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# Tasks & Notifications

### Overview

The **Tasks & Notifications** setting turns on DocBits’ built-in task management. When it is enabled, team members can create tasks, assign documents to each other (for example for validation, correction or approval) and receive notifications about them. It also unlocks the **Dashboard Tasks Count** option described below.

This setting is **disabled by default**.

### What Does It Do?

* **Enabled** — The Tasks & Notifications features become available across DocBits. Users can assign tasks, track their status and get notified when something needs their attention.
* **Disabled** — Task assignment and the related notifications are turned off. (Turning this off also automatically turns off **Dashboard Tasks Count**.)

### Dashboard Tasks Count

**Dashboard Tasks Count** is an additional option that appears only when **Tasks & Notifications** is enabled. It controls whether a **task counter** is shown on the Dashboard.

* **Enabled** — The Dashboard shows how many documents are waiting (for example in your queue and ready for validation), so the team sees at a glance how much work is open.
* **Disabled** — The counter is hidden. Tasks still work normally; only the number on the Dashboard is not displayed.

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**Dashboard Tasks Count** depends on **Tasks & Notifications**. If you switch Tasks & Notifications off, the task counter is switched off as well.
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### Benefits

* **Clear responsibilities**: Documents can be assigned to the right person instead of relying on email.
* **Nothing gets forgotten**: Notifications remind users about documents that need their action.
* **At-a-glance workload**: With Dashboard Tasks Count, the team immediately sees how many documents are still open.

### How to Use

1. Go to **Settings**.
2. Select **Document Processing**.
3. Select **Module**.
4. Open the **Document Type** section.
5. Switch **Tasks & Notifications** on.
6. (Optional) Once it is on, the **Dashboard Tasks Count** toggle appears below it — switch it on to show the task counter on the Dashboard.

### When to Use This Feature

* **Teams that share document work**: Enable it when several people validate or approve documents and need to hand work to each other.
* **Workload visibility**: Also enable Dashboard Tasks Count when supervisors want to see open work directly on the Dashboard.
* **Single-user or fully automated setups**: You can leave it off if no one needs to assign documents or track tasks.


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