Manage Ravenna notifications in a unified inbox with granular controls for Slack and email delivery across approvals, assignments, and comments.
Configure notification preferences to control when and how you receive updates about , assignments, approvals, and team activity. Organization admins set default preferences in while individual users customize their own notification settings.
View and manage all your Ravenna notifications in one place. Approvals, assignments, comments, and team activity surface in a single view, helping you stay focused without jumping between and individual .
Control which types of updates generate notifications. Each event type can be enabled or disabled for Slack and email delivery independently.
Assignments
Notifications when or are assigned or unassigned to users.
New ticket assignments
Ticket reassignments between users
Removal from ticket assignments
Task assignments and unassignments on tickets you work on
Enabled by default for both Slack and email notifications. Rapid assign/unassign changes on the same task are consolidated into a single notification to reduce noise.
Ticket created
Notifications when you become the on a ticket.
Tickets you create yourself
Tickets created on your behalf (for example, by an agent or a )
Tickets where you are later set as the requester
Enabled by default for both Slack and email notifications. Use this preference to control whether you receive a confirmation when a ticket lands in your name.
Approvals
Approval-related notifications for sign-off workflows.
Approval requests for tickets requiring sign-off
Approval decisions (approved/declined)
Changes to approval requirements
Slack: Approval notifications are always delivered and cannot be toggled off by users or organization admins. This ensures approvers never miss time-sensitive requests.Email: Approval notifications are configurable and enabled by default.
Messages and collaboration
Communication and collaboration updates.
New messages on tickets you’re
additions and removals
@ mentions in ticket conversations
File attachments and updates
Enabled by default for both Slack and email notifications.
Status updates
Ticket lifecycle notifications.
changes (open, in progress, resolved, closed)
Ticket resolutions and closures
Reopened tickets
Archive and unarchive actions
Enabled by default for both Slack and email notifications.
SLA alerts
notifications.
SLA breach warnings
SLA violation alerts
Time-based escalations
Enabled by default for both Slack and email notifications.
Notifications deliver through Slack and email. Configure delivery preferences for each notification event type independently.
The current Microsoft Teams beta does not yet expose a dedicated notification-channel selector. Approvals are delivered as Adaptive Cards in the approver’s chat (see Microsoft Teams approvals); thread-level events post into the ticket’s connected Teams channel. See the Microsoft Teams integration overview for beta scope.
Slack
Email
DM notifications
Direct messages provide private, focused notifications for individual users. Configure when Ravenna sends DMs:
For Slack-originated tickets: Select between thread notifications, DM notifications, or both
For web and email tickets: Enable DM notifications for non-Slack originated
Approval workflows: Approval requests always generate Slack notifications regardless of user preferences or origin. This cannot be disabled
Public channel notifications are controlled by settings:
Request channels: Controlled by Silent Mode and Granular Updates settings
Triage channels: Team notifications for ticket management
Ephemeral messages: Contextual notifications visible only to specific users
Silent Mode: When enabled in channel settings, silent mode prevents ticket mirrors from appearing in request channels and automatically excludes requesters from email notifications. This reduces notification noise while keeping followers, assignees, and other stakeholders informed.
Email notifications provide backup delivery and offline access:
Digest emails for daily and weekly summaries
Critical alert emails for high-priority issues
Backup delivery when Slack is unavailable
Requester exclusion: When silent mode is enabled in settings, requesters are automatically excluded from email notifications. This prevents users from receiving email updates about tickets they created, reducing notification volume while keeping other participants informed.
Configure notification preferences at the organization level to set defaults for all users, or at the individual user level to customize personal notification settings.
Organization admins set default notification preferences for all members. These defaults provide a baseline experience while allowing individual users to customize their own settings.
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Navigate to organization settings
Go to Settings → Organization → Notification Policies.
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Configure default preferences
Set organization-wide defaults for Slack and email notifications for each event type.
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Save changes
Changes apply immediately to users who haven’t customized those specific settings.
Understanding organization defaultsWhen managing organization notification policies, keep these behaviors in mind:
User customizations persist: If a user has customized a specific setting, changing the organization default won’t affect them
Per-setting granularity: Customization is tracked individually for each notification type (for example, “Assignments” for Slack)
No bulk reset: You cannot force all users back to organization defaults. Users must individually reset their customized settings
Verify your individual notification settings in Settings → Notifications.
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Confirm ticket assignment
Check that you are properly assigned or relevant .
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Check notification types
Ensure the specific notification type is enabled for your preferred delivery channel (Slack or email).
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Review organization defaults
Check with your admin if organization-level defaults have changed recently.
Too many notifications
If you’re receiving too many notifications:
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Disable property notifications
Turn off “Ticket properties” notifications to reduce volume significantly.
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Customize event types
Disable notification types that aren’t relevant to your role or responsibilities.
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Adjust delivery channels
Consider using email digest notifications instead of real-time Slack notifications for less urgent updates.
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Review ticket following
Unfollow that no longer require your attention.
Approval notifications
Slack approval notifications have special handling that differs from other notification types:
Always delivered via Slack regardless of user or organization preferences
Cannot be toggled off in Slack notification settings (not shown as a configurable option)
Include action buttons for quick responses
Update automatically when decisions are made
Email approval notifications remain configurable and can be enabled or disabled like other notification types.
Slack approval notifications always deliver because they require timely action. If you’re receiving approval notifications inappropriately, review your role assignments and approval workflows.