Alerts are a way to draw attention to a student. Alerts can be positive or negative in nature. Alert reasons are customized by your institution. Learn how to issue alerts as well as report on students with issued alerts.

This article explains how to create flows that send an email for common scenarios such as creating or uploading, modifying, or deleting SharePoint files or list items. These notifications were formerly provided by SharePoint Alerts, which were retired in January of 2026.

Users with specific roles and permissions can create Announcements within my.Portal. The Announcements and Notifications feature provides ways for users to receive important information. Notifications can be adjusted for receipt of relevant updates through channels a user prefers.

The my.Portal site has the ability to alert users to important messages through Announcements, they can be Notices, Alerts or Emergencies.