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Notifications

Teams

This feature allows customers to be notified via teams channel messages of newly reported software updates. Here's how to set it up, manage it, and get the most out of it.

Notification settings for email

Settings

  • Name
    Enabled per default
    Type
    Description

    If the favorite has the default notification enabled, then this notification will be used.

  • Name
    Webhook URL
    Type
    Description

    Let's you enter a different email address for the notifications to be received.

  • Name
    Notification email
    Type
    Description

    If enabled and a notification email is entered. This email will be used for a notification not the email for the registration.

Read more about default notification

Create Webhook in Microsoft Teams

The notifications are sent to a team channel. This is controlled via the webhook, which is created in a channel.

Steps

  • Open the channel in which you want to add the webhook and select ••• from the upper-right corner.
  • Select Connectors from the dropdown menu. screenshot
  • Search for Incoming Webhook and select Add.
  • Select Configure, provide a name, and upload an image for your webhook if necessary. This screenshot shows how to configure and upload an image for your webhooks
  • Copy and save the unique webhook URL present in the dialog. The URL maps to the channel and you can use it to send information to Teams. Show the created webhook url at Teams.
  • Past the webhook URL you just copied inside the Webhook URL field and save it. Copied webhook URL to the field in the settings