Job Notifications

Stay informed when jobs are assigned, started, completed, or blocked. Choose how you receive notifications — by email, push notification, or both.

Notification Types

GetCost sends notifications for key job events so you and your team always know what's happening. Each notification type can be configured independently.

👤

Job Assigned

A team member has been assigned to a job.

🛠

Job In Progress

A job's status has changed to In Progress.

✅

Job Done

A job has been marked as completed.

⚠

Job Blocked

A job has been flagged as blocked and needs attention.

Configure Notifications

You can choose which job notifications you receive and how they are delivered.

  1. Go to Settings | Profile

    Open your user profile from the Settings menu.

  2. Open Notification Preferences

    Find the notification settings section in your profile.

  3. Set Each Notification Type

    For each job event (Assigned, In Progress, Done, Blocked), choose your preferred delivery method. See Delivery Options below.

Note: You can also choose the notification scope — receive notifications only for your own jobs, or for all jobs across your team.

Delivery Options

For each notification type, you can select one of the following delivery methods:

Option Description
None No notification is sent for this event.
Email Receive an email when the event occurs.
Push Notification Receive a push notification on your mobile device.
Email & Push Receive both an email and a push notification.
Tip: Push notifications require the GetCost mobile app to be installed on your device. Make sure notifications are enabled in your phone's settings for the GetCost app.

Focus Screen

In addition to email and push notifications, job updates appear on the Focus screen. This gives you a centralized view of everything that needs your attention.

What Appears in Focus

  • To-do jobs — jobs assigned to you that haven't started
  • In-progress jobs — jobs currently being worked on
  • Blocked jobs — jobs that need attention

Tap any focus item to go directly to the job. The Focus screen updates automatically so you always have an up-to-date view.