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title: "Email Notifications on Assignment"
slug: "email-notifications-on-assignment"
updated: 2026-05-31T06:13:37Z
published: 2026-05-31T06:13:37Z
canonical: "support.xyicon.com/email-notifications-on-assignment"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Email Notifications on Assignment

This article explains how email notifications are triggered when a user is assigned to a xyicon or boundary object using a **Single-select People Field**.

This automation ensures that assignees are immediately notified when a xyicon or boundary object is allocated to them.

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## Before You Begin

Ensure the following conditions are met:

- A **Single-select** [**People Field** has already been created](/v1/docs/people-field-type) for xyicons or boundaries.
- Automation has been enabled for that specific **People Field** (backend configuration required, reach out to your Customer Success team).

> [!NOTE]
> **Multi-select People Fields** do not support email automation.

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## How to Trigger an Email Notification

1. Open the relevant xyicon or boundary object in either **List View** or **Space View**.
2. Click the object to open the **Details Tab**.
3. Go to the **Single-select People field** and click the dropdown.
4. Search and select a user.

When assigning a user for the first time or changing the assignment from one user to another, the newly assigned user will receive an email notification with the following details for each object:

| **Xyicon object** | **Boundary object** |
| --- | --- |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/image (10)(1).png) | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d689d9b5-af1b-4ba8-a27d-d8cad72c9618/Images/Documentation/image (2)(1).png) |

Once the user clicks the **View Xyicon/View Boundary** button, it redirects to the object’s **Details Tab**.

> [!WARNING]
> **IMPORTANT:** If the assignee has not signed up for the organization, they must first sign in to the application.