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Managing notifications for streams in Monitoring

Learn how to edit, update, and manage Mention Stream notifications, recipients, delivery methods, and subscriptions to keep the right people informed with timely alerts.

Mention Stream notifications can be updated at any time after they are created. You can edit notification settings, update recipients, review delivery options, and manage notification subscriptions to ensure alerts continue to reach the right people.

Accessing and viewing notifications

You can access Mention Stream notifications from either:

  • The Notifications tab within a Mention Stream.

  • Account menu > Notifications, which displays all notifications you have access to across streams in a single location.

From the Notifications tab within a Mention Stream:

  1. Open the Mention Stream (from Monitoring or Launchpad).

  2. Select the cogwheel icon in the upper-right corner of the Mention Stream, and then select Notifications to view all notifications associated with selected stream.

    Notifications page showing notifications associated with selected stream.

From Account menu > Notifications

  1. Open the Account menu.

  2. Select Notifications to view and manage all notifications you have access to across Mention Streams and Social Streams from a single location.

    Account menu displaying the Notifications option for accessing notifications across Mention Streams and Social Streams.

The Notifications page displays all notifications created across Mention Streams and Social Streams in a single location. It displays the Stream name, Notification type, Delivery method, Media types or social platforms, Slack channel (if configured), Mention scope, Recipient count, and Notification status.

From this page, you can view notification details, manage recipients, edit notifications, pause or resume notifications, delete notifications, and create new notifications.

CisionOne Notifications page showing notifications created across Mention Streams and Social Streams. The page displays notification details including stream name, notification type, delivery channel, monitored media types, recipients, and actions for editing, deleting, pausing, or resuming notifications.

Pausing and resuming a specific notification

For an active notification, the pause icon is displayed with a green status indicator. For a paused notification, the play icon is displayed with a red status indicator. Select the pause or play icon at any time to pause or resume an individual notification.

Notifications table showing active and paused notifications. Active notifications display a green status indicator next to the Pause icon, while paused notifications display a red status indicator next to the Play icon in the Actions column.

Pausing and resuming all account notifications

Turn off the Notifications are On toggle to temporarily pause all notifications across your account. This toggle is available only when accessing notifications from Account menu > Notifications. Notification settings are preserved and can be reactivated at any time by turning the toggle back on.

Notifications page showing the Notifications are Off toggle. When turned off, all notifications across email, mobile, and other communication channels are not displayed.

Creating a notification

You can create notifications from a Mention Stream or from the Notifications page available through the Account menu > Notifications. From the Notifications page, select Add notification to create a new notification. For detailed instructions, see

Editing a Notification

You can edit a notification to change its type, customization settings, delivery methods, recipients, or sender information.

To edit a notification:

  1. Open the Notifications page from the Account menu, or open a Mention Stream and select the Notifications tab.

  2. Locate the notification you want to update and select the pencil icon.

  3. Update the settings in each step of the notification workflow as required:

    · Select notification type: Change the notification type.

    Notification type step displaying New Mention and Spike options, with Spike selected.

    · Customise: Update thresholds, spike type, media types, filters, or AI summary settings.

    Customise step displaying the spike threshold slider, spike metrics, and media-type settings.

    · Delivery: Update delivery methods, recipients, and Send As settings.

    Delivery step displaying Email delivery, recipient, Send As, and Save Notification settings.

    For example, update the Send As field if you want notifications to be sent from a different email address or domain.

    Delivery step showing Custom selected under Send As and a custom sender email address entered.
  4. Save your changes.

Managing recipients

You can add or remove notification recipients without changing the notification’s other settings.

To manage recipients:

  1. Open the Notifications tab and locate the notification.

  2. In the Recipients column, select the recipient management icon.

    Notifications tab showing the recipient management icon in the Recipients column for each notification.
  3. Add or remove recipients as needed.

    Edit Recipients dialog displaying an existing recipient, an Add email field, and Cancel and Save options.

Note: Email notifications can be sent to:

  • Internal users

  • Distribution lists

  • External recipients without platform access.

5. Select Save.

Tip: Changing recipients does not change the notification’s thresholds, filters, or delivery methods.

Deleting a notification

You can permanently delete a notification from the Notifications list.

Warning: Deleting a notification permanently removes its configuration and recipient settings.

To permanently remove a notification:

  1. Locate the notification you want to delete in the Notifications list.

  2. Select the trash icon in the Actions column.

  3. In the confirmation dialog, review the message.

  4. Select Confirm to permanently delete the notification or select Cancel to keep it.

    Delete notification confirmation dialog displaying Cancel and Confirm options over the Notifications list.

Understanding external recipient opt-in workflows

External recipients must opt in before they can receive New Mention notifications. This requirement does not apply to Spike notifications.

To opt in to New Mention notifications, the external recipient must:

  1. Open the opt-in email received for the New Mention Notification.

    New Mention Alert opt-in email for the Toyota Mention Stream, with a Receive New Mention Alerts button.
  2. Select the Receive New Mention Alerts link in the email to confirm the subscription. A confirmation page similar to the one shown below is displayed, confirming that the alert subscription has been successfully saved and that the recipient will begin receiving New Mention notifications.

    confirmation page displayed after opting in to a New Mention Alert email notification.

Note: Delivery remains paused until the external recipient completes the opt-in process.

Understanding unsubscribe workflows

Every notification email, including New Mention and Spike notifications, includes a dedicated Unsubscribe link in the footer.

Notification recipients can unsubscribe from a specific notification by completing the following steps:

  1. Locate the notification email you want to unsubscribe from.

  2. Select the Unsubscribe link in the email footer.

The system removes them from alerts for that specific stream and notification type. Any alerts received for other streams or notification types remain active and are not affected.

Note: The unsubscribe workflow is available only to recipients who are not the owner of the notification.

Reviewing notification emails

Notification emails provide details about the notification and the activity that triggered it. Depending on the notification type, emails may include:

  • Notification title

  • Coverage volume chart (for Spike Notifications)

  • Mention Stream name

  • Platforms and topics

  • Notification type

  • Date and time, including the time zone

  • AI-generated summary (if enabled)

  • View Mention Stream button

  • Unsubscribe link

Spike in Volume Alert email showing a social-platform coverage chart, notification details, and View Mention Stream button.

Spike in Volume Alert email showing a media-type chart, Mention Stream details, and an AI-generated coverage summary.

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