Notification Tasks Screen

Reference guide for the TrueNAS Connect Notification Tasks screen interface elements and functionality.
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The TrueNAS Connect Notification Tasks screen provides centralized configuration and management of automated notification tasks that monitor connected TrueNAS systems and send alerts based on specified criteria.

Header Controls

The header section contains navigation, help access, and task creation functionality.

Back to Dashboard

The arrow_back_iosbutton in the upper-left area of the screen returns to the main TrueNAS Connect dashboard.

Screen Title

Notification Tasks identifies the current screen and indicates the active function area.

Help Icon

Help help_outline provides access to contextual documentation for notification task configuration.

Add Button

Add opens the Add Notification Task panel to create new notification tasks.

Notification Tasks Table

The main content displays notification tasks in a sortable table with configuration details and management actions.

Tasks Table

Sortable table component displaying all configured notification tasks with the following columns:

  • Systems: Target TrueNAS system names (examplesystem)
  • Tags: Associated system tags for grouping notifications
  • Type: Notification type (Alert, Report)
  • Schedule: Notification frequency (Hourly, Immediately)
  • Method: Notification delivery method with icon (Email mail)
  • Threshold: Alert severity level with color coding (INFO, CRITICAL)
  • Enabled: Toggle switch showing task activation status

Each column header includes sort functionality with arrow indicators.

Enabled Toggle

Enabled slide toggle controls whether the notification task actively monitors and sends alerts. Toggle shows checkmark when enabled, dash when disabled.

Task Actions

Action buttons provide task management functionality:

  • Test send sends a test notification using the configured method
  • Duplicate content_copy creates a copy of the task with the same settings
  • Edit edit opens the Edit Notification Task panel
  • Delete delete removes the notification task permanently

Mobile View

Mobile View shows a mobile-optimized display for notification tasks on smaller screens.

Mobile Detail Panel

The mobile detail panel becomes available when users access TrueNAS Connect from a mobile device or minimized screen. Here, users can view all notification task details and use Test, Duplicate, Edit, and Delete action buttons.

Add Notification Task Panel

The Add Notification Task panel provides form fields for creating new notification tasks.

Systems / Tags Field

Systems / Tags multi-select dropdown specifies target systems or system groups for monitoring. This is a required field with validation indicators.

Notification Type Field

Notification Type radio button selection determines the notification behavior:

  • Alert: Sends notifications when alert conditions are triggered based on threshold settings
  • Report: Sends automated reports containing system performance data, storage usage trends, alert summaries, and predictive analysis

Schedule Field

Schedule Set notification frequency based on type:

Alert notifications:

  • Immediately: Send notifications as events occur
  • Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly: Aggregate and send notifications at specified intervals

Report notifications:

  • Hourly, Daily, Weekly: Schedule automated report delivery

Threshold Field

Threshold dropdown sets minimum alert severity level:

For Alert notifications:

  • Critical: Only critical system issues
  • Error: Error-level alerts and above
  • Warning: Warning-level alerts and above
  • Info: All informational messages and above

For Report notifications: Determines the minimum alert level to include in alert history summaries within automated reports.

Notification Method Field

The Notification Method dropdown selects delivery mechanism:

  • Email: Sends notifications via email
  • Sms: Sends notifications via SMS
  • Slack: Sends notifications via Slack
  • Pagerduty: Sends notifications via Pagerduty

Save Button

Save creates the notification task with specified configuration. Button becomes enabled when all required entries are completed.

Edit Notification Task Panel

The Edit Notification Task panel allows modification of existing notification task settings.

Edit Form

Same form component as Add Notification Task panel, pre-populated with current task settings.

Systems Display

Shows currently selected systems in a bulleted list below the Systems / Tags field:

  • Systems: examplesystem

Close Panel Button

CLOSE button with X icon closes the edit panel and returns to the main tasks view.

Notification Task Details Panel

The Notification Task Details panel displays comprehensive information and management controls for selected tasks.

Panel Header

Notification Task Details title with campaign icon identifies the panel content.

Detail Actions

Action buttons provide task management functionality and are available on the right side of each entry in the Notification Tasks table:

  • Test send sends a test notification using the task configuration
  • Duplicate content_copy creates a copy of the task
  • Edit edit opens the edit panel for the task
  • Delete delete permanently removes the notification task

Details Section

Details displays complete task configuration:

  • Systems: Target system names (examplesystem)
  • Tags: Associated system tags (empty if none)
  • Type: Notification type (Alert or Report)
  • Schedule: Notification timing (Hourly)
  • Method: Delivery mechanism (Email)
  • Threshold: Alert severity level with color coding (INFO)
  • Enabled: Activation status (true)