A notification is a way to deliver a result for a job or task. Notifications replaces the previous "output actions" (e.g. output to a file or send an email with output) and adds both new ways to notify and the possibility to customize your own notification.
You choose what you want to include in your notification, which can be text or variables that VisualCron provide. When a notification has been added, it is instantly available. Notifications can be connected at both job and task level in order to fully benefit from event triggers.
It is important to know that notifications are "global". This means both that notifications are not directly connected to a job/task and can that they be reused in new jobs/tasks. When creating a job/task, you specify which of the global notifications you want to connect to your job/task.
A notification is defined either from the main menu Manage -> Manage notifications dialog or from the Add job/Edit job menu under the Notifications tab.
To connect a notification to a job you open the Add job/Edit job window and go to the Notifications tab. Mark the check boxes Notify when started and/or Notify when completed and/or Notify on error depending on when you want to activate the notification. To connect a Notification to a task you open the Add/Edit task window from the Add job/Edit job window. Go to the Notifications tab and mark one or more of the check boxes depending on when you want to activate the notification.