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# Notifications (Master Data Services)
  [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] can be configured to send an email notification when business rule validation fails or the status of a model version changes.  
  
## How Notifications Are Sent  
 You configure notifications in [!INCLUDE[ssMDScfgmgr](../includes/ssmdscfgmgr-md.md)]. Notifications send email messages by using Database Mail on the instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../includes/ssde-md.md)] that hosts the [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] database. For more information about Database Mail, see [Database Mail Configuration Objects](../relational-databases/database-mail/database-mail-configuration-objects.md) in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Books Online.  
  
## When Notifications Are Sent  
 After notifications are configured, automated email notifications can be sent in the following instances.  
  
|Instance|Description|  
|--------------|-----------------|  
|Data fails business rule validation|Individual business rules must be configured to send email when an attribute value fails business rule validation. For more information, see [Configure Business Rules to Send Notifications (Master Data Services)](configure-business-rules-to-send-notifications-master-data-services.md).|  
|Model version status changes|Each time a model version's status changes, users that are model administrators receive notifications automatically. For more information, see [Administrators (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/administrators-master-data-services.md).|  
  
## System Settings  
 There are settings in [!INCLUDE[ssMDScfgmgr](../includes/ssmdscfgmgr-md.md)] that affect notifications. You can adjust these settings in [!INCLUDE[ssMDScfgmgr](../includes/ssmdscfgmgr-md.md)] or directly in the System Settings table in the [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] database. For more information, see [System Settings (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/system-settings-master-data-services.md).  
  
## Related Tasks  
  
|Task Description|Topic|  
|----------------------|-----------|  
|Configure [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] to send email notifications.|[Configure Email Notifications (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/configure-email-notifications-master-data-services.md)|  
|Configure [!INCLUDE[ssMDSmdm](../includes/ssmdsmdm-md.md)] to send notifications when attribute values change.|[Configure Business Rules to Send Notifications (Master Data Services)](configure-business-rules-to-send-notifications-master-data-services.md)|  
  
## Related Content  
  
-   [Business Rules (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/business-rules-master-data-services.md)  
  
-   [Versions (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/versions-master-data-services.md)  
  
-   [Troubleshooting Email Notifications (Master Data Services)](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/troubleshooting-email-notifications-master-data-services.aspx)