Reminders are notification events set on employees. A reminder can be created for an upcoming event for any employee by following the below steps.
1) Search for an employee who should have a reminder set
2) Open Employee Details
3) Go to the Reminders tab
4) Click on Add Reminder
5) Select the due date for the event
6) Comments may be added, or a Reminder type can be selected from the dropdown menu (configured via Setup > Reminders)
7) Select other options as applicable. Emails and SMS notification will depend on those facilities having been configured in the system
8) Save the reminder
Upcoming reminders can be viewed in the Reminders window, accessed from the View menu or toolbar icon.
When the icon is marked yellow there are upcoming reminders to be attended to.
From the Reminders window you can Acknowledge or Postpone a reminder by selecting it and clicking the appropriate button.