# Don't get a notification when rule assigns to me **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Created:** [24 March 2020 00:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100 "2020-03-24T00:45:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shaun\_OBrien](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Shaun\_OBrien](https://forum.asana.com/u/Shaun_OBrien)\ **Post date:** [24 March 2020 00:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/1 "2020-03-24T00:45:31Z")
Hi Fols am new to rules and loving them. I’ve set up a rule with conditions that assign a task to me when triggered i’d have thought that would send me a notification but it didn’t. I have all notifications turned on in my profile and the project ---
**Author:** ![Natalia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/natalia/32/34795_2.png) [@Natalia](https://forum.asana.com/u/Natalia)\ **Post date:** [24 March 2020 10:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/2 "2020-03-24T10:17:26Z")
Hi @Shaun_OBrien and thank you for reaching out! Sorry for the trouble here. Please note that notifications will only be sent for actions or changes performed by others. You don’t receive a notification for an action you have performed yourself. ![Screenshot 2020-03-19 at 09.02.32](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/4/a409e9f60694b15173d86aa07a7c83f378beeb5e.png) Can you please confirm if these actions have been triggered by others or by yourself? Than you Shaun! Looking forward to you reply! ---
**Author:** ![Shaun\_OBrien](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Shaun\_OBrien](https://forum.asana.com/u/Shaun_OBrien)\ **Post date:** [24 March 2020 19:48 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/3 "2020-03-24T19:48:54Z")
Thanks, I knew normal actions didn’t trigger notifications whenyou did it your self. But though actions performed by rules still would. I understand now, makes it tough to test complex rules by your self though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shaun\_OBrien](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Shaun\_OBrien](https://forum.asana.com/u/Shaun_OBrien)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2020 00:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/4 "2020-03-26T00:20:45Z")
As a follow up, I’ve read the guides on notification, but I feel like I am missunderstanding, I am not getting notifications I expect eg in a project I have all notifications set to on, but if a user creates a task i do not get a notification always, but in some other projects I do ---
**Author:** ![Shaun\_OBrien](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Shaun\_OBrien](https://forum.asana.com/u/Shaun_OBrien)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2020 02:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/5 "2020-03-26T02:03:31Z")
is there a more extensive explanation somewhere of what action triggers what notification I wonder? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2020 19:02 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/6 "2020-03-26T19:02:44Z")
> [@Shaun\_OBrien](#): > > is there a more extensive explanation somewhere of what action triggers what notification I wonder? Triggers and notifications are listed here: [https://asana.com/guide/help/email/email-from-asana#gl-activity](https://asana.com/guide/help/email/email-from-asana#gl-activity). > [@Shaun\_OBrien](#): > > in a project I have all notifications set to on, but if a user creates a task i do not get a notification always, but in some other projects I do If you are a member of the project you’ll get new task notifications, but you won’t if you’re not a member of the project. Hope that helps, Larry ---
**Author:** ![anon63926759](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon63926759](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon63926759)\ **Post date:** [30 March 2021 16:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/7 "2021-03-30T16:30:40Z")
This is a bit of a flaw and I definitely understand the use case. Let’s say I’m the PM for a project and create rules which add me as collaborator to any task which is over due and then the rule adds a comment to the task letting both the assignee and collaborators the task is over due. I will never receive the email notice because I created the rule. Overdue is just one example but there certain field values (and we don’t want notifications for a change in field, just a particular value) or movement to other sections (via rules). It seems easy enough to have an option in the rule which “mute for rule owner” or some other logic to remedy this. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [30 March 2021 17:45 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/8 "2021-03-30T17:45:39Z")
@anon63926759, I agree! (But maybe keep the default inhibiting notification to self but offering a checkbox “Enable notifications to rule owner” or similar. See also: > [@Dependencies - Bringing Child Tasks to “My Tasks” Once Parent Task Is Completed?](https://forum.asana.com/t/dependencies-bringing-child-tasks-to-my-tasks-once-parent-task-is-completed/49596/10): > > Yes, I’m sure. I just tested it a moment ago. If you complete a precedent task and the dependent task is assigned to you, no notification. If you complete a precedent task and the dependent task is assigned to someone else, they will get a notification. This renders the feature unusable for oneself alone. I pointed this out 1.5 years ago but no response: The documentation at [https://asana.com/guide/help/tasks/dependencies](https://asana.com/guide/help/tasks/dependencies) doesn’t mention that no notification is generated. I imagine this is n… Larry ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_McGrath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/rebecca_mcgrath/32/74508_2.png) [@Rebecca\_McGrath](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rebecca_McGrath)\ **Post date:** [8 July 2022 12:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dont-get-a-notification-when-rule-assigns-to-me/78100/9 "2022-07-08T12:20:57Z")
Closed on 8 July 2022 12:20 UTC