# Set up notifications for target agreements

Your target agreement process is starting, the agreements are being created, and everyone involved should stay in the loop automatically: about new and changed target agreements, goal updates, and in good time before deadlines. This guide walks you through the notifications of a target agreement process so everything is in place before launch.

## Step 1: Open the Notification Center

Open the settings of your target agreement process and, in the settings section, click the **"Notification Center"** tile in the **"Notifications"** row.

![Open the Notification Center](/attachments/guides/benachrichtigungen-fuer-zielvereinbarungen-einrichten/center-oeffnen.png)

## Step 2: Decide what to notify about

The center shows five occasions: Target Agreement Created, Target Agreement Changed, Goals Updated, Target Agreement Reminder, and Target Agreement Completed. Check which of them should be active for your process; each can be switched off individually with its checkbox. The emails for changes, updated goals, and completion go to the subscribers of the respective target agreement by default; creators and recipients are subscribed automatically.

![Decide what to notify about](/attachments/guides/benachrichtigungen-fuer-zielvereinbarungen-einrichten/typen-uebersicht.png)

## Step 3: Adjust the content

Click "Edit" on a rule and adjust the subject and text in the **Content** tab. Useful building blocks and placeholders include the target agreement link (a button leading to the agreement), the change overview, `[TA title]`, and `[due date]`. Check the result with "Show preview".

## Step 4: Set up reminders before the deadline

Expand **"Target Agreement Reminder"**. By default, recipients and creators of a target agreement are reminded 7 days before each deadline. Deadlines are the overall due date of the target agreement and the due dates of its individual goals; goals that are already achieved are not reminded about. You can change the lead time per rule in the settings tab ("days before the deadline").

![Set up reminders before the deadline](/attachments/guides/benachrichtigungen-fuer-zielvereinbarungen-einrichten/erinnerungsregeln.png)

## Step 5: Verify delivery

The **Delivery Log** (button at the top right of the center) lists every email sent for the target agreement process, including recipient and status.