Personal User Notifications

In order to navigate to this page, select your name in the top right > My Settings.

Then select Notifications.

Important Note: Most notifications are sent without opting in or opting out (both unchecked) using the "Inherited" settings in your company setup. Align your UserID to a supplier and you can be receiving many default notifications for that supplier depending on your companies notification setup. Opting in means to receive that notification for ALL instances of that notification in your company. 

Columns:

Event

Notification type. See bottom of this page for description of each event.

Category 

Net-Inspect module

Inherited 

Shows what the user may need be assigned to through their Alignments page in order to receive each type of notification.

Sent by Default

Indicates whether the user is assigned to the User Types or User Roles necessary to receive each type of notification.

Opt in

Mark to receive all of your company's notifications for an event. Opting In is not required if you are already aligned with notifications by User Type or Role, alignment (program, division, etc.), or assignment. Recommended for admins only.

Opt Out

Mark to prevent receiving all of your company's notifications for an event, regardless of your association to it. Not recommended if you use notifications to track the status of records.

Event Types:

Quality Management

Out of Tolerance Measurement
A measurement that exceeds its feature's tolerances (or a Failing measurement, if the feature is go/no-go) was entered on the Record Measurements page, or as part of an import from an Excel or CMM file.

Out of Control Measurement
A measurement that exceeds its feature's control limits or moving range control limits was entered or imported.

Western Electric Co. Rule
A measurement breaking one of the following Western Electric Company (WECO) Rules was entered or imported.

Sample Plan Change (SPC)
A feature's sampling frequency changed. This indicates that the feature is assigned to theSPC sampling plan, and that its Real CPK -- or the Lot Size of its run -- just changed significantly.

Process Capability
The Real CPK of a feature belonging to one of your company's parts just improved or deteriorated past the limit defined on this page. (1.33 by default)

Supplier Process Capability
The Real CPK of a feature belonging to one of your suppliers' parts just improved or deteriorated past the limit defined on the "Process Capability" notification page. (1.33 by default)

FAIR 

FAI Workflow Pending Action
A FAIR has just reached a workflow step relevant to the notified user. The user's workflow step was triggered either by initiation of a new FAIR, approval of the preceding workflow step, or disapproval of its following step.

FAI Pending Buyoff
A FAIR has been submitted by a supplier or an internal user, or -- if your company has set up acustomer workflow-- the FAIR's customer workflow has just been completed. The FAIR is now available to be bought off by your company.

FAI Customer Buyoff/Disposition
A FAIR created by your company has been approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved by its Customer.

FAI Customer Workflow Pending Action
A FAIR has just reached a customer workflow step relevant to the notified user. The user's customer workflow step was triggered either by submission of a FAIR to your company by a supplier or internal user, approval of the preceding customer workflow step, or (in rare cases) reversal of the customer workflow to a previous step.

First Article Requirements

This notification controls three FAIR Requirement Notifications:
1. A customer has assigned a new FAIR Requirement to your company. "New FAIR Requirement"

         If the supplier already has a submitted FAIR for the part and the requirement is automatically linked to a FAIR, then the supplier is not notified of the new FAIR requirement as it is already fulfilled. 

2. If a FAIR Requirement is due in 30 days, a "FAIR Requirement Due Soon" email is sent with a list of requirements due in 30 days. This is sent once. 

3. If a FAIR Requirement is past due, a "FAIR Requirement Past Due" email is sent on the due date with a list of FAIR Requirements past due. This is sent once. 

FAI Reset Request
A supplier or internal user has just submitted a request for a FAIR to be reset. The FAIR likely contains mistakes or has issues that need to be addressed.

FAI Delegated
A FAIR has been submitted by a supplier or an internal user, but because the FAIR qualified for delegated approval, no action is required. The FAIR is available to be bought off by your company if desired.

First Article Pending ITC Review
A FAIR is ready for ITC review. The FAIR can be found, viewed, and unlocked through the "ITC Review" page on the First Articles menu.

Part Number Request
A part number request has been submitted to your company. The Supplier Requests page, located under the gear-shaped Setup button in the top-right of each page, can be used to approve or disapprove the request.

First Article ITC Review Complete
An export reviewer has unlocked a FAIR that your company submitted for ITC review.

First Article Assigned To
A FAIR has been assigned to you (or to a Department or Workcenter with which you are aligned) using the "Assigned To" field.

Division Request
A request to assign a part number to a division has been submitted to your company. The Supplier Requests page, located under the gear-shaped Setup button in the top-right of each page, can be used to approve or disapprove the request.

FAI Buyoff - Internal Users
A FAIR that was submitted to your company by a supplier has been approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved by your company.

e-Tag (non-conformance)

Etag Workflow Pending Action
An eTag has just reached a workflow step relevant to the notified user. The user's workflow step was triggered either by creation of a new eTag, approval of the preceding workflow step, or disapproval of its following step.

Manual Etag Generation
An eTag has been created by your company through the Create eTag page.

Assigning Workcentre on Etags
An eTag has been newly assigned to a Workcenter.

Tool Calibration

Tool Calibration
One or more tools are scheduled for calibration. This notification is automatically sent once per day, and includes any tools that must be calibrated within X days, where X equals the tool's "Calibration Alert Days" setting. It also lists tools that are past their calibration due date.

This notification excludes "Lost" and "Out of Service" tools.

If the box is checked for "Users are aligned with the Workcenter associated with the Tool Calibration notification" then a email is sent to for each workcenters list of tools that are due for calibration to only users aligned to that workcenter. 

Machine Maintenance

Machine Maintenance Check
One or more machines are scheduled for maintenance. This notification is automatically sent once per day and includes any maintenance checks that must be performed within the next 7 days. It also lists maintenance checks that are past due.

General

Tasks Due
One or more tasks assigned to the relevant user are due. This notification is automatically sent once per day, and includes any tasks that must be performed within the next 7 days, and which are assigned to the notified user or a Department/Workcenter that they are a member of. It also lists tasks that are past due.

KPC

Management Forms Review
A management form has been submitted by a supplier for review.

Gage Suitability Packages Review
A gage suitability package has been submitted by a supplier for review.

KPC Purchase Order
A KPC record has been automatically assigned to your company via a purchase order feed.

eSource

Inspection Record Approval
An inspection record sent by your company to a customer has been manually approved.

Inspection Record Pending Buy-off
An inspection record was submitted to your company by a supplier and is awaiting approval.

Inspection Record Reset
An inspection record sent by your company to a customer has been reset.

PAR

Process Approval Record Form Submitted
A PAR has been submitted either internally or by a supplier and is now awaiting MCL approval.

PAR Three Days before MCL Due Date
A PAR will be due for MCL review in three business days.

PAR One Day before MCL Due Date
A PAR will be due for MCL review in one business day.

PAR Three Days before ESA Due Date
A PAR will be due for ESA review in three business days.

PAR One Day before ESA Due Date
A PAR will be due for ESA review in one business day.

APQP

Customer/ Supplier Representatives and APQP Engineers assigned to each record will receive these notifications by default. Individual notifications can be opted out by each user even when assigned as one of these titles under their user profile notifications tab.

APQP/PPAP Package Initiated
An APQP/PPAP package has been created.  These are sent instantly.

Approval Form Submitted
An APQP/PPAP package's Approval Form has been submitted by its supplier.  These are sent instantly.

Approval Form Approved/Rejected
An APQP/PPAP package's Approval Form has been approved or rejected by its customer.  These are sent instantly.

Interim Approval Form Expired
The expiration date assigned to an interim Approval Form by its customer has arrived.  These are sent instantly.

Checklist Confirmation Signed/Unsigned
An APQP record has been signed by its supplier or customer.  These are sent instantly.

APQP/PPAP Item Pending Buy-Off
An element on an APQP record has been submitted by the supplier.  These are sent daily.

APQP/PPAP Item Accepted/Disapproved
An element on an APQP record has been accepted or rejected by the customer.  These are sent daily.

Quality Audit

Audit Participants assigned to each record will receive these notifications by default. Individual notifications can be opted out by each user even when assigned as a participant under their user profile notifications tab.

Quality Audit Record Status Changed
The status of an Audit has changed. This notification currently occurs when the Audit's status changes to "In-work" or "Complete".

Quality Audit Records Due
One or more audits being performed by your company, a supplier, or a customer are past due or are coming due within 30 days.

Corrective Action Request

Customer/Supplier Representatives assigned to each record will receive these notifications by default. Users can opt out of these notifications via their user profile "Notifications" tab.

See info about default CAR Notifications here. 

Corrective Action Request Status Changed

The status of a CAR has changed. This notification currently occurs when a CAR is Issued to your company, when a CAR section has been signed by the supplier and is "Pending Buyoff", and after final approval/disapproval of the CAR.

Corrective Action Requests Due

One or more audits being performed by your company or a supplier are past due. This notification is sent once every 2 weeks.