The Notification System

An important feature of the Dashboard is the notification system at the top of your screen.

The Bell Icon

You'll see a bell icon at the top right of your screen. When you have unread Tasks or Notifications, a number badge appears on it showing how many.

To view your notifications:

1. Click the bell icon.

2. This opens two tabs, each with its own unread count:

   • Task Feed — items that need action from you (or your team)

   • Notification Feed — recent activity and updates, for information only

A Task or Notification counts as "unread" until you open its tab — so if you don't check the bell for a while, the count keeps building up across logins; opening a tab clears its count, even if you log out and back in shortly after.

What triggers a Task or Notification

Tahua creates a Task (something needing action) or a Notification (FYI only) for Admins when things like:

• A new Applicant registers, or resubmits a registration that needs review

• An Application is submitted, withdrawn, or an edit is requested

• A Milestone is submitted, resubmitted, or needs internal review or approval

• An Applicant accepts, declines, or terminates a Contract

• A Batch Payment needs review or has been resubmitted

• Conflict of Interest or Assessment activity needs your attention

• An Applicant sends a message via Conversations

• You're @mentioned in an Internal Comment by another Admin

• Another Admin assigns a Task to you, or creates one and mentions you

Completed Tasks stay in the list

Marking a Task complete doesn't remove it from the Task Feed — it stays visible (with a tick instead of a clock icon) sunk to the bottom of the list. If you'd rather completed Tasks disappeared from the dropdown, open the settings (gear icon) next to the Task Feed and untick Completed.

The full Tasks page (in the main navigation, not just the dropdown) shows every Task by default regardless of status — use the Status filter there to narrow it down to what's still outstanding.