description

In-app

Notifications are displayed within the UI of HCL OneTest Server.

SMTP

Notifications are sent by HCL OneTest Server in emails to subscribed users.

When you register as a user in HCL OneTest Server, the in-app and SMTP channels are automatically subscribed for you.

Managing notifications in the server UI

Viewing the in-app notifications or notifications in the server UI is a feature that is enabled automatically when you register as a user in HCL OneTest Server.

You are subscribed to the following channels for all events as the default option when you sign up on the server.
  • In-app
  • SMTP

If you want to receive notifications about specific events and not all events, you can change the default subscriptions and modify your subscription for the server events. You can also view the in-app notifications that are displayed for you. See Managing in-app notifications.

Managing SMTP notifications

You, as a Server Administrator or Team Space Owner can configure an existing Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server so that HCL OneTest Server can send out notifications about the server events in emails to the registered users. See Configuring an SMTP server to manage email notifications.

You are subscribed to the following channels for all events as the default option when you sign up on the server.
  • In-app
  • SMTP

If you, as a registered user of HCL OneTest Server want to receive the email notifications about specific events and not all events, you can change the default subscriptions and modify the subscription for the server events. See Managing email notifications.