---
title: Configure Email Notifications
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ms.date: "03/07/2017"
ms.prod: sql
ms.prod_service: "mds"
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ms.technology: master-data-services
ms.topic: conceptual
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  - "e-mail [Master Data Services], configuring"
  - "notifications [Master Data Services], configuring notifications"
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# Configure Email Notifications (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly](../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly.md)]

  Configure notification emails when you want [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] to send email messages automatically.  
  
### To configure notifications  
  
1.  In [!INCLUDE[ssMDScfgmgr](../includes/ssmdscfgmgr-md.md)], on the **Database** page, select your [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] database.  
  
2.  In the **System Settings** section, click **Create Profile**.  
  
3.  Complete all required fields. For more information, see [Create Database Mail Profile and Account Dialog Box (Master Data Services Configuration Manager)](../master-data-services/create-database-mail-profile-and-account-dialog-box.md).  
  
4.  Click **OK**.  
  
    > [!NOTE]  
    >  After you configure notifications, you cannot use [!INCLUDE[ssMDScfgmgr](../includes/ssmdscfgmgr-md.md)] to make changes. You must make changes directly in the [!INCLUDE[ssMDSshort](../includes/ssmdsshort-md.md)] database. For more information, see [Database Mail Configuration Objects](../relational-databases/database-mail/database-mail-configuration-objects.md).  
  
## Next Steps  
  
-   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)](../master-data-services/system-settings-master-data-services.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Notifications (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/notifications-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)   
 [Configure Business Rules to Send Notifications (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/configure-business-rules-to-send-notifications-master-data-services.md)