Notifications and activity log

Quick answer

Click the bell icon in the header bar to open your notifications panel. The Activity log tab shows a chronological feed of actions across your account. The Notifications tab shows events addressed personally to you. Manage which email digests you receive in your Profile → Emails settings.

Who can do this

• All logged-in members can view their own activity log and notifications.
• Company Admins and Company Owners see a broader activity feed covering team-wide actions.
• Email notification preferences are personal — each member sets their own.

Opening the notifications panel

1. Click the bell icon in the top navigation bar. A red badge shows your unread notification count (shown as “9+” when there are ten or more).
2. The panel shows your most recent notifications. Click Mark all as read to clear the unread badge.
3. Click through to the full page to see the complete history. The full page has two tabs: Activity log and Notifications.

Activity log

The Activity log tab shows a chronological feed of actions in your account. Each entry shows who performed an action, what happened, and when. The feed loads 50 entries at a time — scroll to the bottom to load more.

Activity types and their indicator colors:

• Task activity (blue) — task created, updated, assigned, finished, commented on, or deleted.
• Template and workflow activity (purple) — workflows and task templates created or deleted.
• Client activity (teal) — clients created, updated, assigned, deactivated, or deleted.
• Account activity — new members joined, company deleted, logins, invitations accepted.

The Activity log shows what happened — action summaries without field-level detail. For change history with before/after values and undo support, use the Audit Log (Elite plan, accessible from your profile avatar).

Notifications

The Notifications tab shows events personally addressed to you. Unread notifications display a blue dot and a timestamp in your account’s primary color. Read notifications appear in a muted style.

Notification types include:

• Task assigned to you — someone assigned a task to you or delegated work your way.
• Client Portal messages — a client sent a message or created a request in the Client Portal. These are highlighted with a warm background and a “from Client Portal” label.
• Task reminders — a scheduled reminder triggered on a task you are responsible for.
• Billing events — invoices calculated, sent, or failed.
• Import results — a client or data import finished or failed.
• Calendar events — vacation or leave request activity.
• Budget alerts — a client budget exceeded its limit.

Click any notification to navigate directly to its source. If the source record no longer exists, the click may not navigate anywhere.

Sticky popup notifications may appear at the bottom of the screen for high-priority events. Click the X to dismiss one, or click Hide all to suppress popups for one hour.

Email notification preferences

To control which email digests Uku sends you:

1. Click your profile avatar in the header.
2. Select Profile.
3. Find the Emails section and toggle each type on or off.

Email type	When it is sent
**Daily agenda**	A summary of your tasks for the day, sent on workdays at 7 AM. Also required for the 8-hour timer alert.
**Unread notifications**	A digest of unread in-app notifications, sent daily at 3 PM.
**Task assigned to me**	An immediate email each time a task is assigned to you.
**Weekly summary**	A weekly overview, sent on Sundays at 11 PM.
**Monthly summary**	Sent on the first day of each month.
**Updates and tips**	Product news and usage tips from Uku.
**Lock time entries notification**	Reminder before the time tracking period closes. Choose in-app, email, or both.

These settings only affect email delivery. In-app notifications always appear regardless of your email preferences.

Troubleshooting

The bell icon is missing

The bell icon appears in the top navigation bar for all logged-in members. If it is missing, refresh the page or clear your browser cache.

Notifications are not arriving in real time

In-app notifications are delivered via WebSocket. If your network connection drops, notifications may be delayed. Refreshing the page re-establishes the connection and delivers any queued notifications.

I am receiving too many email notifications

Go to your Profile → Emails and disable the types you do not need. In-app notifications will still appear regardless of your email settings.

The 8-hour timer alert email is not arriving

The 8-hour timer alert is bundled with the Daily agenda email. Make sure the Daily agenda toggle is on in your profile notification settings.

I clicked a notification but nothing opened

Some notifications link to records that may have been deleted, or to views you do not have permission to access. If the source no longer exists, the click will not navigate anywhere.