Email is used as notification mechanism for project execution events. Email communication settings must be completed for notifications to work. Notification for project execution events are processed even when request is initiated automatically using release and pipelinesfrom pipeline.
There are some default recipients for each event (see table below), but any person with an email address can subscribe to specific events and receive notifications. This possible even when recipient is not a configured user within FlexDeploy. See section below for configuring such additional notifications beyond default recipients.
Unlike approvals & windows, notifications are additive (on Project Explorer hierarchy) and any notification that is found will be processes. This is accomplished by searching up the project navigation tree from the deploying application or project until the root folder is reached.
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1 - Submitter is a user that initiates build, deployment, utility or test request. Submitter recipient notifications can be turned off if desired for specific user by controlling specific attribute on User Settings. If request is initiated from pipeline, there will be no submitter notification.
2 - Commit users are derived from change logs captured during build, which are considered for notification when that specific build (project version) is deployed.
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