Hello, Microsoft Project Server and Project Online can send email notifications, this works also with Outlook. However if you are using Project only on your PC those are not available.
This of course begs the inquiry “Can microsoft project send alerts?”
Project Web App can be set up to send email notifications, helping people stay on top of what’s going on in a project. When notifications are turned on, users can decide which notifications they’d like Project Web App to send.
When we were reading we ran into the inquiry “Can microsoft project send reminders?”.
Under Status Reports, choose Send me a reminder when my status reports are overdue. With both of these reminders, you can choose to wait a little while before Project Web App sends you email, and you can also choose to keep receiving reminders at regular intervals until the task is done or the status report is submitted.
Yet another inquiry we ran across in our research was “Does project online send emails to resources when assigned?”.
By default Project Online does not send emails to resources when they are assigned to a task. Some people want this feature on and some do not want to read the many emails that can possibly come in.
How do email notifications work in project web app?
Email notifications in Project Web App can help you stay on top of what’s coming, when things are due, and what’s on your plate. Some notifications are set up by your manager, and other notifications are available for you to set up for yourself: With Project Web App, you can decide which notifications you really need.
Project Web App does try to combine notifications into a single email, so your Inbox won’t really be flooded with reminders, but you may get something every day, depending on how many tasks you have on your plate. Especially because your project manager or resource manager may also have some reminders they’ve asked Project Web App to send, as well.
This of course begs the question “How often do I get reminders from project?”
Reminders every week of all tasks that are incomplete. Project Web App does try to combine notifications into a single email, so your Inbox won’t really be flooded with reminders, but you may get something every day, depending on how many tasks you have on your plate.
What are alerts and reminders in Project Server?
There settings on the Alerts and Reminders page are for the two types of notification emails that Project Server sends: Alerts: This is an email that is sent based on a triggering event. For example, an alert email can be generated for a resource when a project manager assigns a new task to it.
Another frequently asked inquiry is “Why does the project manager set alerts?”.
Either the Project Manager sets alerts if they want to force notifications or as team members get added to the project and thus get permissions they can ‘self-serve’ and subscribe to alerts they want.
How do I set alerts for changes to my project site?
Go to your project site tasks list., and b. On the Lists ribbon select ‘Set alert on this list’., and c. Choose the options you like on this page to get notifications immediately as you please. The important area we are discussing is what changes to send alerts for.
Lets see if we can figure it out! under My Team Members’ Tasks, choose Send a reminder when my team members’ task has been in progress but has no actual work . With this reminder, you can choose to wait a little while before Project Web App sends the notification email. Need more help?
How do reminders about timesheets work?
Reminders about timesheets are set up by your manager for a group of resources or for your project team. Project managers, resource managers, and portfolio managers have an additional set of personal notifications available to them, to keep them on top of what’s going on within their teams.